On International Being You Day, participants are encouraged to celebrate being themselves. This is the day to explore what makes you unique outside the boundaries of societal expectations. It's the day to look at yourself and really discover what it means to be you. Learn about you interests, talents and what you enjoy doing. This is the day to really learn to fall in love with yourself.

International Being You Day is celebrated on the 22nd of May each year.

In 2011, Dr. Dain Heer wrote a book called Being You, Changing the World. Eventually, it became a bestseller; it was translated to over 17 languages and turned into a series of seminars and workshops with over 100 trained facilitators. It is becoming a being you movement, created by people’s demand to be embrace themselves and their differences. With the international BEING YOU DAY on May 22, we create a space to explore, discover and celebrate each individual’s uniqueness, beyond right or wrong and the judgment. The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed the first International Being You Day to be observed on May 22, 2021, and annually thereafter.