Harvey Milk Day

Name: Harvey Milk Day
Start: 2026-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-22T23:59:59-05:00

May 22

Harvey Milk Day, celebrated annually on May 22nd (his birthday), honors Harvey Milk, a pioneering gay rights activist and one of the first openly LGBTQ elected officials in the U.S., serving as a San Francisco Supervisor before his assassination in 1978, with the day established in California to commemorate his legacy of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and equality for all minorities.