May 2024 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
May 2024
155 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19Fri | 2024 Indian general electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · to Jun 1 · India | India | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| May 1Wed | BeltaneReligion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 325th anniversary: Francis Nicholson and James Blair organize five May Day orations given by...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 50th anniversary: Argentine president Juan Perón expelled Montoneros from a demonstration in the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthObservances · Heritage months · to May 31 | – | annual | Library of Congress and partnersComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| International Workers Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| International Workers' Day (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| International Workers' Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Mexico)Holidays · Mexico · Mexico | Mexico | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| May Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Workers' Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Workers' Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Twelfth Day of RidvanReligion · Baha’i | – | annual | Baha’i World CentreComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 6:27 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Vesak, the Day of the Full MoonObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Qualcomm earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Qualcomm (QCOM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| May 2Thu | Apple earnings (Q2 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Apple (AAPL) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago |
| 25th anniversary: Mireya Moscoso (pictured) became the first woman to be elected President of PanamaHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Tuna DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 3Fri | Orthodox Holy FridayReligion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| World Press Freedom DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Constitution Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: A Doppler on Wheels team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth, at 143.6...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 25th anniversary: The Kargil War initiates when Indian forces detected the infiltration of...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| May 4Sat | 2024 Kentucky DerbySports · Horse racing · Churchill Downs, Louisville | Churchill Downs, Louisville | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 2024 Giro d'ItaliaSports · Cycling · to May 26 · Italy | Italy | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| 50th anniversary: An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Greenery Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| May 5Sun | Orthodox Easter (Pascha)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Easter Sunday (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Labour Day (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Cinco de MayoObservances · Days | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| World Portuguese Language DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 6Mon | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)Religion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Met Gala 2024Culture · Events · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Children's Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Children's Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Early May Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)Holidays · United Kingdom · United Kingdom | United Kingdom | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Easter Monday (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| May Day (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Pope Innocent X, born 1574 (450 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Palantir earnings (Q1 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Palantir (PLTR) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| May 7Tue | New moonSky · Moon phases · 10:22 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 25th anniversary: Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Datadog earnings (Q1 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Datadog (DDOG) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| May 8Wed | Victory day over Nazism in World War II (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
| Victory in Europe Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Friedrich Hayek, born 1899 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Uber earnings (Q1 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Uber (UBER) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| May 9Thu | Ascension DayReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Ascension Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Ascension Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Ascension Day (Netherlands)Holidays · Netherlands · Netherlands | Netherlands | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Ascension Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Ascension Day (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Mercury at greatest western elongationSky · Planets | – | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| 75th anniversary: Rainier III became Prince of Monaco, beginning a 56-year reignHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Howard Carter, born 1874 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Migratory Bird DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 10Fri | 175th anniversary: A personal dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Macready in New...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Fred Astaire, born 1899 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of ArganiaObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 11Sat | Minnesota fishing openerOutdoors · Fishing | – | annual | Minnesota DNRComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 finalCulture · Music · Malmö | Malmö | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| May 12Sun | Mother’s Day (US)Observances · Days | – | annual | US CodeComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| International Day of Plant HealthObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 14Tue | 2024 Cannes Film FestivalCulture · Film festivals · to May 25 · Cannes | Cannes | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel Independence Day)Religion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| Minnesota Lynx 2024 season openerSports · Minnesota teams | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| George Lucas, born 1944 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| May 15Wed | Buddha’s Birthday (East Asia)Religion · Buddhism | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| Buddha's Birthday (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 6:48 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of FamiliesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| Cisco earnings (Q3 FY2024)Economy · Earnings | Cisco (CSCO) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 yr ago | |
| May 16Thu | 2024 PGA ChampionshipSports · Golf · to May 19 · Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville | Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| International Day of LightObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| International Day of Living Together in PeaceObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 17Fri | 50th anniversary: The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| Constitution Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Edward Jenner, born 1749 (275 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| World Telecommunication and Information Society DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 yr ago | |
| May 18Sat | 2024 Preakness StakesSports · Horse racing · Pimlico, Baltimore | Pimlico, Baltimore | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago |
| 50th anniversary: India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| May 19Sun | PentecostReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 2 yr ago |
| 350th anniversary: John III Sobieski (pictured) was elected by the szlachta as the monarch of the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 yr ago | |
| Pentecost (Netherlands)Holidays · Netherlands · Netherlands | Netherlands | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Pentecost (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago | |
| Pentecost (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 yr ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.