May 2

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on May 2, include:

• Baby Day
• Bladder Cancer Awareness Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Bombshell's Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Brothers and Sisters Day
• Childhood Stroke Awareness Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Free Comic Book Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• International Doodle Dog Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• International Drone Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• International Harry Potter Day
• International Scurvy Awareness Day 
• Join Hands Day: Youth and Adults Volunteering Together - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Kentucky Derby - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Learn to Ride a Bike Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• National Auctioneers Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• National Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday of May)
• National Fire Day
• National Fitness Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• National Herb Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May) and also April 25, 2026
• National Homebrew Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• National Life Insurance Day 
• National Play Outside Day - May 2, 2026 - (First Saturday in EVERY Month)
• National Play Your Ukulele Day
• National Scrapbooking Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• National Truffles Day 
• National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Pilates Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Start Seeing Monarchs Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• Take a Baby to Lunch Day 
• World Beer Pong Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• World Naked Gardening Day - May 2, 2026 (First Saturday in May)
• World Tuna Day

2026 Weekly Holidays that include May 2, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include May 2, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for May 2 is Taurus.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:

• The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
• Hawthorn

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.

Famous Birthdays

• 1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) (d. 1998)
• 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck - English singer
• 1948 - Larry Gatlin, American Country and Gospel singer, songwriter, and actor (Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers)
• 1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
• 1972 - Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer (Known as The Rock)
• 2015 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who is fourth in line to the British throne.

Famous Deaths

• 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper) (b. 1452)
• 1880 - Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman who co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American, First Director of the F.B.I. (b. 1895)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1946 - Actress Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) marries actor and producer William Dozier

Quote of the Day

Benjamin Spock was born on this day in 1903!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

See Kerry's Healthy Grocery List, that includes mostly healthy items that you can shop for. You can use Kerry's Grocery List that works for her family as a sample to set up one that works for your family!

Season

May 2nd falls within the Spring Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Spring is one of the four seasons. It follows the Winter Season, and is before the Summer Season. The weather warms up from the dreary cold, rainy and snowy weather, and you can spend more time outside.

The land comes alive in Spring, with grass turning green and early flowers like daffodils, tulips and California poppy's and other wildflowers bringing beauty back into your life!

Check out our Spring Season page for information about Spring, Spring Dates, Major Spring Holidays and Observances, Major Spring Festivals, Fun Facts About Spring, Spring Food Tips, Spring Gardening, Spring Preparation, Spring Quotes, and Spring Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Spring foods: 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Fall Season. 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1611 - The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England
• 1863 - Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire during the American Civil War and he died from pneumonia eight days later
• 1964 - During the Vietnam War, an explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon
• 1969 - British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 sets sail on her maiden vogage to New York City
• 1986 - The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the nuclear disaster
• 2008 - A cyclone named Nargi kills over 138,000 people in Burma
• 2011 - Osama bin Laden of the 9/11 attacks is killed by the U.S. special forces in Pakistan
• 2012 - A New world record for a work of art at auction is set after a pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch sells for $120 in New York City
• 2014 - Two mudslides leave up to 2,500 people missing in Badakhshan, Afghanistan

This Day in Music

• 1955 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof wins Tennessee Williams a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• 1987 - I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew hits #1 on the Hot 100
• 1995 - Pink Floyd's album The Wall goes Diamond (sales in the U.S. over 10 million)
• 2005 - Cream reunites after 36 years for the first of four shows in London
• 2010 - A flood in Nashville, Tennessee damages the Grand Ole Opry House and Country Music Hall of Fame

Above is I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew

This Day in Sports

• 1876 - The first HR in the National League is hit by Ross Barnes
• 1920 - The Negro National League baseball plays its first game in Indianapolis
• 1954 - In a doubleheader, Stan Musial hits 5 HR's
• 1970 - Diane Crump is the first woman jockey at the Kentucky Derby
• 2012 - Lionel Messi a Barcelona football player scores 68 goals to break the European goal-scoring record

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!