May: Hot Dogs, BBQ, and Star Wars
The Month of MAY should be a time for hot dogs (at a ball game on a sunny day) BBQ and a bike ride. That's not always the case in MN. Here are some of the observations for May.
MAY INCLUDES
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Recommitment Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
Weekly Celebrations:
- Nurse's Week - first week of month
- Wildflower Week - week two
- National Bike Week - third week
- National Police Week - third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week - fourth week of month
Some of the daily "holidays" or wacky days
1 May Day
4 Bird Day
6 National Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week of May)
9 Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day
10 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
10 National Train Day- date may vary
11 Mother's Day - second Sunday
16 National Bike to Work Day - third Friday of month
17 Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month
26 Memorial Day
For even more May observations, click here.