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May 22 Holidays

May 22 Daily Holidays in 2025

National Vanilla Pudding Day
Food & Beverage

National Vanilla Pudding Day

Indulge your sweet tooth on National Vanilla Pudding Day - try some of our delicious recipes or just grab a spoon and dig in!
Harvey Milk Day
Federal

Harvey Milk Day

Celebrate Harvey Milk Day and honor his legacy of courage and activism - fight for justice, equality, and acceptance for all!
Sherlock Holmes Day
Special Interest

Sherlock Holmes Day

Get your detective hat on and join us in celebrating Sherlock Holmes Day with puzzles, games, and all things mysterious!
National Julie Day
Name Days

National Julie Day

It's National Julie Day - a day to celebrate all the amazing people named Julie and their unique qualities that make them stand out!
Bitcoin Pizza Day
Special Interest

Bitcoin Pizza Day

Celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day with the most famous pizza purchase in history! Trade your crypto and get a slice of the action.
International Day for Biological Diversity
Cause

International Day for Biological Diversity

Celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity by exploring nature and getting to know the amazing biodiversity of our planet!
National Solitaire Day
Arts & Entertainment

National Solitaire Day

Ready to put your skills to the test? Celebrate National Solitaire Day by playing your favorite card game and challenging yourself to beat your best score!
World Goth Day
Special Interest

World Goth Day

Get ready to embrace your dark side and celebrate World Goth Day with music, fashion, art, and all things gothic!
World Paloma Day
Food & Beverage

World Paloma Day

Get ready to raise a glass and celebrate World Paloma Day! Enjoy this refreshing tequila cocktail with friends and family all day long. Cheers!
Buy A Musical Instrument Day
Arts & Entertainment

Buy A Musical Instrument Day

It's Buy A Musical Instrument Day - time to make some beautiful music and explore your creative side!
Martinique Slavery Abolition Day
Special Interest

Martinique Slavery Abolition Day

Honor the courage and resilience of those who fought for freedom on Slavery Abolition Day in Martinique, a historic day of remembrance.
Canadian Immigrants Day
Special Interest

Canadian Immigrants Day

Let's celebrate the diverse and vibrant culture of Canada on Canadian Immigrants Day - a day to recognize and honor the contributions of immigrants to our country!
National Maritime Day
Federal

National Maritime Day

Celebrate National Maritime Day - explore the wonders of the oceans and join us in honoring those who keep our maritime industry running strong!
World Preeclampsia Day
Health

World Preeclampsia Day

Raise awareness and help save lives on World Preeclampsia Day. Learn about this serious pregnancy complication and how to prevent it.
National Craft Distillery Day
Fun

National Craft Distillery Day

Raise a glass and celebrate National Craft Distillery Day with unique, handcrafted spirits made by passionate artisans. Cheers to supporting small businesses!

2025 Monthly Holidays that include May 22

National Pet Month
Animal

National Pet Month

Show your furry friends some extra love this National Pet Month - dedicate the month to spoiling them with special treats, toys, and cuddles!
Mental Health Awareness Month
Health

Mental Health Awareness Month

Take care of your mental health this month - join us as we raise awareness and support those struggling with mental illness.
Military Appreciation Month
Federal

Military Appreciation Month

Show your support for our service members this Military Appreciation Month - honor them with donations, thank you notes, and more!
Zombie Awareness Month
Arts & Entertainment

Zombie Awareness Month

Don't be caught unprepared for Zombie Awareness Month - brush up on your zombie survival skills and get ready to take on the undead!
National Duckling Month
Animal

National Duckling Month

Get ready to quack up all month long for National Duckling Month! From adorable videos to fun facts, we've got everything you need to celebrate these fluffy little creatures.
National Hamburger Month
Food & Beverage

National Hamburger Month

Sink your teeth into the juiciest month of the year - National Hamburger Month! Get ready to indulge in all kinds of mouthwatering burgers.
Be Kind to Animals Month
Animal

Be Kind to Animals Month

Show love and compassion to our furry friends this Be Kind to Animals Month - adopt, volunteer, donate or simply spread awareness!
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Health

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Join in on Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and help spread awareness, understanding, and support for those affected by the disorder.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Cause

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and honor the immense contributions of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to our culture and society!
National Barbecue Month
Food & Beverage

