2026 Gregorian Calendar: May
May 2026
Important Dates
5/1 Fri
International Labor Day
5/1 Fri
Labor Day
5/2 Sat
World Tuna Day
5/3 Sun
World Press Freedom Day
5/4 Mon
Youth Day
5/4 Mon
Star Wars Day
5/5 Tue
International Midwives Day
5/5 Tue
World Asthma Day
5/5 Tue
Start of Summer
Summer begins and temperatures gradually rise.
5/8 Fri
World Ovarian Cancer Day
5/9 Sat
World Migratory Bird Day
5/10 Sun
Mother Day
5/12 Tue
International Nurses Day
5/14 Thu
Yellow and Rose Valentine Day
5/15 Fri
International Day of Families
5/17 Sun
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
5/17 Sun
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
5/18 Mon
International Museum Day
5/20 Wed
520 Internet Valentine Day
5/21 Thu
Grain Buds
Rainfall increases and crops begin to fill out.
5/23 Sat
World Turtle Day
5/26 Tue
World Dracula Day
5/29 Fri
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
5/29 Fri
World Digestive Health Day
5/31 Sun
World No Tobacco Day
Content Angles and Topic Focus
Mother's Day cakes, meals, and gifts; income-tax filing season, early summer, sunscreen, Labor Day, Nurses Day, CAP exam, Dragon Boat Festival preorders for rice dumplings
Astrology Topics
Taurus 4/20-5/20Gemini 5/21-6/21
Holiday and Festival Topics
Labor Day, Mother's Day
Solar Terms
5/5
Start of Summer
Summer begins and temperatures gradually rise.
5/21
Grain Buds
Rainfall increases and crops begin to fill out.
National Holiday Long Weekends
5/1-5/3
Labor Day | 3 days
Important Exams
5/16-5/17
Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students (CAP)
The Comprehensive Assessment Program is a standardized assessment for ninth-grade junior high school students and serves as an important reference for senior high school and vocational school placement. (Source: Ministry of Education)
Taiwan Food and Travel
Mother's Day dining, Penghu International Fireworks Festival, Matsu blue tears peak season, Fulong Sand Sculpture Art Festival, Donggang bluefin tuna peak season, Yushan rhododendrons, golden shower tree season, Dragon Boat Festival rice-dumpling preorders
Consumer Trends
Mother's Day dining reservations, cakes, aesthetic treatments, and home appliances; income-tax filing, Dragon Boat Festival rice-dumpling preorders, COMPUTEX Taipei
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