May is nearly here, and there are two bank holidays, Star Wars Day, excuses to buy coloured pens and pretty notebooks, smiles are encouraged as is mental health awareness. There’s chances to celebrate bees, firemen, local history, museums, nurses, whisky, and so much more…
Read on for more ideas…
May even starts with a Bank Holiday on 05/05/2025.
May is Local and Community History, which is something that all businesses can be involved in. National Mills Weekend 10-11/05/2025 returns in May as well, an excellent opportunity to celebrate and learn about the role of mills across the UK. If your business is based in a mill it would be an excellent opportunity to show off your base, I’m looking at you Farsley businesses. Heritage-wise, 18/05/2025 is International Museum Day.
A week to enjoy, National Stationery Week returns on 12/05/2025. I love a good notebook. I love a good donut too, and the Children’s Trusts National Donut Week also returns 18/05/2025. Sprinkles? Glazed? Whatever your flavour, remember to link back to the Children’s Trust.
Also running from 12/05/2025 to 18/05/2025 is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is ‘Community’.
National Share a Story Month returns in May with the theme of Saving the World, One Book at a Time. Social media can be a very good platform to raise your product’s profile, though it is important to also share yourself. Customers will appreciate a business more if they know a little about the people behind the products.
Those boots were made for walking – ok, maybe not, but they are beautiful. May also sees the return of National Walking Month. Hospitality and tourism businesses will have something to share during this month, as will leisure businesses. If you fancy trying a walk but want a bit of guidance, I can highly recommend Emily of Peak Outdoor Coaching, she’s ace!
World Press Freedom Day was declared by the United Nations General Assessment as 03/05/2025.
Other Awareness Days:
- Month-long observances for Celiac Awareness Month, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month, Huntington’s Disease Awareness, The Big Paddle Clean up, and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
- International Workers’ Day is on 01/05/2025
- May Day 01/05/2025
- World Password Day logs in on 01/05/2025
- Sun Day to celebrate solar power is 03/05/2025
- Free Comic Book Day is 03/05/2025
- Anti-Bullying Day (UN) is 04/05/2025
- International Firefighers’ Day is 04/05/2025
- Star Wars Day is May the 4th
- World Laughter Day is on 04/05/2025
- International Day of the Midwife on 05/05/2025
- World Asthma Day is held on 07/05/2025
- Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War (UN) is 08/05/2025
- World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is 08/05/2025
- Fair Trade Day 08/05/2025
- Europe Day is 09/05/2025
- Full Moon is 12/05/2025
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day is held on 12/05/2025
- International Nurses Day will be 12/05/2025
- Buddha Day (Vesak) 12/05/2025
- National Smile Month begins 12/05/2025 to 12/06/2025
- European Coworking Day 14/05/2025
- International Day of Families (UN) is 15/05/2025
- Endangered Species Day is on 16/05/2025
- World Hypertension Day is 17/05/2025
- World Whisky Day will be 17/05/2025
- World AIDS Vaccine Day is held 18/05/2025
- World Baking Day will be on 18/05/2025
- International Museum Day is on 18/05/2025
- World Bee Day is on 20/05/2025
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN) is 21/05/2025
- International Tea Day is 21/05/2025 (not to be confused with National Tea Day in April!)
- International Day for Biological Diversity (UN) is 22/05/2025
- Declaration of the Báb (Baháʼí) will be 22/05/2025
- World Turtle Day is 23/05/2025
- Spring Bank Holiday 26/05/2025
- New Moon is 27/05/2025
- World Blood Cancer Day is 28/05/2025
- Ascension (Christian) will be 29/05/2025
- World MS Day will be 30/05/2025
- National Creativity Day is on 30/05/2025
- World No Tobacco Day is 31/05/2025
Disclaimer: There are so many awareness days we just can’t feature them all, so we do our best to give you a broad overview so you can pick what suits you and your business.