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Major Events Around the Globe

Global

Thursday, May 1, 2025

International Workers' Day (May Day)

Thursday, May 1, 2025

World Password Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Loyalty Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Law Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Lei Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

School Principals' Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Global Love Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Marshall Islands Constitution Day

Thursday, May 1, 2025

National Chocolate Parfait Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

National No Pants Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

National Space Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

International Tuba Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

Baby Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

Brothers and Sisters Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

World Press Freedom Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Garden Meditation Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Herb Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Kentucky Derby Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Lumpy Rug Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Free Comic Book Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Star Wars Day ('May the Fourth Be With You')

Sunday, May 4, 2025

World Laughter Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

International Firefighters' Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

International Bereaved Mother's Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

Cinco de Mayo

Monday, May 5, 2025

African World Heritage Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

International Day of the Midwife

Monday, May 5, 2025

World Portuguese Language Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

National Hoagie Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

World Asthma Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

National Nurses Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

National Beverage Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

No Diet Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

National Tourism Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

National Roast Leg of Lamb Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

National Receptionists Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

National Teacher's Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

National Coconut Cream Pie Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Lost Sock Memorial Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

National Moscato Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

National Butterscotch Brownie Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Clean Up Your Room Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

National Shrimp Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

National Train Day

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Mother's Day

Sunday, May 11, 2025

National Eat What You Want Day

Sunday, May 11, 2025

National Twilight Zone Day

Monday, May 12, 2025

International Nurses Day

Monday, May 12, 2025

National Limerick Day

Monday, May 12, 2025

National Nutty Fudge Day

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

National Apple Pie Day

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

National Frog Jumping Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

National Dance Like a Chicken Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

National Buttermilk Biscuit Day

Thursday, May 15, 2025

International Day of Families

Thursday, May 15, 2025

National Chocolate Chip Day

Thursday, May 15, 2025

National Pizza Party Day

Friday, May 16, 2025

National Love a Tree Day

Friday, May 16, 2025

National Mimosa Day

Friday, May 16, 2025

National Piercing Day

Friday, May 16, 2025

National Bike to Work Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

National Pack Rat Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

National Walnut Day

Sunday, May 18, 2025

International Museum Day

Sunday, May 18, 2025

National Visit Your Relatives Day

Sunday, May 18, 2025

National Cheese Soufflé Day

Monday, May 19, 2025

National Devil's Food Cake Day

Monday, May 19, 2025

National Hepatitis Testing Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

World Bee Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

National Rescue Dog Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

National Quiche Lorraine Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

National Pick Strawberries Day

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

National Memo Day

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

National Strawberries and Cream Day

Thursday, May 22, 2025

International Day for Biological Diversity

Thursday, May 22, 2025

National Maritime Day

Thursday, May 22, 2025

National Vanilla Pudding Day

Friday, May 23, 2025

World Turtle Day

Friday, May 23, 2025

National Taffy Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

National Scavenger Hunt Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

National Escargot Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

National Brother's Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

National Wine Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

National Tap Dance Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Geek Pride Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Towel Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

National Paper Airplane Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

National Blueberry Cheesecake Day

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

National Grape Popsicle Day

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

National Cellophane Tape Day

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

National Hamburger Day

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

National Brisket Day

Thursday, May 29, 2025

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Thursday, May 29, 2025

National Paperclip Day

Friday, May 30, 2025

National Water a Flower Day

Friday, May 30, 2025

National Mint Julep Day

Saturday, May 31, 2025

World No-Tobacco Day

Saturday, May 31, 2025

National Macaroon Day

Saturday, May 31, 2025

National Speak in Sentences Day

Afghanistan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Mujahideen Victory Day

Albania

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Algeria

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Victory Day

Andorra

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Angola

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Antigua and Barbuda

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Argentina

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

National Day (Revolution Day)

Armenia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory and Peace Day

Australia

Monday, May 5, 2025

Labour Day (QLD)

Monday, May 5, 2025

May Day (NT)

Monday, May 19, 2025

Western Australia Day (WA)

Austria

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Azerbaijan

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day over Fascism

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Republic Day

Bahamas

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 30, 2025

Randol Fawkes Labour Day

Bahrain

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Bangladesh

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Buddha Purnima

Barbados

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Belarus

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Belgium

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Belize

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Commonwealth Day

Benin

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Ascension Day

Bhutan

Friday, May 2, 2025

Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo

Friday, May 2, 2025

Teachers' Day

Bolivia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

Labour Day Holiday

Botswana

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Brazil

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Bulgaria

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

St. George's Day (Army Day)

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Culture and Literacy Day

Burkina Faso

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Burundi

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Ascension Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Unity Day

Cabo Verde

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Cambodia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Royal Ploughing Ceremony

Cameroon

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

National Day

Canada

Monday, May 19, 2025

Victoria Day

Central African Republic

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Chad

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Chile

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

China

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Colombia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Comoros

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Costa Rica

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Croatia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Cuba

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Cyprus

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Czechia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Liberation Day

Denmark

Thursday, May 1, 2025

General Prayer Day

Djibouti

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Dominica

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Dominican Republic

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Mother's Day

Ecuador

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Battle of Pichincha Day

Egypt

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Sham El Nessim

El Salvador

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mother's Day

Equatorial Guinea

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Eritrea

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Independence Day

Estonia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Spring Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Eswatini

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Ethiopia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

International Workers' Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

Patriots' Victory Day

Fiji

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Constitution Day

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day

Finland

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Vappu (May Day)

