May Day 2026

May 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mothers Day Sunday May 10 1 year, 5 months, 17 days or 533 days 11 12 13 14 Ascension Day Thursday May 14 1 year, 5 months, 21 days or 537 days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pentecost Sunday May 24 1 year, 6 months, 1 day or 547 days 25 Memorial Day Monday May 25 1 year, 6 months, 2 days or 548 days 26 27 28 29 30 31

May Day for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, May 1st.

May Day is observed on May 1. It is considered a spring holiday where celebrations include dancing and singing and dancing around a Maypole. A Maypole is a tall wooden pole often with cloth or rope extending out to hold by dancers going around the pole.

Countries that celebrate May Day

Spain, Serbia, Germany, France, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Scotland, Wales, England, Sweden, Canada and the United States all have various holidays related to May Day with some leaning more toward religious backgrounds and celebrations and others more pagan.

Days to May Day 2026

Friday, May 1st is day number 121 of the 2026 calendar year with 1 year, 5 months, 8 days until May Day 2026.