Brown Bag It Thursday - May 15, 2025 (Third Thursday in May)
Dinosaur Day - May 15, and June 1
Global Accessibility Awareness Day - May 15, 2025 (Third Thursday in May)
Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day
International Conscientious Objector Day
International Day of Families
International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
International MPS Awareness Day
National Aperitif Day - May 15, 2025 (Third Thursday in May)
National Chocolate Chip Day
National Notebook Day - May 15, 2025 (Third Thursday in May)
National Nylon Stockings Day
National Safety Dose Day
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
National Stockings Day
National Tuberous Sclerosis Day
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Relive Your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was no Excuses Day
Straw Hat Day
TSC Global Awareness Day (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex)
VBF Day of Awareness
2025 Weekly Holidays that include May 15, are:
American Craft Beer Week - May 12-18, 2025
Armed Forces Week - May 10-17, 2025 (Second Saturday to Third Saturday in May)
Economic Development Week - May 11-17, 2025
Food Allergy Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
Frog Jumping Jubilee Day (Calaveras County, CA) - May 15-18, 2025
Hospital Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week of May)
International Coaching Week - May 12-18, 2025
Lag B'omer - Evening of May 15 - Evening of May 16, 2025 (18th Day of the Month of Lyar in Jewish Calender)
MCS Awareness Week or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
National Bike Week - May 10-18, 2025
National Charter Schools Week - May 11-17, 2025
National Etiquette Week - May 12-18, 2025 (Begins Second Monday of Full Week in May)
National Hospital Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second week in May)
National Police Week - May 11-17, 2025
National Prevention Week - May 11-17, 2025
National Public Gardens Week - May 9-18, 2025 (Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day)
National Return to Work Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
National Salvation Army Week - May 11-17, 2025
National Skilled Nursing Care Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day to Following Saturday)
National Stationary Week - May 12-18, 2025
National Stuttering Awareness Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
National Transportation Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Always has Third Friday in May)
National Women's Health Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Week Starting With Mother's Day)
Prepare Tomorrow's Parents Month - May 11 - June 15, 2025 (Mother's Day to Father's Day)
Reading is Fundamental Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Second Full Week in May)
Salute to Moms 35+ Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
The Biggest Week in American Birding - May 9-18, 2025
Universal Family Week - May 10-16
Work at Home Mom's Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Starts on Mother's Day)
World Trade Week - May 11-17, 2025 (Third Week in May)
2025 Monthly Holidays that include May 15, 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:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
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)
PGA Championship - May 12-18, 2025
Cannes International Film Festival - May 13-24, 2025 in Cannes, France is the most prestigious and most publicized film festival in the World.
National Morel Mushroom Festival - May 15-18, 2025 (Weekend after Mother's Day)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 15 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
1895 - Prescott Bush, American banker and politician, father of George H.W. Bush (d. 1972)
1955 - Lee Horsley, American actor (Matt Houston, Paradise)
1981 - Zara Ann Elizabeth Phillips, English horse rider and daughter of Princess Anne
Famous Deaths
1886 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1830)
2003 - June Carter Cash, American singer, songwriter, actress (Carter Family, Carter Sisters) (b. 1929)
2007 - Jerry Falwell, American evangelist, founded Liberty University and co-founder of Moral Majority (b. 1933)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1567 - Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
Quote of the Day
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day or a Recipe of the Day
The Holidays and Observances Healthy Diet Habits Food Tip for May 15 is tips on Ending Food Cravings.
Ending Food Cravings can be diminished over time, by incorporating these suggested healthy diet habits and strategies from Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits into your life. Find out more.....
This Day in History
1718 - The world's first machine gun is patented by London lawyer, James Puckle
1862 - The U.S. Bureau of Agriculture is created by President Abraham Lincoln. It was later renamed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1869 - The National Woman Suffrage Association is formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1905 - Las Vegas, Nevada is founded when 110 acres are auction off and become the downtown area
1911 - Citing the Sherman Antitrust Act, The U.S. Supreme Court dissolves Standard Oil for being a monopoly
1915 - AT&T becomes the 1st corporation to have 1 million stockholders
1928 - Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse makes his 1st appearance in the cartoon, Plane Crazy
1935 - The Moscow Metro is opened to the public
1940 - McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, CA
1970 - President Richard Nixon appoints the first female United States Army Generals - Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington
This Day in Music
1941 - Jewish music is prohibited by Nazi occupiers in Netherlands
1963 - Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy for If I Had a Hammer
1975 - Fleetwood Mac plays a concert in El Paso, Texas with new band members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
1976 - Black and Blue by the Rolling Stones hits #1 Album
1977 - Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder hits #1
1982 - Ebony and Ivory, by Paul McCarney and Stevie Wonder hits #1
2009 - 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day is released
Above, is 21 Guns from the Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown album
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