Celebrate No Pants Day The First Friday in May
On the first Friday in May we celebrate the freedom of not wearing pants with No Pants Day.
Now don’t get confused. This day is different from the No Pants Subway Ride Day in January.
(Apparently lots of people really don’t like to wear pants!)
Most sources we checked suggest the day started with the Knighthood of Buh at the University of Texas in Austin. Members of this small club decided going pantsless on the first Friday in May would be a funny end-of-semester stunt.
Exactly when it started is less clear. Some suggest the mid-1980s. Others say the late 1990s. Whenever it first began, the Knighthood of Buh apparently started promoting the event around 2000.
The day slowly gained popularity and is now celebrated in many countries.
Why go around without pants?
For the surreal humor of the situation.
It’s totally unexpected and bizarre to see people going about their daily lives without pants (or skirt, etc.).
And participants are also supposed to act as if nothing’s wrong or different. So that adds to the absurdity of the situation.
It’s similar to a flash mob: A brief, unexpected activity at a time and place where you don’t normally see such a thing.
And, also similar to a flash mob, it makes people laugh or at least smile.
Scroll down for some ideas on celebrating this uninhibited unofficial holiday.
How to Celebrate No Pants Day
Clearly the idea is to spend the day without wearing any pants. And ladies, wearing a dress or skirt is cheating! Men, no kilts either. It’s underwear only on the bottom half of your body. :)
But you probably do want to choose underwear with a bit of coverage, like boxers or full-coverage panties. No sense spending this fun, carefree day getting charged with indecent exposure.
(And since there really aren’t any rules to the day, if you feel the need to wear a skirt or kilt in place of pants, well we won’t judge. ;) )
Advertise why you’re not wearing pants with a “No Pants are the Best Pants” tee or tank. Fun to wear and perfect for this day!
Share the day with your kids and the adorable picture book Pants! No Chance! It’s actually a story about how sometimes it’s good to wear pants, but if you have young children, it’s a fun little book.
Dates for Future No Pants Day Celebrations
The date of No Pants Day changes each year, since it’s always on the first Friday of May. We wouldn’t want you to miss one, so here’s a list of the dates for the next few years.
- 2019 – Friday, May 3
- 2020 – Friday, May 1
- 2021 – Friday, May 7
- 2022 – Friday, May 6
- 2023 – Friday, May 5
- 2024 – Friday, May 3
- 2025 – Friday, May 2
- 2026 – Friday, May 1
- 2027 – Friday, May 7
- 2028 – Friday, May 5
Why we are celebrating the pants less day?
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