Download the PDF version of the May marketing and promotion holi-dates
Looking for some online marketing ideas for small business?
Use these ideas for May promotions and social media posts as different ways to market your business:
- Offer free seminar for employees at a local public service office
- Graduation party yard prep/cleanup
- Charity bike ride
- Gluten-free recipes
- Graduation gift guide
- Teacher appreciation day – May 2
- Cindo de May – May 5
- Mother’s Day – 2nd Sunday in May
- Memorial Day – 4th Monday in May
Some more online marketing ideas for small business:
Small Business Week
(Note this event was postponed in 2020 to September due to the pandemic and could be postponed again in future years).
#smallbusinessweek #nsbw
the first week of May is National Small Business Week. What are you going to post on social media?
- Offer a seminar or workshop for small business owners
- Reveal a different 1-day deal each day
- Attend networking events, post photos and updates
- Participate in an expo or trade show
Week-long recognition:
- Nurse’s Week – first full week of month
- Wildflower Week – week two
- National Bike Week – third week
- National Police Week – third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week – fourth week of month
Awareness:
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
Awareness
- ALS Awareness
- Asthma Awareness
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- Clean Air Month
- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Salad Month
- National Photograph Month
- Gifts from the Garden Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Military Family Appreciation Month
Dates
TBD (Typically May 1) – Red Nose Day
May 1 – May Day
May 1 – Mother Goose Day
May 1 – Kentucky Derby
May 4 – Thank A Teacher Day
May 4 – Star Wars Day
May 4 – International Firefighters Day
May 4 – National Teacher’s Day
May 5 – Cinco De Mayo
May 6 – National Nurses Day
May 7 – World Password Day
May 7 – Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 8 – World Fair Trade Day
May 8 – World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 09 – Mother’s Day
May 11 – Eat What You Want Day
May 12 – National Receptionists Day
May 15 – Armed Forces Day
May 15 – National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16 – Love a Tree Day
May 17-23 – PGA Championship
May 21 – National Bike to Work Day
May 21 – NASCAR Day
May 20 – Be a Millionaire Day
May 23-Jun 6 – French Open
May 24 – Victoria Day (Canada)
May 25 – Geek Pride Day
May 25 – National Wine Day
May 26 – Sally Ride Day
May 28-31 – Indianapolis 500
May 31 – Memorial Day
May 31 – World No-Tobacco Day
