August Holidays and Observances

August is usually a relaxed and quiet time to profit from the ultimate burst of warmth, sunny local weather and summertime delicacies. It’s the last chance to settle down sooner than the faculty 12 months begins and a time to get excited for autumn which regularly ensures cooler local weather, crisp air, and gratifying trip traditions.

The title of the month was initially a Latin phrase, Sextilis. Throughout the eighth century BC, by means of the early Medieval interval, the month was renamed to August in honor of Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor.

Listed beneath are all the official and unofficial August holidays—some might fall on completely totally different days or events yearly—to have a very good time by means of the 12 months’s eighth month. 

Fundamental Holidays and Observances

There are no federal holidays in August. In its place, August highlights on daily basis, weekly, and month-to-month celebrations and observances comparable to U.S. Air Drive Day, World Lung Most cancers Day, Nationwide Information Lover’s Day, and Worldwide Left-Handers Day. Within the occasion you’re keen on dessert, there are a lot of options to have a very good time with one factor sweet comparable to Nationwide Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, Nationwide Raspberries and Cream Day, Nationwide Pie Day, and loads of additional gratifying and distinctive celebrations. Whereas these holidays are additional minor in significance, they’re nonetheless liked and celebrated with enthusiasm.

August Daily Holidays and Observances

• August 1: U.S. Air Drive Day, Nationwide Girlfriends Day, Respect for Dad and mother Day, Nationwide Mountain Climbing Day, Handmade Pie Day, Nationwide Spider-Man Day, Nationwide Planner Day, Swiss Nationwide Day, World Lung Most cancers Day, Lammas Day
• August 2: Dinosaurs Day, Nationwide Coloring Information Day, Nationwide Ice Cream Sandwich Day, Worldwide Beer Day* (first Friday), Nationwide Water Balloon Day
• August 3: Nationwide Watermelon Day, Clear Your Flooring Day, Nationwide Disc Golf Day, Sandcastle Day, Nationwide Mustard Day* (first Saturday), Nationwide Campfire Day* (first Saturday)
• August 4: U.S. Coast Guard Birthday, Nationwide Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, Assist Canine Day, Nationwide Friendship Day, Nationwide Sisters Day, Nationwide White Wine Day, American Family Day* (first Sunday)
• August 5: Work Like a Canine Day, Nationwide Oyster Day, Blogger Day
• August 6: Nationwide Root Beer Float Day, Wiggle Your Toes Day, Nationwide Up to date Breath Day, Farmworker Appreciation Day, Fiesta de San Salvador
• August 7: Sea Serpent Day, Nationwide Lighthouse Day, Nationwide Raspberries and Cream Day, Purple Coronary coronary heart Day
• August 8: Worldwide Cat Day, Worldwide Infinity Day, Nationwide Buck Day, Nationwide Frozen Custard Day, Nationwide Mochi Day, Nationwide Pickleball Day, Take a Penny, Depart a Penny Day
• August 9: Information Lovers Day, Nationwide Girls’s Day, Worldwide Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Nationwide Hand Holding Day, Nationwide Rice Pudding Day, Worldwide Coworking Day
• August 10: Smithsonian Day, Nationwide Lazy Day, Nationwide Spoil Your Canine Day, Nationwide Bowling Day* (second Saturday), Storage Sale Day, Nationwide S’mores Day, World Lion Day
• August 11: Play throughout the Sand Day, Nationwide Son and Daughter Day, Nationwide Face Masks Day, Nationwide Hip Hop Day, Nationwide Raspberry Bombe Day
• August 12: Worldwide Youth Day, Nationwide Heart Baby Day, Nationwide Vinyl Doc Day, World Elephant Day, Tisha B’Av
• August 13: Worldwide Left-Handers Day, Nationwide Filet Mignon Day, Nationwide Prosecco Day
• August 14: Nationwide Financial Consciousness Day, Love Your Bookshop Day, Nationwide Creamsicle Day, World Calligraphy Day, World Lizard Day
