48 Things To Post On Social Media In May

Need social media content ideas for May? Check out these suggested topics.

Marie Ennis-O'Connor
5 min readMay 1, 2024

Are you having trouble keeping up with your content calendar?

A monthly calendar can be a game changer as it provides a pre-planned supply of content to share to inspire your social media posting. To help kickstart your May content planning, I’ve put together a list of ideas that will inspire your blog posts, graphics, videos, and social media updates.

Take a look at this list, get creative with your ideas, and keep your followers engaged all month long!

May 1: #MayDay

May 3: Kentucky Derby Day #KyDerby

May 3:World Press Freedom Day #PressFreedom

May 4: Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay & #Maythe4thBeWithYou

May 4: International Firefighters Day #InternationalFirefightersDay

May 4: Thank a Teacher Day #ThankATeacher

May 5: World Password Day #WorldPasswordDay

May 5: Cinco de Mayo #CincoDeMayo

May 5: National Cartoonists Day #NationalCartoonistsDay

May 5: National Astronaut Day #NationalAstronautDay

May 5: International Midwives Day #IDM2024

May 6: Join Hands Day #JoinHandsDay

May 6: International Sauvignon Blanc Day #SauvignonBlanc

May 7: Space Day #SpaceDay

May 7: Beaufort Scale Day #BeaufortScaleDay

May 8: Iris Day #IrisDay

May 8: No Socks Day #NoSocksDay

May 8: World Ovarian Cancer Day #NoWomanLeftBehind #WOCD2024

May 8: World Donkey Day #WorldDonkeyDay

May 9: Europe Day #EuropeDay

May 9: World Lupus Day #WorldLupusDay

May 10: International #ArganiaDay

May 12: International Nurses Day #NursesDay

May 12: Mother’s Day (USA) #MothersDay

May 12: Shades Day #ShadesDay

May 13: International Hummus Day #InternationalHummusDay

May 13: World Belly Dance Day #WorldBellyDanceDay

May 14: International Chihuahua Appreciation Day #Chihuahua

May 15: International Day of Families #FamilyDay

May 16: International Day of Light #LightDay2024

May 16: Love a Tree Day #LoveATreeDay

May 16: International Museum Day #IMD2024

May 17: World Baking Day #WorldBakingDay

May 18: Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD

May 19: World Family Doctor Day #WFDD2024

May 19: World IBD Day #WorldIBDday

May 20: World Bee Day #WorldBeeDay

May 21: National Memo Day #NationalMemoDay

May 21: International Tea Day #InternationalTeaDay

May 23: World Metrology Day #WorldMetrologyDay

May 23: World Turtle Day #WorldTurtleDay

May 24: National Scavenger Hunt Day #NationalScavengerHuntDay

May 25: National Wine Day #NationalWineDay

May 24: World Thyroid Day #WorldThyroidDay

May 28: Hamburger Day #NationalHamburgerDay

May 29: Memorial Day #MemorialDay #MDW

May 30: World MS Day #WorldMSDay

May 31: World No-Tobacco Day #NoTobacco

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