May 2025 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
May 2025
155 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1Thu | BeltaneReligion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago |
| 400th anniversary: Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthObservances · Heritage months · to May 31 | – | annual | Library of Congress and partnersComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago | |
| Amazon earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Amazon (AMZN) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| Apple earnings (Q2 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Apple (AAPL) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| International Workers Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| International Workers' Day (Sweden)Holidays · Sweden · Sweden | Sweden | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| International Workers' Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Brazil)Holidays · Brazil · Brazil | Brazil | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (China)Holidays · China · China | China | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Germany)Holidays · Germany · Germany | Germany | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Kenya)Holidays · Kenya · Kenya | Kenya | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Mexico)Holidays · Mexico · Mexico | Mexico | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Labour Day (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| May Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Workers' Day (Nigeria)Holidays · Nigeria · Nigeria | Nigeria | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Workers' Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Twelfth Day of RidvanReligion · Baha’i | – | annual | Baha’i World CentreComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago | |
| Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel Independence Day)Religion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago | |
| 125th anniversary: A dust explosion at a coal mine near Scofield, Utah, U.S., killed at least 200...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| 75th anniversary: Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to receive the Pulitzer...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Vesak, the Day of the Full MoonObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| May 2Fri | David Beckham, born 1975 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago |
| World Tuna DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| May 3Sat | 2025 Kentucky DerbySports · Horse racing · Churchill Downs, Louisville | Churchill Downs, Louisville | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago |
| 2025 Australian federal electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · Australia | Australia | every few years | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| World Press Freedom DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| Constitution Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| May 4Sun | First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 8:52 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago |
| 25th anniversary: Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of LondonHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley, born 1825 (200 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| May 5Mon | Buddha’s Birthday (East Asia)Religion · Buddhism | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago |
| Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago | |
| Met Gala 2025Culture · Events · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Buddha's Birthday (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Children's Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Children's Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Early May Bank Holiday (United Kingdom)Holidays · United Kingdom · United Kingdom | United Kingdom | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| May Day (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| Cinco de MayoObservances · Days | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 17 mo ago | |
| World Portuguese Language DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| Palantir earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Palantir (PLTR) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| May 6Tue | 50th anniversary: About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago |
| FOMC meetingEconomy · Federal Reserve · 1:00 pm ET · to May 7 · Federal Reserve, Washington | Federal Reserve, Washington | eight times a year | Federal Reserve | 17 mo ago | |
| Microsoft Build 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 8 · Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA; Microsoft | annual | Microsoft | 17 mo ago | |
| Greenery Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| AMD earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | AMD (AMD) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| Datadog earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Datadog (DDOG) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| May 7Wed | ServiceNow Knowledge 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 9 · Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV; ServiceNow | annual | ServiceNow | 17 mo ago |
| Uber earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Uber (UBER) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| May 8Thu | Victory day over Nazism in World War II (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago |
| Victory in Europe Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 17 mo ago | |
| 75th anniversary: The Tollund Man, a naturally mummified corpse, was discovered in a peat bog...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Enrique Iglesias, born 1975 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago | |
| Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| Shopify earnings (Q1 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Shopify (SHOP) | quarterly | Quarterly | 17 mo ago | |
| May 9Fri | 2025 Giro d'ItaliaSports · Cycling · to Jun 1 · Italy | Italy | annual | Wikipedia | 17 mo ago |
| World Migratory Bird DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 17 mo ago | |
| May 10Sat | Minnesota fishing openerOutdoors · Fishing | – | annual | Minnesota DNRComputed (rule) | 16 mo ago |
| 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: A small force of Patriots led by Ethan Allen and...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: Delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| International Day of ArganiaObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| May 11Sun | Mother’s Day (US)Observances · Days | – | annual | US CodeComputed (rule) | 16 mo ago |
| May 12Mon | Buddha PurnimaTentativeReligion · Buddhism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 16 mo ago |
| Full moon: Flower MoonSky · Moon phases · 11:56 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 16 mo ago | |
| 50th anniversary: The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| International Day of Plant HealthObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| May 13Tue | 300th anniversary: Johann Sebastian Bach first performed the church cantata Sie werden euch in den...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago |
| 2025 Cannes Film FestivalCulture · Film festivals · to May 24 · Cannes | Cannes | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| IBM Think 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 15 · Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV; IBM | annual | IBM | 16 mo ago | |
| Qlik Connect 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 15 · Orlando, FL | Orlando, FL; Qlik | annual | Qlik | 16 mo ago | |
| 25th anniversary: An explosion at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| Stevie Wonder, born 1950 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| May 14Wed | Cisco earnings (Q3 FY2025)Economy · Earnings | Cisco (CSCO) | quarterly | Quarterly | 16 mo ago |
| May 15Thu | 2025 PGA ChampionshipSports · Golf · to May 18 · Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte | Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago |
| 300th anniversary: Bach led the first performance of his cantata Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| Google I/O 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 17 · Mountain View, CA | Mountain View, CA; Google | annual | 16 mo ago | ||
| International Day of FamiliesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| May 16Fri | 100th anniversary: The first modern performance of Claudio Monteverdi's opera Il ritorno d'Ulisse...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago |
| 50th anniversary: Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| 50th anniversary: Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| Lag BaOmerReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | 16 mo ago | |
| Minnesota Lynx 2025 season openerSports · Minnesota teams | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| International Day of LightObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| International Day of Living Together in PeaceObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| May 17Sat | 2025 Preakness StakesSports · Horse racing · Pimlico, Baltimore | Pimlico, Baltimore | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 finalCulture · Music · Basel | Basel | every few years | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| Constitution Day (Norway)Holidays · Norway · Norway | Norway | annual | Nager.Date | 16 mo ago | |
| 125th anniversary: Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| 125th anniversary: The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| 25th anniversary: Following the killing of two English football fans by Galatasaray supporters in...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago | |
| World Telecommunication and Information Society DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 16 mo ago | |
| May 18Sun | 2025 Polish presidential electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · to Jun 1 · Poland | Poland | every few years | Wikipedia | 16 mo ago |
| May 19Mon | Gartner Digital Workplace SummitData and AI · Conferences · to May 20 · London, United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom; Gartner | annual | Gartner | 16 mo ago |
| Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest 2025Data and AI · Conferences · to May 22 · Boston, MA | Boston, MA; Red Hat | annual | Red Hat | 16 mo ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.