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Festivals in May

100 festivals fall in May. Those with a confirmed date come first, in order.

Jan67Feb93Mar80Apr67May100Jun134Jul145Aug133Sep99Oct99Nov75Dec49

With confirmed dates

Seasonal 1May Beltane๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Uisneach, Ireland and 1 more country Seasonal 1May May Day Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countries Sports 1May Kentucky Derby๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louisville, United States Cultural 1May Aboakyer Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Winneba, Ghana Seasonal 2May Green Week๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus and 8 more countries National days 3May May 3rd Constitution Day๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Warsaw, Poland Cultural 3May Hakata Dontaku๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Fukuoka, Japan National days 4May Yom HaShoah๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel and 5 more countries National days 4May Greenery Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan National days 4May Youth Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Beijing, China Cultural 5May Cinco de Mayo๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Puebla, Mexico and 1 more country Seasonal 5May Hฤฑdฤฑrellez๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan and 11 more countries National days 5May Children's Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Cultural 5May Kakava๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Edirne, Turkey Cultural 5May Tango no Sekku๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Spiritual 6May Feast of the Ascension๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 12 more countries Spiritual 6May Feast of the Ascension๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia and 1 more country National days 8May Victory in Europe Day๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France and 12 more countries Cultural 8May Iris Festival๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels, Belgium National days 9May Victory Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 18 more countries Sports 9May Armenian Independence Cup๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia Cultural 9May Herri Urrats๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Saint-Pรฉe-sur-Nivelle, France and 2 more countries Spiritual 11May Radonitsa๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus and 5 more countries National days 11May Yom HaZikaron๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel National days 12May Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day)๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Jerusalem, Israel Music 12May Prague Spring International Music Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Prague, Czech Republic Cultural 13May Cheung Chau Bun Festival๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Cheung Chau, Hong Kong Spiritual 14May Hajj๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia and 13 more countries Cultural 15May Pahiyas Festival๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Lucban, Philippines Spiritual 15May Day of Arafah๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Mecca, Saudi Arabia National days 15May Nakba Day๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran and 5 more countries Cultural 15May Aoi Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kyoto, Japan Music 15May Electric Daisy Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico and 5 more countries Spiritual 16May Eid al-Adha๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 14 more countries Spiritual 16May Pentecost๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra and 30 more countries Spiritual 16May Trinity Sunday๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 2 more countries Music 16May Pinkpop Festival๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Landgraaf, Netherlands Music 16May Wave-Gotik-Treffen๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Leipzig, Germany Music 16May Rock Hard Festival๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Gelsenkirchen, Germany Music 16May Moers Festival๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Moers, Germany Spiritual 16May Whitsun๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil and 3 more countries National days 17May Constitution Day๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway and 5 more countries Spiritual 17May Whit Monday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra and 29 more countries National days 18May Restoration Day๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Hargeisa, Somalia Spiritual 21May Sanja Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan Spiritual 24May Eid al-Ghadir๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 15 more countries National days 24May Independence Day๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท Asmara, Eritrea Cultural 25May Towel Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 2 more countries National days 25May Africa Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola and 13 more countries National days 26May Independence Day๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Tbilisi, Georgia Spiritual 27May Feast of Corpus Christi๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 34 more countries Sports 30May Indianapolis 500๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Speedway, United States Seasonal 30May Kaamatan๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Penampang, Malaysia Arts and film 30May Zlรญn Film Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Zlรญn, Czech Republic Cultural 31May Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Brockworth, United Kingdom National days 31May Memorial Day๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Arlington, United States

Usually in May

These move from year to year, or their next date has not been announced.

Arts and film Mayvaries Cannes Film Festival๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Cannes, France Sports Mayvaries French Open๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Paris, France National days Mayvaries Europe Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria and 13 more countries Spiritual Mayvaries Vesak๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh and 22 more countries Sports Mayvaries Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monte Carlo, Monaco Arts and film Mayvaries Venice Biennale๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy and 29 more countries Spiritual Mayvaries Rocket Festival๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France and 3 more countries Spiritual Mayvaries Visitation๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany and 4 more countries Sports Mayvaries Miami Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Miami Gardens, United States Sports Mayvaries Italian Open๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Rome, Italy Sports Mayvaries Mille Miglia๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Brescia, Italy Sports Mayvaries Belarusian Cup๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus Sports Mayvaries Emperor's Cup๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan Sports Mayvaries Acropolis Rally๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Athens, Greece Sports Mayvaries FA Vase๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom Arts and film Mayvaries Glyndebourne Festival Opera๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Glyndebourne, United Kingdom Music Mayvaries Primavera Sound๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona, Spain and 2 more countries Arts and film Mayvaries Directors' Fortnight๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Cannes, France National days Mayvaries Victoria Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Toronto, Canada Arts and film Mayvaries Seattle International Film Festival๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Seattle, United States Seasonal Mayvaries Royal Ploughing Ceremony๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Bangkok, Cambodia and 1 more country National days Mayvaries King's Official Birthday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 8 more countries Arts and film Mayvaries Krakรณw Film Festival๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Krakรณw, Poland Arts and film Mayvaries Arsenal Book Festival๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kyiv, Ukraine Spiritual Mayvaries Kanda Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan Cultural Mayvaries Ignis Brunensis๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Brno, Czech Republic Spiritual Mayvaries Quyllurit'i๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Sinakara Valley, Peru Music Mayvaries Khari Bulbul Music Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Shusha, Azerbaijan Arts and film Mayvaries Athens Epidaurus Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Athens, Greece Cultural Mayvaries Canadian Tulip Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ottawa, Canada Food and drink Mayvaries Lโ€™Aplec del Caragol๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Lleida, Spain Cultural Mayvaries Japan Day in Dรผsseldorf๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Dรผsseldorf, Germany Music Mayvaries Schubertiade Vorarlberg๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Schwarzenberg, Austria Arts and film Mayvaries Hay Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 9 more countries Music Mayvaries Metalfest๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria and 6 more countries Arts and film Mayvaries Berliner Theatertreffen๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Berlin, Germany Arts and film Mayvaries Vienna Shorts๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Vienna, Austria Music Mayvaries Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Jakarta, Indonesia Arts and film Mayvaries Bergen International Festival๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Bergen, Norway Cultural Mayvaries Seoul Queer Culture Festival๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Seoul, South Korea Music Mayvaries Festimad๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Madrid, Spain Arts and film Mayvaries Vienna Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Vienna, Austria Arts and film Mayvaries Schwetzingen Festival๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schwetzingen, Germany Cultural Mayvaries Auer Dult๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Munich, Germany

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