Events in May 2027: weekend guides and things to do

83 big events in May 2027: motorsport (6), running and endurance (5), football and rugby (1), tennis and golf (3), trade shows and tech (6) and more. Each guide covers where to stay, what to do between sessions and what to book.

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Motorsport

7 May 2027Spanish MotoGP (Jerez)
Jerez de la Frontera, SpainMotoGP14 May 2027French MotoGP (Le Mans)
Le Mans, FranceMotoGP21 May 2027Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, CanadaF123 May 2027*Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man, Isle of ManMotorsport28 May 2027Italian MotoGP (Mugello)
Florence, ItalyMotoGP28 May 2027Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis, United StatesMotorsport

Running and endurance

7 May 2027*Copenhagen Marathon
Copenhagen, DenmarkMarathon13 May 2027*Göteborgsvarvet (half marathon)
Gothenburg, SwedenMarathon21 May 2027Cape Town Marathon
Cape Town, South AfricaMarathon28 May 2027*Edinburgh Marathon
Edinburgh, United KingdomMarathon28 May 2027*Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon
San Diego, United StatesMarathon

Football and rugby

14 May 2027*FA Cup Final
London, United KingdomFootball

Tennis and golf

4 May 2027*Internazionali d'Italia (Rome)
Rome, ItalyTennis10 May 2027*PGA Championship 2027 (Frisco)
Dallas, United StatesGolf23 May 2027*Roland-Garros (French Open)
Paris, FranceTennis

Trade shows and tech

3 May 2027*Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)
Houston, United StatesTrade show4 May 2027*OMR Festival
Hamburg, GermanyTrade show13 May 2027*Salone Internazionale del Libro
Turin, ItalyTrade show15 May 2027*National Restaurant Association Show
Chicago, United StatesTrade show17 May 2027*re:publica
Berlin, GermanyTrade show18 May 2027*Licensing Expo
Las Vegas, United StatesTrade show

Medical and academic congresses

2 May 2027*Milken Institute Global Conference
Los Angeles, United StatesCongress17 May 2027*World Health Assembly
Geneva, SwitzerlandCongress28 May 2027*ASCO Annual Meeting
Chicago, United StatesCongress

Music festivals

12 May 2027*Nuits Sonores
Lyon, FranceFestival21 May 2027*EDC Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United StatesFestival28 May 2027*Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
Fez, MoroccoFestival

Film, art and culture

11 May 2027*Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, FranceCulture12 May 2027*Prague Spring International Music Festival
Prague, CzechiaCulture14 May 2027*Hamburg Port Anniversary (Hafengeburtstag)
Hamburg, GermanyCulture15 May 2027*Aoi Matsuri
Kyoto, JapanCulture18 May 2027*RHS Chelsea Flower Show
London, United KingdomCulture25 May 2027*World Series of Poker
Las Vegas, United StatesCulture28 May 2027*Vivid Sydney
Sydney, AustraliaCulture30 May 2027*São Paulo Pride Parade
São Paulo, BrazilCulture

Graduations

1 May 2027*University of Michigan Commencement
Ann Arbor, United StatesGraduation2 May 2027*Ohio State Commencement
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesGraduation7 May 2027*University of Georgia Commencement
Athens, Georgia, United StatesGraduation7 May 2027*University of Florida Commencement
Gainesville, United StatesGraduation7 May 2027*University of Alabama Commencement
Tuscaloosa, United StatesGraduation7 May 2027*UCF Commencement
Orlando, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*UC Berkeley Commencement
San Francisco, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*UNC Chapel Hill Commencement
Durham and Chapel Hill, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*UW-Madison Commencement
Madison, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*Rice University Commencement
Houston, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*UT Austin Commencement
Austin, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*SMU Commencement
Dallas, United StatesGraduation8 May 2027*UNLV Commencement
Las Vegas, United StatesGraduation9 May 2027*Duke Commencement
Durham and Chapel Hill, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*USC Commencement
Los Angeles, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*University of Virginia Final Exercises
Charlottesville, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*Vanderbilt Commencement
Nashville, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*Texas A&M Commencement
College Station, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*Northeastern University Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*University of Miami Commencement
Miami, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*University of Houston Commencement
Houston, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*University of Minnesota Commencement
Minneapolis, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*CU Boulder Commencement
Boulder, United StatesGraduation14 May 2027*University of South Carolina Commencement
Columbia, South Carolina, United StatesGraduation15 May 2027*Georgetown Commencement
Washington, D.C., United StatesGraduation15 May 2027*Fordham University Commencement
New York City, United StatesGraduation15 May 2027*Tulane University Commencement
New Orleans, United StatesGraduation16 May 2027*Boston University Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation16 May 2027*Yale Commencement
New Haven, United StatesGraduation16 May 2027*Notre Dame Commencement
South Bend, United StatesGraduation16 May 2027*Tufts University Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation16 May 2027*George Washington University Commencement
Washington, D.C., United StatesGraduation17 May 2027*University of Pennsylvania Commencement
Philadelphia, United StatesGraduation19 May 2027*Columbia University Commencement
New York City, United StatesGraduation19 May 2027*NYU Commencement
New York City, United StatesGraduation20 May 2027*LSU Commencement
Baton Rouge, United StatesGraduation22 May 2027*Naval Academy Commissioning Week
Annapolis, United StatesGraduation22 May 2027*Air Force Academy Graduation
Colorado Springs, United StatesGraduation23 May 2027*West Point Graduation Week
West Point and the Hudson Valley, United StatesGraduation25 May 2027*Princeton Commencement
Princeton, United StatesGraduation27 May 2027*Harvard Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation27 May 2027*Johns Hopkins Commencement
Baltimore, United StatesGraduation28 May 2027*MIT Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation29 May 2027*Cornell Commencement
Ithaca, United StatesGraduation30 May 2027*Brown University Commencement
Providence, United StatesGraduation31 May 2027*Boston College Commencement
Boston, United StatesGraduation31 May 2027*McGill University Convocation
Montreal, CanadaGraduation

Religious and seasonal

12 May 2027*San Isidro festivities
Madrid, SpainSeasonal

* Expected date, following the usual pattern. Not yet confirmed by the organiser.