Printable May 2026 Calendar

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May is the wind-down month: field days, finals, graduations, and the scramble of end-of-year sign-ups that only a wall calendar keeps honest. May 2026 runs 31 days, opening on a Friday and closing on a Sunday, with Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) to plan around. It prints free as a one-page PDF with no signup and no watermark. Need a different month or a weekly planner? Open the printable calendar generator.

How to use this May 2026 calendar

The calendar above is ready to print — click Download PDF and it saves instantly. Before you do, you can switch the week to start on Monday, turn US federal holidays on or off, add a ruled notes column beside the grid, and choose portrait or landscape on US Letter or A4. The preview updates instantly and shows the exact page you'll get.

What's on the May 2026 calendar

Days: 31
The 1st falls on: Friday
Week rows: 6 (Sunday start) or 5 (Monday start)
Federal holidays: Memorial Day

Every date is calculated from the calendar arithmetic itself rather than looked up in a table, so the weekday columns, week rows, and holiday placements above are exact for May 2026 — and the printed sheet matches the preview to the square.

Tips for the May 2026 calendar

May 2026 starts on a Friday, so the first week row has 5 empty squares before the 1st — use them for month goals or a supply list.
Write end-of-year events in pen and everything else in pencil — May reshuffles more than any other month.
Circle Memorial Day on the 25th before filling anything else in — closures ripple into the days around them.
Print at 100% scale, not “fit to page” — the grid is laid out to the real paper size.
Need somewhere to write goals? Turn on the notes column before downloading — it adds a ruled panel beside the May grid.

Customization options

Week start

Sunday or Monday. The whole May 2026 grid is rebuilt around the choice — every date moves to its correct new column, and the week-row count adjusts if the month re-flows.

US federal holidays

On by default: each holiday is printed by name in the square it falls on, and the square is tinted. Turn the option off for a clean grid. The date marked is always the holiday itself, not the weekday federal offices observe it on when it lands on a weekend.

Notes column

Adds a ruled panel down the right-hand side of the May 2026 grid for goals, reminders, or a running list. It is off by default because the plain full-width grid is what most people pin up.

Orientation and paper size

Portrait or landscape, on US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) or A4 (210 × 297 mm). The page is genuinely rotated rather than scaled, and the grid is recalculated to fill whichever sheet you choose.

Frequently asked questions

What day of the week does May 2026 start on?

May 1, 2026 falls on a Friday, and the month ends 31 days later on May 31, a Sunday. The calendar above places every date in the correct column — the arithmetic is calculated, not looked up.

How many days does May 2026 have?

May 2026 has 31 days, including 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. On the printed sheet those weekend columns are lightly tinted.

Which federal holidays fall in May 2026?

May 2026 contains Memorial Day (Monday, May 25). With holidays turned on, each is printed by name in its square and the square is tinted. The date marked is the holiday itself — where one falls on a weekend, federal offices observe it on the adjacent weekday, which is a fact about offices, not the date.

How many week rows does the May 2026 calendar have?

May 2026 spans 6 week rows on a Sunday start and 5 on a Monday start. The grid is rebuilt around your week-start choice, and the squares grow to fill the page, so a 5-row month prints with taller squares than a 6-row one.

How many weekends does May 2026 have?

5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. Both weekend columns are tinted on the printed sheet, so the working weeks read at a glance.

Is the May 2026 calendar free to print?

Yes — completely free. No signup, no email, no watermark, and no limit on copies. The PDF is generated in your browser and downloads instantly.

Can I print May 2026 in landscape or on A4?

Yes. The May grid is recalculated for portrait or landscape on US Letter or A4, genuinely rotated rather than scaled — nothing is squashed or clipped. Print at 100% scale.