Main world events in May 2018
1st of May
May Day – westernised countries in the northern hemisphere
2nd of May
3rd of May
World Press Freedom Day
4th of May
First day of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville (USA), ends May 7
5th of May
Beginning of the Ice hockey IIHF World Championship, Germany and France, ends May 21
7th of May
End of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville (USA), began May 4
8th of May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
9th of May
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
10th of May
"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
World Migratory Bird Day
11th of May
World Migratory Bird Day
12th of May
Beginning of the Prague Spring International Music Festival (Czech Republic), ends June 2
13th of May
15th of May
International Day of Families
16th of May
Beginning of the Cannes Film Festival (France), ends May 28
17th of May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
19th of May
20st of May
Beginning of the CeBIT Conference in Hannover (Germany), ends May 24
21st of May
Beginning of the French Tennis Open, Paris Roland Garros (France), end June 11
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
End of the Ice hockey IIHF World Championship, Germany and France, began May 5
22nd of May
International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd of May
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
24th of May
UEFA Europa League Final, Solna (Sweden)
End of the CeBIT Conference in Hannover (Germany), began May 20
27th of May
28th of May
End of the Cannes Film Festival (France), began May 16
29th of May
Monaco F1 Grand Prix (Monaco)
Beginning or the World Table Tennis Championship, Dusseldorf (Germany), ends June 5
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
30st of May
IndyCar Indianapolis 500, United States
31st of May
World No-Tobacco Day