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What is celebrated on May 8?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Friday, May 8. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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14 unique authority records

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0 stable or rule-calculated

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0 edition-specific

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7 explicit country-scope records

Country scope stays attached to the underlying record instead of being generalized into a worldwide observance.

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Civic, Remembrance & History 3Health, Wellness & Awareness 2Food, Drink & Hospitality 2Celebrations & Social 2Workplace, Professions & Appreciation 2Faith, Tradition & Spirituality 1Animals, Nature & Environment 1Community, Causes & Advocacy 1
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All observances on this date

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National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day

8 May; Friday 8 May in the current 2026 organizer material · United States / pet disaster-preparedness awareness

AKC Reunite’s current material identifies Friday, May 8 as National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day and encourages pet owners to include animals in emergency plans.

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National Coconut Cream Pie Day

8 May · United States / informal food observance

Independent observance calendars identify May 8 as National Coconut Cream Pie Day.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day

8 May · United States / informal food-and-kindness observance

National Today gives National Give Someone a Cupcake Day a fixed May 8 recurrence, and EventGuide independently lists it as an every-May-8 observance.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day

8 May · United States / Hesch Firm fraud-reporting awareness campaign

A Hesch Firm-issued PRWeb release states the day is celebrated May 8 and says Joel D. Hesch formed the observance in 2018.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Student Nurses Day

8 May · United States / student nursing recognition

The American Nurses Association states that in 1997 its Board, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.

Source-backedFixed Annual

No Socks Day

8 May · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists No Socks Day on May 8 and identifies the holiday collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.

Source-backedEdition Specific

Provider Appreciation Day®

8 May 2026; Friday before Mother’s Day · United States / Child Care Aware of America appreciation campaign

Child Care Aware of America identifies Provider Appreciation Day as the Friday before Mother’s Day and references the 8 May 2026 observance.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Truman Day

8 May each year · Missouri state holiday/commemorative day

Missouri Revised Statutes / Office of the Governor

Source-backedFixed Annual

Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

8 May · United Kingdom and wider European remembrance of the end of the Second World War in Europe

UK government material marks 8 May as VE Day and commemorates the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Source-backedFixed Annual

White Lotus Day

8 May annually · Theosophical Society commemorative tradition

The Theosophical Society in Australia documents White Lotus Day as the annual 8 May commemoration associated with Helena P. Blavatsky.

Source-backedEdition Specific

World Donkey Day

8 May; current sanctuary material marks Friday 8 May 2026 · Donkey welfare and appreciation observance

The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary’s current 2026 programme explicitly marks World Donkey Day on Friday 8 May and builds welfare-focused programming around the observance.

Source-backedFixed Annual

World Ovarian Cancer Day

8 May annually · International / World Ovarian Cancer Coalition campaign

The World Ovarian Cancer Coalition states that World Ovarian Cancer Day was established in 2013 and that its global community stands together on May 8 each year.

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