• August 15: Nationwide Failures Day, Chant on the Moon Day, Nationwide Relaxation Day, Nationwide Lemon Meringue Pie Day, Nationwide Once more To School Prep Day
• August 16: Inform a Joke Day, Nationwide Roller Coaster Day, Nationwide Rum Day, Nationwide Authenticity Day, Nationwide Hawaiian Shirt Day, Nationwide Kool-Assist Day, Nationwide Bratwurst Day
• August 17: Nationwide Black Cat Appreciation Day, Worldwide Homeless Animals’ Day* (third Saturday), Worldwide Geocaching Day, Nationwide Nonprofit Day, Nationwide Thrift Retailer Day, World Honey Bee Day
• August 18: Helium Discovery Day, Unhealthy Poetry Day, Nationwide Couple’s Day, Nationwide Fajita Day, Nationwide Ice Cream Pie Day, World Breast Most cancers Evaluation Day, Tu B’av
• August 19: World Photos Day, Orville Wright’s Birthday, Nationwide Aviation Day, Nationwide Potato Day, World Humanitarian Day, Worldwide Bow Day, Worldwide Orangutan Day
• August 20: Digital Worlds Day, Nationwide Lemonade Day, Nationwide Radio Day, Nationwide Bacon-Lovers Day, Nationwide Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
• August 21: Poet’s Day, Nationwide Spumoni Day, Nationwide Senior Residents Day
• August 22: Worldwide Tongue Twister Day, Nationwide Take Your Cat to the Vet Day, Nationwide Tooth Fairy Day, Nationwide Bao Day, Nationwide Burger Day, World Plant Milk Day 
• August 23: Expertise the Wind Day, Nationwide Sponge Cake Day, Buttered Corn Day, Hug Your Sweetheart Day, Worldwide Blind Canine Day, Nationwide Cuban Sandwich Day
• August 24: Uncommon Music Day, Vesuvius Day, Nationwide Waffle Day, Pluto Demoted Day
• Nationwide Peach Pie Day
• August 25: Nationwide Banana Reduce up Day, Nationwide Whiskey Bitter Day, Nationwide Kiss and Make-Up Day,
• Nationwide Park Service Day, Nationwide Secondhand Wardrobe Day
• August 26: Nationwide Canine Day, Nationwide Girls’s Equality Day, Nationwide Cherry Popsicle Day
• August 27: Nationwide Merely Because of Day, Worldwide Lottery Day, Nationwide Banana Lovers Day, World Rock Paper Scissors Day
• August 28: Nationwide Crimson Wine Day, Nationwide Bow Tie Day, Nationwide Cherry Turnover Day, Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
• August 29: Specific individual Rights Day, Nationwide Chop Suey Day, Lemon Juice Day
• Further Herbs, A lot much less Salt Day
• August 30: Nationwide Seashore Day, Nationwide Grief Consciousness Day, Nationwide Toasted Marshmallow Day, Worldwide Whale Shark Day, Nationwide Holistic Pet Day
• August 31: Nationwide Path Mix Day, Nationwide Matchmaker Day, Eat Open air Day, Nationwide Zoo Consciousness Day, World Distance Learning Day, Worldwide Overdose Consciousness Day

August Weekly Holidays and Observances

• Worldwide Clown Week (1-7)
• Worldwide Assist Canine Week (4-10)
• Nationwide Farmers Market Week (4-10)
• Prepare with Your Baby Week (4-10)
• Nationwide Video Sport Week (first week)
• Nationwide Scrabble Week (first week)
• Nationwide Fraud Consciousness Week (first week)
• Nationwide Simplify Your Life Week (5-11)
• Nationwide Smile Week (second week)
• Elvis Week (9-17)
• Low cost Looking Week (12-18)
• Friendship Week (third week)
• Aviation Week (19-25)
• World Water Week (23-27)
• Be Kind to Humankind Week (25-31)

August Month-to-month Holidays and Observances

• American Artist Appreciation Month
• Once more to School Month
• Family Fulfilling Month
• Family Meal Month
• Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
• Happiness Happens Month
• Nationwide Once more To School Month
• Nationwide Eye Examination Month
• Nationwide Immunization Consciousness Month
• Nationwide Inventors Month
• Black Enterprise Month
• Nationwide Golf Month
• Nationwide Peach Month
• Nationwide Sandwich Month
• Nationwide Wellness Month
• Summer season Photo voltaic Safety Month

*Denotes that date modifications yearly.