Celebrations and Events in May 2020
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Events, celebrations, awareness events, saint's days, annual campaigns and anything else that is happening in the UK and internationally in May 2020.
May Day
1st May 2020
May Day is an ancient spring festival, traditionally celebrated with maypole dancing.
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Star Wars Day
4th May 2020
May The Fourth Be With You!
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National Sun Awareness Week
4th May to 10th May 2020
Raising awareness of the dangers of excessive sun exposure and how to avoid sunburn and skin cancers.
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Screen-Free Week
4th May to 10th May 2020
Annual event to encourage us to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring, and connecting with family and friends.
Cinco De Mayo
5th May 2020
Celebration of Mexican culture to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now become a more general celebration of Mexican culture.
National Bike to School Day
6th May 2020
Strap on your helmets, raise your kickstands, and join the thousands of students, families, community partners, and elected officials all around the country who will be participating in this year's Bike to School Day.
May Day Bank Holiday
8th May 2020
A Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland. In 2020 this has been moved to a Friday to celebrate VE Day
National Doughnut Week
9th May to 16th May 2020
Fundraising event in aid of The Children's Trust organised by the baking industry.
World Fair Trade Day
9th May 2020
A worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade's contribution to sustainable development, and the economic empowerment of small producers, gender equality and responsible production.
Mother's Day (US)
10th May 2020
Let your Mom know how much you love her on her special day
National Numeracy Day
13th May 2020
An annual celebration of the importance of numbers in everyday life and will bring together individuals, employers, educators and influencers to improve numeracy.
National Children's Day UK
17th May 2020
National Children's Day UK is all about the importance of a healthy childhood and protecting the rights and freedoms of children so that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.
World Bee Day
20th May 2020
The purpose of World Bee Day is to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development.
World Turtle Day
23rd May 2020
World Turtle Day's aim is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.
Elmer Day
23rd May 2020
A celebration of reading, of elephants and of accepting yourself and others, just like Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, star of the Elmer books by David McKee.
Towel Day
25th May 2020
In memory of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams.
May Half Term
25th May to 29th May 2020
Check with your school for individual date variations.
Spring Bank Holiday Monday
25th May 2020
A Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland.
Oakapple Day
29th May 2020
Also known as Restoration Day, it is a traditional English celebration of the restoration of the monachy in 1660, following the death of Oliver Cromwell.
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