National Nurses Day 2026

May 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Nurses Day Wednesday May 6 -3 days 7 8 9 Todays Date May 9 10 Mothers Day Sunday May 10 1 day 11 12 13 14 Ascension Day Thursday May 14 5 days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pentecost Sunday May 24 15 days 25 Memorial Day Monday May 25 16 days 26 27 28 29 30 31

National Nurses Day for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Wednesday, May 6th.

National Nurses Day is held annually on May 6 which marks the beginning of National Nurses Week. The day is to recognize the contribution nurses make to our world and to provide thanks. National Nurses week ends on May 12th which is the birthday of the original founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale.

Days to National Nurses Day 2026

Wednesday, May 6th is day number 126 of the 2026 calendar year with -3 days until National Nurses Day 2026.