National Barbecue Month

Fire up the grill and get ready to savor the flavors of National Barbecue Month with mouthwatering recipes, tips, and tricks for the ultimate BBQ experience!
Lupus Awareness Month
Health

Lupus Awareness Month

Join us in raising awareness for Lupus during Lupus Awareness Month - help spread the word and support those affected by this difficult disease.
Jewish American Heritage Month
Religious

Jewish American Heritage Month

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by learning about the culture, history, and achievements of the Jewish community in America!
National Strawberry Month
Food & Beverage

National Strawberry Month

Get ready to indulge in all things strawberry during National Strawberry Month! From desserts to drinks, we've got you covered with delicious recipes and exciting events.
ALS Awareness Month
Health

ALS Awareness Month

Let's join together to raise awareness for ALS during ALS Awareness Month! Let's spread the word and help find a cure today!
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Health

Better Speech and Hearing Month

Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month by learning more about communication disorders, hearing loss prevention, and speech therapy treatments!
National Salad Month
Food & Beverage

National Salad Month

Get ready to crunch your way through National Salad Month with our delicious and nutritious recipes that will make you love salads even more!
Small Business Month
Special Interest

Small Business Month

It's time to support local and celebrate Small Business Month - discover unique products, services, and experiences while helping your community thrive!
Date Your Mate Month
Relationship

Date Your Mate Month

Spice up your relationship this Date Your Mate Month with fun date ideas, heartfelt gestures, and quality time together. Keep the love alive!

2025 Famous Birthdays on May 22

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/morgan-stewart" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/59e3011f-8233-4ae1-15aa-f20e28ee4a00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Morgan Stewart" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Reality Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/morgan-stewart" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Morgan Stewart</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/suhana-khan" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/97a2bb53-b2ab-4c56-c9cb-b0b3b4496400/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Suhana Khan" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Instagram Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/suhana-khan" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Suhana Khan</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/camren-bicondova" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/6fb55504-b73a-4d49-087c-c90daa0fb800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Camren Bicondova" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Dancer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/camren-bicondova" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Camren Bicondova</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/suho" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/91113bc4-b88a-4bc3-4a02-6970d28c1800/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Suho" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/suho" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Suho</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bradley-martyn" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/9ae6bd49-8ce9-49ac-df4b-ef538d735d00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Bradley Martyn" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/bradley-martyn" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Bradley Martyn</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/naomi-campbell" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/e6ca6900-8f6b-484f-fca9-bc943c868700/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Naomi Campbell" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Model</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/naomi-campbell" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Naomi Campbell</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/emma-chamberlain" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/e97c1cd6-aaff-48aa-239f-e039fee89f00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Emma Chamberlain" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/emma-chamberlain" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Emma Chamberlain</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/harvey-milk" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/4ece0087-fe70-454e-1f29-5cbe3152b900/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Harvey Milk" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Civil Rights Leader</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/harvey-milk" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Harvey Milk</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

Historical Events on May 22

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1840</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>End of Penal Transportation in NSW</div><div class='timeline-text'>The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1849</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Lincoln Patents Invention</div><div class='timeline-text'>Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln patents an invention to lift boats, becoming the only U.S. president to hold a patent.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1906</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wright Brothers Patent</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1969</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Apollo 10's Lunar Enjoy</div><div class='timeline-text'>Apollo 10's lunar module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the moon's surface, marking a significant step in the race to land on the moon.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1972</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Birth of Sri Lanka</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ceylon changes its name to Sri Lanka, and its constitution, to become a republic.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Rugby World Cup</div><div class='timeline-text'>The First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Formation of Yemen</div><div class='timeline-text'>North and South Yemen merge to form the Republic of Yemen.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2012</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Skytree Opens</div><div class='timeline-text'>Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world, opens to the public.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Ireland Legalizes Gay Marriage</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country to legalize gay marriage through a public referendum.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is May 22?
May 22 brims with a diverse array of celebrations, spanning culture, history, and fun! Dive into Harvey Milk Day to honor an iconic civil rights leader, or sail into adventure with National Maritime Day. Embrace global biodiversity, treat yourself to some delicious vanilla pudding, or delve into the intriguing world of Sherlock Holmes. With so many options from acknowledging important social issues to indulging in quirky pastimes, there's a little something on May 22 for everyone to enjoy and connect over!