August 2026 Holidays & Observances
33 holidays and observances fall in August 2026. Floating holidays show their actual weekday.
August 2026
All August observances
- Aug 1 Saturday Lughnasadh National Girlfriends Day Swiss National Day
- Aug 2 Sunday National Sisters Day
- Aug 7 Friday International Beer Day
- Aug 8 Saturday International Cat Day
- Aug 9 Sunday International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Singapore National Day
- Aug 10 Monday World Lion Day
- Aug 12 Wednesday International Youth Day World Elephant Day
- Aug 13 Thursday International Left-Handers Day
- Aug 14 Friday National Lizard Day
- Aug 15 Saturday Assumption of Mary India Independence Day Korean Liberation Day National Relaxation Day
- Aug 16 Sunday National Rum Day
- Aug 17 Monday Indonesia Independence Day
- Aug 19 Wednesday National Potato Day World Humanitarian Day World Orangutan Day World Photography Day
- Aug 20 Thursday World Mosquito Day
- Aug 22 Saturday National Peach Day
- Aug 23 Sunday International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
- Aug 24 Monday National Waffle Day Ukraine Independence Day
- Aug 25 Tuesday National Banana Split Day
- Aug 26 Wednesday La Tomatina National Dog Day Women's Equality Day
- Aug 31 Monday Malaysia Merdeka Day