Weekly Observances
International Wildlife Film Week: 4/27-5/4 Link
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week: 5/1-5/7 Link
Update Your References Week: 5/1-5/7 Link
Be Kind To Animals Week: 5-11 (First full week in May) Link
Children's Mental Health Week: 5/5-5/11 Link (First full week in May)
Choose Privacy Week: 5/1-5/7 Link
Goodwill Industries Week: 5/1-5/7 Link
Drinking Water Week: 5/5-5/11 Link
Kids Win Week: 5/5-5/11 Link
NAOSH Week: 5/5-5/11 (First Full Week) Link
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week: 5/5-5/11 Link
*National Nurses Day and Week: 5/6-5/12 Link
National Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5/5-5/11 Link (Always 2nd Full Week)
National Pet Week: 5/5-5/11 Link
North American Occupational Safety & Health Week: 5/5-5/11 (Always First Full Week) Link
National Hospital Week: 5/6-5/10 Link
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week: 5/6-5/10
National Wildflower Week: 5/7-5/13 Link
Children's Book Week: 5/13-5/19 (First full week starting Monday) Link
National Correctional Officer's Week: 5/6-5/12 Link (First full week in May)
National Stuttering Awareness Week: 5/13-5/19 Link
Teacher Appreciation Week: 5/6-5/10 (First Full Week)
Work At Home Moms Week: 5/7-5/13 Link
National Tourism Week: 5/4-5/12 Link
National Nursing Home Week: 5/12-5/18 Link
Reading is Fun Week: 5/12-5/18 Link (2nd Full Week)
Salute to Moms 35+ Week: 5/12-5/18 Link
National Women's Health Week: 5/12-5/18 Link
National Etiquette Week: 5/13-5/19 Link
World Trade Week: 5/17-5/24
National Police Week: 5/13-5/18 Link
National Transportation Week: 5/13-5/19 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week: 5/19-5/25 Link
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Week: 5/19-5/25 Link
American Craft Beer Week: 5/13-5/19 (3rd Week) Link
National New Friends, Old Friends Week: 5/18-5/25 Link
National Safe Boating Week: 5/18-5/24 Link
National Medical Transcription Week: 5/19-5/25 (3rd Week) Link
National Backyard Games Week: 5/20-5/27 Link |
Monthly Observances
ALS Awareness Month (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease) Link
American Wetlands Month Link
APS ( Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome) Awareness Month Link
Arthritis Awareness Month Link
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Link
Awareness of Medical Orphans Month Link
Better Hearing & Speech Month Link
Borderline Personality Disorder Month Link
Brain Tumor Awareness Month Link
Carrots and Cauliflower Month Link
Celiac Awareness Month Link
Clean Air Month Link
Community Living Month (Ontario, Canada) Link
Creative Beginnings Month Link
EcoDriving Month Link
Family Wellness Month Link
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month Link
Freedom Shrine Month Link
Get Caught Reading Month Link
Gifts From The Garden Month Link
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month Link
Grapefruit and Kiwi Month Link
Haitian Heritage Month Link
Heal the Children Month Link
Healthy Vision Month Link
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Link
International Audit Month Link
International Business Image Improvement Month Link
International Civility Awareness Month Link
International Victorious Woman Month Link
Jewish-American Heritage Month Link
Latino Books Month Link
Lupus Awareness Month Link
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month Link
Motorcycle Safety Month Link
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month Link
National Barbecue Month Link
National Better Hearing Month Link
National Bike Month Link
National Egg Month Link
National Family Month (5/13 to 6/17) Link
National Foster Care Month Link
National Good Car Keeping Month Link
National Hamburger Month Link
National Hepatitis Awareness Month Link
National Inventors Month Link
National Meditation Month Link
National Mental Health Month Link
National Military Appreciation Month Link
National Moving Month Link
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month Link
National Photo Month Link
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month Link
National Physiotherapy Month Link
National Preservation Month Link
National Salad Month Link
National Salsa Month (the food) Link
National Smile Month 5/20 – 6/20 Link
National Stroke Awareness Month Link
National Vinegar Month Link
National Youth Traffic Safety Month Link
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month (aka NF Month) Link
Older Americans Month Link
Personal History Month Link
React Month Link
Revise Your Work Schedule Month Link
Skin Cancer Awareness Month Link
Strike Out Strokes Month Link
Sweet Vidalia Onions Month Link
Teen CEO Month Link
Tennis Month Link
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month Link
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month (5/15 - 6/15) Link
Ultra-violet Awareness Month Link
(World) Lyme Disease Awareness Month Link
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month Link
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