May 2026 Printable Calendar: US Holidays, Sunday Start
One page, Sunday first, 1 US holiday (Memorial Day) in red. The grid below carries the same dates and holidays as the file; the PDF itself is set for paper, with short day names, no week-number column, and weekends in lighter type instead of a tint. Pick a file, print at actual size, done.
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Free vector PDFs, typically well under 200 KB. A4 for most of the world, Letter for the US and Canada.
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May2026
US · Sunday start
| Wk | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 22 | 24 | 25Memorial Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 23 | 31 |
Holidays
Holidays in May 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day | Federal holiday |
Context
May in the United States
May ends with Memorial Day on the last Monday of the month, when the nation honors the men and women who died while serving in the military. The long weekend is widely treated as the unofficial start of summer. Many school districts hold final exams and graduations in late May or early June, so the second half of the month tends to fill up fast.
Behind the dates
- Memorial Day
- Honors the men and women who died while serving in the US military. It falls on the last Monday of May and has its roots in Decoration Day, when graves were decorated after the Civil War.
Facts
May 2026 in numbers
- Days
- 31
- Weekdays
- 21
- Weekend days
- 10
- Holidays
- 1 US holiday
- Working days
- 20
- ISO weeks
- 18-22
Printing
Printing tips
- Choose A4 outside North America and Letter in the United States and Canada; the two layouts are otherwise identical, with the same generous margins.
- In the print dialog, set the scale to 100% or "Actual size". "Fit to page" quietly shrinks the grid and softens the lines.
- Portrait is the classic wall format; landscape gives each day a wider box if you write big or plan in two colors.
- For a wall calendar that stays flat, print on heavier paper, around 160 to 200 gsm.
More detail: how to print a calendar at home, A4 vs Letter, and how ISO week numbers work.
Planning
Planning notes for May 2026
- The first working day of May 2026 is Friday, May 1, and the last is Friday, May 29.
- Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25 is a three-day weekend (Memorial Day).
- Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays appear five times this month and the other days four times, so a weekly class, trash day, or payment that falls on one of them comes around once more than usual.