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Offbeat Theme Days & Fun Holidays for May to Celebrate in Your Workplace

Here’s a partial list of some of the fun, wacky, offbeat and not-so-wacky holidays and theme days for the month of May, 2024. Celebrating these, recognizing these theme days is a very simple way to bring a little fun and humor into your workplace. For some ideas on how to make use of some of these fun holidays go to:  Ways to Celebrate Fun Holidays in the Workplace

May 1                 

Hug Your Cat Day

Batman Day

Bubba Day

International Workers Day

May Day

Executive Coaching Day

Global Love Day

Mother Goose Day

Lei Day

Purebred Dog Day

School Principals Day

Skyscraper Day

Stepmothers Day

May 2  

Life Insurance Day

Roberts Rules of Order Day

World Tuna Day

Foster Care Day

Day of Reason

Password Day

May 3         

Garden Meditation Day

Lumpy Rug Day

Paranormal Day

Two Different Colored Shoes Day

Public Radio Day

Wild Koala Day

Tuba Day

Space Day

World Press Freedom Day

May 4

World Naked Gardening Day

International Respect for Chickens Day

Intergalactic Star Wars Day – May the Fourth Be With You!

World Give Day

International Firefighters Day

Home Brew Day

Scrap Booking Day

Fitness Day

Mariachi Day

Play Outside Day

Learn to Ride a Bike Day

Petite and Proud Day

May 5

World Laughter Day

Cinco de Mayo Day

Lemonade Day

Cartoonists Day

Revenge of the Fifth (For the Star Wars nerds out there)

International Roller Derby Day

World Portuguese Language Day

May 6

No Homework Day

No Diet Day

International Management Accounting Day

Great Lakes Awareness Day

Nurses Day (US)

May 7

Poem On Your Pillow Day

Beaufort Scale Wind Day

Cosmopolitan Day

May 8

No Socks Day

Receptionists Day

Night Shift Workers Day

Free Trade Day

World Red Cross Day

May 9

Sleepover Day

Moscato Day

Europe Day

May 10

Clean Your Room Day

Hamster Day

Hostess Cupcake Day

Fintastic Day – Giving Sharks a Voice Day

May 11

Eat What You Want Day

Foam Rolling Day

Mother Ocean Day

Stay Up All Night Day

World Belly Dancing Day

World Migratory Bird Day

Archery Day

May 12

Mother’s Day

Root Canal Appreciation Day

International Nurses Day

Limerick Day

Nutty Fudge Day

Odometer Day

May 13

Frog Jumping Day

Crouton Day

Hummus Day

World Cocktail Day

May 14         

Dance Like a Chicken Day

Decency Day

May 15         

International Day of Families

Employee Health and Fitness Day

International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Sliders Day

Nylon Stockings Day

Straw Hat Day

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day

May 16

Mimosa Day  

BBQ Day

Sea Monkey Day

Biographers Day

Piercing Day

International Day of Light

May 17

International Virtual Assistants Day

Pizza Party Day

Bike to Work Day

Morel Mushroom Day

World Eel Day

Walnut Day

Endangered Species Day

Pinot Grigio Day

World Telecommunication Day

Same Sex Marriage Day

May 18

Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day

World Fiddle Day

International Learn to Swim Day

International Museum Day

Visit Your Relatives Day

I Love Reese’s Day

Buy a Musical Instrument Day

May 19

Accounting Day

Ride a Unicycle Day

Scooter Day

May 20

Queen Victoria Day

Blue Jean Day

Supply Chain Professional Day

International Human Resources Day

Weights and Measures Day

Eliza Doolittle Day

Rescue Dog Day

World Bee Day

May 21

Waitress/Waiter Day

International Tea Day

Memo Day

World Chardonnay Day

I Need a Patch for That Day

End of the World/Rapture Party Day

May 22

International Day of Biological Diversity

International Being You Day

Canadian Immigrants Day

Sherlock Holmes Day

World Goth Day

May 23

World Turtle Day

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day

Taffy Day

May 24

Brother’s Day

Title Track Day

International Tiara Day

Don’t Fry Day

Polka Day

Road Trip Day

Scavenger and Treasure Hunt Day

Morse Code Day

Aviation Maintenance Technicians Day

May 25

Nerd/Geek Pride Day

Cookie Monster’s Birthday

Tap Dance Day

Towel Day

Wine Day

World Fish Migration Day

International Plastic Free Day

May 26

World Lindy Hop Day

Paper Airplane Day

Neighbor Day

May 27

US Memorial Day

Cellophane Tape Day

May 28

International Hamburger Day

Brisket Day

May 29

Learn About Composting Day

World Otter Day

Alligator Day

Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day

International United Nations Peacekeepers Day

May 30

Creativity Day

Mint Julep Day

May 31

Smile Day

Heat Awareness Day

What You Think About Grows Day

Save Your Hearing Day

World No Tobacco Day

World Parrot Day

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