It is important to keep your blog regularly updated. It is also important to post content that is trending and engaging to get the maximum benefit out of your blog posts. Sometimes you may experience writer’s block or run out of ideas to post fresh content. Or perhaps you are just feeling lazy to really dig into the upcoming trending topics for your blog posts. Lucky for you I have decided to list all the blog post ideas for each month. I have to do the research for myself anyway, why not share the results of research with fellow bloggers in a blog post? I have already shared the list for February, March, and April and now I am here with a handful of ideas for May.

If you have visited my previous post about blog post ideas, you will be familiar that I mostly design my ideas around the upcoming days, celebrations, and other important holidays just to make sure that whatever ideas I am pitching will align with the trending tags. Speaking of tags I also supplement my ideas with relevant hashtags that will most likely be trending in those days. So without wasting any further time let’s proceed to blog post ideas for May with examples.

1st May – International Labour Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #labourday #workerday #instalabour

1. History of International Labour Day and Its importance
2. How to celebrate International Labour Day at your office
3. Read your Employee rights at this International Labour Day
4. How to Appreciate your Employees on International Labour Day

1st May – World Asthma Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #WorldAsthamaDay #Pollution #CleanAir

5. A for Asthma, A for Awareness
6. How to help a person having Asthma Attack
7.  Home remedies to help your Asthma
8. Why it’s not ok to Joke about Asthama

3rd May – World Press Freedom Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #WPFD2019 #PressFreedom #FreePress

9. Why a free press is crucial for our national progress
10. History of Press Freedom Day and Why do we need such a day
11. Legal rights of press workers and their implications
12. How was it when the press was not free to do its work?

7th May – National Teacher’s Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #ThankATeacher #TeachersDay #TeachersLife

13. 7 things my teacher taught me that I am grateful for
14. How to honor your teacher on National Teacher’s Day
15. Activities to plan on National Teacher’s Day
16. Craft Ideas for National Teacher’s Day

11th May – National Technology Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #Happy TechonologyDay #NationalTechnologyDay #TechDay

17. Is technology really taking us where we want to be?
18. Will Artificial Intelligence take over the world one day?
19. Best technological advancements in my opinion
20. What do I wish for modern technology to deliver?
21. Here is why I am unhappy with technological advancements?
22. 20 things you will not be able to do without modern technology

12th May – International Nurses Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #IND2019 #InternationalNursesDay #NursesDay

23. How to honor nurses on this International Nurses Day
24. Why and how you should become a nurse
25. My encounter with a nurse for which I am grateful
26. Interview a nurse and share her experiences

12th May – International Mothers’ Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #mothersday #mom #motherhood #mothercare #motherslove

27. 15 things to do for your mother on International Mothers’ Day
28. Best Gift Ideas for Mothers’ Day
29. Things your mother did for you but will never tell you
30. Interview your other and share lovely childhood memories.

15^th May – International Day of Families

Hashtags for the Day include: #dayoffamilies

31. Why it is important to spend quality time with family
32. How the family environment can shape our mental health
33. Fun activities to plan with your family
34. How to teach children about different types of families

17^th May – Norwegian Independence Day

35. Hashtags for the Day include:#IndependenceDay
36. History of Norwegians and their culture
37. 10 Things you should know about Norway
38. Best travel destinations in Norway
39. Things to do and not to do when in Norway

17^th May – Day Against Homophobia

Hashtags for the Day include: #idahot #May17Because

40. List Down behaviors that are homophobic
41. Share how homophobia can damage lives
42. How To Combat Homophobia in public and workplace
43. Recommend a reading list to create awareness about homophobia
44. Recommend movies that discuss the homophobia

24th May – National Brother Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #NationalBrotherDay #brother #NBD

45. Fun Activities to plan on National Brothers’ Day
46. Fond memories of childhood with your brother
47. Five reasons brothers are a blessing
48. Facts and Quotes about brothers

27^th May – Memorial Day History

Hashtags for the Day include: #memorialdayweekend

49. History of Memorial Day
50. Memorial Day – Remembering our heroes
51. How to Remember our heroes and support their cause

28th May – National Burger Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #NationalBurgerDay, #Burgers

52. 5 Best burger recipes to try on National Burger Day
53. 7 Most popular burger places in my town
54. The most popular add-on for burgers and their recipes
55. How much burger-making food chains are earning annually in the U.S.
56. Scandals of Burger Food Chains you did not know about

31st May – No Tobacco Day

Hashtags for the Day include: #tobaccofree #quitsmoking #tobacco #smokefree

57. Where did tobacco come from and what made it popular
58. How tobacco is injurious to health and why it is legal
59. How much tobacco making industry is worth in the U.S.
60. International Market of Tobacco and its production
61. Tips to help quite Tobacco and stay clean

Other offbeat holidays in the month to inspire some out of the box ideas for your blog posts are as follows        

• 1^st May – Loyalty Day, Save the Rhino Day, Mother Goose Day
• 2^nd May – Baby Day, Brothers and Sisters Day
• 3^rd May – Garden Meditation Day, International Tuba Day, Lumpy Rug Day, World Press Freedom Day, Space Day
• 4^th May – Star Wars Day, Free Comic Book Day, Bird Day, Renewal Day, National Candied Orange Peel Day, Kentucky Derby Day
• 5^th May – Oyster Day, National Hoagie Day, Cinco de Mayo
• 6^th May – Beverage Day, No Diet Day, National Tourist Appreciation Day
• 7^th May – National Teacher’s Day, National Tourism Day
• 8^th May – School Nurses Day, No Socks Day, National Receptionist Day World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day, V-E Day, National Outdoor Intercourse Day, Iris  Day
• 9^th May Lost Sock Memorial Day
• 10 Military Spouses Day, Clean up Your Room Day Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day
• 11^th May – National Train Day, International Migratory Bird Day National Windmill Day, Twilight Zone Day, Eat What You Want Day
• 12^th May – Limerick Day, Lilac Sunday second Sunday in May, Fatigue Syndrome Day
• 13^th May – Leprechaun Day, Frog Jumping Day
• 14^th May – Dance Like a Chicken Day
• 15^th May – National Chocolate Chip Day, Police Officer’s Memorial Day
• 16^th May – Love a Tree Day, National Sea Monkey Day, Wear Purple for Peace Day
• 17^th May – National Bike to Work Day (third Friday of the month), Pack Rat Day
• 18^th May – Armed Forces Day, International Museum Day, No Dirty Dishes Day, Visit Your Relatives Day
• 19^th May – Boy’s Club Day, World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day
• 20^th May – Be a Millionaire Day, Pick Strawberries Day
• 21^st May – National Memo Day, National Waiters and Waitresses Day, Victoria Day(Canada) – Monday preceding the 25th
• 22^nd May – World Goth Day, Buy a Musical Instrument Day
• 23^rd May – Lucky Penny Day
• 24^th May – National Escargot Day
• 25^th May – National Missing Children’s Day, International Jazz Day, National Brown Bag It Day, Tap Dance Day, National Wine Day, National Towel Day (in the UK)
• 26^th May – Sally Ride Day
• 27^th May – Sun Screen Day
• 28^th May – National Hamburger Day, Amnesty International Day
• 29^th May – Learn About Composting Day
• 30^th May – Mint Julep Day, Water a Flower Day
• 31^st May – National Macaroon Day, Save Your Hearing Day