This post may include affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. The Ancient Romans placed May as the third month in their calendar year. (The Roman calendar began in March and had 10 months.) May was named for the Roman goddess Maia, the goddess of motherhood. Although it’s a popular month for weddings today, the Romans considered it to be an unlucky month for weddings. Today, May is the fifth month of the year. It is the traditional start of summer vacation for many students in the United States, especially in Southern states. The time between Memorial Day in May and labor Day in September is the traditional “unofficial” summer season. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it is a time of warmer weather. In some places it can feel downright summery by the end of May!
May important events and dates
There are several holidays and observances in May. None of them are marked on the month calendars so that you can record the holidays you personally observe. Here are some of the major holidays in May:
May Day - May 1 Star Wars Day - May 4 Cinco de Mayo - May 5 (a Mexican holiday, but widely celebrated in the US) Mother’s Day - May 12 in 2024 (second Sunday in May) Memorial Day (US) - May 27 in 2024 (last Monday of May)
This May calendar is a month at a glance on a single page. It’s meant for keeping track of major events and big dates, but also has space for a few notes and a short to-do list. If you need ample space for more detailed planning, make sure to get these free planner printables for May. You might also enjoy these free printable to-do lists and these May meal planners.
Free printable May calendars details
This free calendar template is in landscape orientation and designed to fit on US letter-size paper. It is saved in PDF format with both pages in the same file. Just print the page you want! Apart from the dates for 2024, this is a blank May calendar. This is a Monday start calendar so that the weekend days are on the same line. The calendars are in portrait orientation. For a beautiful, durable calendar that lasts all month, I recommend using premium 32# paper. It has optical brighteners and a special coating that create crisp, vibrant prints to make your printable calendar look professional. If you’d prefer to add these pages to a planner that doesn’t use standard US letter size paper, no problem! You just need to print the pages to scale and trim them down with a paper trimmer. You can also print on different paper sizes, if your printer is set up for that, but trimming the page down is easier for most people. I’ve already done the math for you. Reference the chart below and print to scale:
Free May calendars PDF files download area
This set of free calendars is licensed for personal and single classroom use. You are not licensed to redistribute the files or print outs. Please refer friends and colleagues to this post so they can download their own free printable calendar. If you agree to this license, you may click the download button below to to access your printable calendars. The link should open in a new window and start to download automatically, but you may need to authorize downloads from Dropbox if asked for permission. I hope you enjoy this free printable calendar design! Make sure to check out the additional free printables below for more planner and journal printable options. There are also non-month specific planner printables and free printable planner stickers.
