How To Create A Content Calendar For May

Creating content to stay engaged daily on social media can be a chore, especially when you’re growing your business. If you’re not careful, the task can overtake your calendar and consume you.

But you know what? This important task doesn’t have to break you. I’ve done the time-consuming research and compiled this collection of organized content ideas for the month of May, saving you precious time.

In order to maximize engagement, choose content topics from this post that will engage and delight your specific audience. Browse through the following social media post ideas, highlight areas that will speak to your followers, and tweak them to vibe with your brand.  

THE MONTH OF MAY

Ahhh…Glorious May! For content creators, May is a month that holds lots of opportunities for fun engagement.

If you’re struggling to stay relevant and consistent with your May content creation, I’m here to help.  

GENERAL THEMES FOR MAY

April showers bring May flowers, so it’s fitting that May is a month known for flowers, gardening, and spending time outdoors. 

A few general monthly theme ideas for May include: 

• Mothers and Parenting
• Flowers, Plants, and Gardening
• Healthy Eating and Nutrition
• Exercise and Sports
• The Great Outdoors and Camping
• Weather

May is filled with relevant month-long observances you can highlight to connect with your audience around a particular cause, to provide motivation, and to offer encouragement. These include:

• American Bike Month
• Asparagus Month
• Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
• Celiac Awareness Month
• Children’s Book Week
• Date Your Mate Month
• Get Caught Reading Month
• Flower Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• National BBQ Month
• National Foster Care Month
• National Pet Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports
• National Strawberry Month

MAY WEEKLY THEMES 

These weekly observances can help you create a set of engaging posts:

• Small Business Week (May 3-9)
• National Pet Week (May 3-9)
• National Wild Flower Week (May 3-9)
• Screen-Free Week (May 4-8)
• Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8)
• Nurses Week (May 6-12)
• National Hospital Week (May 10-16)
• National Police Week (May 10-16)
• National EMS Week (May 17-23)
• Safe Swimming Week (May 18-24)
• National Backyard Games Week (May 25-June 1)

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MAY DAILY HOLIDAYS AND HASHTAGS

The month of May is overflowing with fun holidays and observances to highlight — from the serious and reverent to the silly and obscure. Since it’s a good possibility a large portion of your audience is in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these observances can offer families and individuals hope, inspiration, and fun as they deal with current challenges.

Use this complete list of May 2020 days to customize your social content calendar (and be sure to add some engaging, relevant hashtags to your posts as well!). 

May Day (4) 

#MayDay #mayday #may #divamayday

Star Wars Day (4)

#StarWarsDay #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou  #maythe4th #jedi #starwarsfan #babyyoda #starwarsmemes #stormtrooper #starwarsnerd #theriseofskywalker

Cinco de Mayo (5)

#CincoDeMayo #cincodemayo #cincodemayobaby #cincodemayo2020 #mexico #margarita #cocktails #tequila #cocktail #friendship #cocktailsofinstagram #lime

Thank a Teacher Day (5) 

#ThankATeacher #thankateacher #instagood #engagestudents #empowerstudents #studentsuccess #courage  #discoverhope #strength #inspirehope

World Asthma Day (5) 

#WorldAsthmaDay #asthma #allergies #health #chronicillness #invisibleillness #lungs #asthmaawareness #airpurifier #asthmasucks 

National Nurses Day (10) 

#NursesDay #nursesday #nurseday2020 #nurses #nursesweek #nursestudent #nursesrule #nurseryinspiration #nurseslife #stayhome

Mother’s Day (12) 

#MothersDay #mothersday #mothersday2020 #mom #love #mother #mothersdaygifts #handmade #motherhood #happymothersday #mama 

National Receptionist Day (13)

#NationalReceptionistDay #nationalreceptionistday #receptionistday #ourgirls 

International Day of Families (15) 

#FamilyDay #familyday #family #familytime #love #familyfun #familyfirst #teambuilding #familylife #familyphoto #happyfamily #sundayfunday #familygoals 

National Bike to Work Day (15)

#BTWD #nationalbiketoworkday #biketoworkday #follow #biketowork #like #bike #bikeatworkday

Love a Tree Day (16)

#LoveATreeDay #loveatreeday #nationalloveatreeday #hugatree #inspiration #treehugger #nature #outdoorspaces #treeart #treeartist #natureart 

National Memo Day (21) 

#NationalMemoDay

Memorial Day (25)

#MemorialDay #memorialday #memorialdayweekend #memorialdaysale #memorial #usa #peace #america #love #redwhiteblue #redwhiteandblue

Hamburger Day (28)

#NationalHamburgerDay #nationalhamburgerday #burger #foodporn #burgerandfries #foodie #yum #delicious #food #burgermania #greatfood #burgerme #cravings #goodfood #goodvibes #hamburgergourmet 

Paperclip Day (29)

#PaperclipDay #paperclipdayswag #paperclip #stickynotes #paperclips #planwithme

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May is a month of new beginnings and beautiful opportunities to engage with your audience, so show up and BE VISIBLE in their feeds. Let them know you’re with them during these crazy times. As you continue to post fun, relevant content, you’ll give your audience a sense of constancy in the midst of uncertainty. 

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