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

France

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Victory in Europe Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Gabon

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Gambia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Georgia

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Independence Day

Germany

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Friday, May 23, 2025

Constitution Day

Ghana

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

African Union Day

Greece

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Monday, May 19, 2025

Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

Grenada

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Fisherman's Birthday

Guatemala

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mother's Day

Guinea

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Guinea-Bissau

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Guyana

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Independence Day

Haiti

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour and Agriculture Day

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Flag and Universities Day

Honduras

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mother's Day

Hungary

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Iceland

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

India

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day (varies by state)

Friday, May 9, 2025

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti (varies by state)

Indonesia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

National Education Day

Iraq

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Liberation Day

Ireland

Monday, May 5, 2025

May Day Bank Holiday

Israel

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)

Italy

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Jamaica

Friday, May 23, 2025

Labour Day

Japan

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Constitution Memorial Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Greenery Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

Children's Day

Jordan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Independence Day

Kazakhstan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Unity Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Defender of the Fatherland Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Kenya

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Kiribati

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Kuwait

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Kyrgyzstan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

Constitution Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Latvia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Restoration of Independence Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Europe Day

Lebanon

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Martyrs' Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Liberation Day

Lesotho

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Workers' Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Liberia

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

National Unification Day

Libya

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Liechtenstein

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Lithuania

Thursday, May 1, 2025

International Labour Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Mother's Day

Luxembourg

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Madagascar

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Malawi

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Kamuzu Day

Malaysia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Nuzul Al-Quran (varies by state)

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Wesak Day

Maldives

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Mali

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Malta

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Worker's Day

Marshall Islands

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Constitution Day

Mauritania

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Mauritius

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Mexico

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

Cinco de Mayo

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Mother's Day

Moldova

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Monaco

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Mongolia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Montenegro

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

Labour Day Holiday

Morocco

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

- Concord Day

Mozambique

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

- Africa Day

Myanmar

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Workers’ Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

- Full Moon of Kason

Namibia

Sunday, May 4, 2025

- Cassinga Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

- Africa Day

Nauru

Saturday, May 17, 2025

- Constitution Day

Nepal

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

- Buddha Jayanti (Buddha's Birthday)

Netherlands

Sunday, May 4, 2025

- Remembrance Day

Monday, May 5, 2025

- Liberation Day

New Zealand

Friday, May 30, 2025

- Southland Anniversary Day (Southland only)

Nicaragua

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Friday, May 30, 2025

- Mother's Day

Niger

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

- Concord Day

Nigeria

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Workers’ Day

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

- Children's Day

Thursday, May 29, 2025

- Democracy Day

North Macedonia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saturday, May 24, 2025

- Saints Cyril and Methodius Day

Norway

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saturday, May 17, 2025

- Constitution Day

Oman

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Pakistan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Palau

Monday, May 5, 2025

- Senior Citizens Day

Panama

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Papua New Guinea

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Paraguay

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Thursday, May 14, 2015

- Independence Day

Peru

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Philippines

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Poland

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

- Flag Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025

- Constitution Day

Portugal

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

- Our Lady of Fátima Day

Qatar

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Romania

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Rwanda

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

- National Heroes Day

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saint Lucia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Samoa

Saturday, May 31, 2025

- Independence Day

San Marino

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sao Tome and Principe

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Saudi Arabia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Senegal

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

- Africa Day

Serbia

Wednesday, May 1, 2002

- Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

- Victory Day

Seychelles

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sierra Leone

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

- Africa Day

Singapore

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

- Vesak Day

Slovakia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Thursday, May 8, 2025

- Day of Victory over Fascism

Slovenia

Wednesday, May 1, 2002

- May Day Holiday

Solomon Islands

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Somalia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

South Africa

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Workers’ Day

South Sudan

Friday, May 16, 2025

- SPLA Day

Spain

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Friday, May 2, 2025

- Community Festival of Madrid (Madrid only)

Thursday, May 15, 2025

- San Isidro Festival (Madrid)

Sri Lanka

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sudan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Suriname

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Sweden

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- May Day

Switzerland

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day (varies by canton)

Taiwan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Tajikistan

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

- Victory

Tanzania

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Thailand

Thursday, May 1, 2025

National Labour Day

Sunday, May 4, 2025

H.M. King Vajiralongkorn's Coronation Day

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Visakha Bucha Day

Timor-Leste

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Independence Day

Togo

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Tonga

Sunday, May 4, 2025

National Youth Day

Trinidad and Tobago

Friday, May 30, 2025

Indian Arrival Day

Tunisia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Turkey

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour and Solidarity Day

Monday, May 19, 2025

Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

Turkmenistan

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

Tuvalu

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Uganda

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day

Ukraine

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Friday, May 9, 2025

Victory Day

United Arab Emirates

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

United Kingdom

Monday, May 5, 2025

Early May Bank Holiday

Monday, May 26, 2025

Spring Bank Holiday

United States

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Armed Forces Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day

Uruguay

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Battle of Las Piedras Day

Uzbekistan

Friday, May 9, 2025

Remembrance and Honour Day

Vanuatu

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Venezuela

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Vietnam

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Dien Bien Phu Victory Day

Yemen

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Zambia

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Labour Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Freedom Day

Zimbabwe

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Workers’ Day

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Africa Day