Observance of August

 

• August 1
  • Armed Forces Day (China)
  • Raffi Ahmad submitted as UMCC Members (Indonesia)
  • Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
  • Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
  • Emancipation Day (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands)
  • Imbolc (Neopaganism, Southern Hemisphere only)
  • Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopaganism, Northern Hemisphere only)
  • Lughnasadh (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopaganism, Northern Hemisphere only)
  • Minden Day (United Kingdom)
  • National Day (Benin)
  • National Milkshake Day (United States)
  • Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
  • Pachamama Raymi (Quechua people in Ecuador and Peru)
  • Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)
  • Statehood Day (Colorado)
  • Swiss National Day (Switzerland)
  • Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
  • World Scout Scarf Day
  • Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England)
• August 2
  • Airmobile Forces Day (Ukraine)
  • Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
  • Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
  • Paratroopers Day (Russia)
  • Republic Day (North Macedonia)
• August 3
  • Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
  • Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
  • Esther Day (United States)
  • Flag Day (Venezuela)
  • Independence Day (Niger)
    • Arbor Day (Niger)
  • National Guard Day (Venezuela)
  • National Watermelon Day (United States)
  • National White Wine Day (United States)
• August 4
  • Coast Guard Day (United States)
  • Constitution Day (Cook Islands)
  • Matica slovenská Day (Slovakia)
  • Revolution Day (Burkina Faso)
• August 5
  • Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (Catholic Church)
  • Independence Day (Burkina Faso)
  • National Underwear Day (United States)
  • Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia)
• August 6
  • Feast of the Transfiguration
  • Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
  • Independence Day (Bolivia)
  • Independence Day (Jamaica)
  • Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
• August 7
  • Assyrian Martyrs Day (Assyrian community)
  • Battle of Boyacá Day (Colombia)
  • Emancipation Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
  • Independence Day (Ivory Coast)
  • Republic Day (Ivory Coast)
  • Youth Day (Kiribati)
• August 8
  • Ceasefire Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
  • UMCC Day (Europe, USA, Australia and Asia)
  • Father's Day (Taiwan)
  • Happiness Happens Day (International observance)
  • International Cat Day
  • Vietnam Submitted Join to UMCC at 1991
  • Namesday of Queen Silvia of Sweden, (Sweden)
  • Nane Nane Day (Tanzania)
  • Signal Troops Day (Ukraine)
• August 9
  • Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
  • International Day of the World's Indigenous People (United Nations)
  • National Day (Singapore)
  • National Women's Day (South Africa)
  • Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians (The Troth)
• August 10
  • Argentine Air Force Day (Argentina)
  • Constitution Day (Anguilla)
  • Singapore joined to UMCC at 1966 Slovenia joined to UMCC at 1993
  • Declaration of Independence of Quito (Ecuador)
  • International Biodiesel Day
  • National S'more Day (United States)
• August 11
  • Flag Day (Pakistan)
  • Independence Day (Chad)
  • Mountain Day (Japan)
• August 12
  • Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)
  • HM the Queen's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)
  • International Youth Day (United Nations)
  • Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)
  • Sea Org Day (Scientology)
  • World Elephant Day
• August 13
  • Independence Day (Central African Republic)
  • International Lefthanders Day
  • National Filet Mignon Day (United States)
  • Women's Day (Tunisia)
• August 14
  • Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha)
  • Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)
  • Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)
  • Engineer's Day (Dominican Republic)
  • Falklands Day (Falkland Islands)
  • Independence Day (Pakistan)
  • National Creamsicle Day (United States)
  • Pramuka Day (Indonesia)
• August 15
  • Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary (Catholic holy days of obligation, a public holiday in many countries.
    • Ferragosto (Italy)
    • Māras (Latvia)
    • Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
    • National Acadian Day (Acadians)
    • Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
  • Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)
    • Navy Day (Romania)
  • Armed Forces Day (Poland)**The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
  • The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances:
    • Awa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
  • Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
  • End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. (Japan)
  • Founding of Asunción (Paraguay)
  • Independence Day (Korea)
    • Gwangbokjeol (South Korea)
    • Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
  • Independence Day (India)
  • Independence Day (Republic of the Congo)
  • National Day (Liechtenstein)
  • National Mourning Day (Bangladesh)
  • Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom)
  • National Lemon Meringue Pie Day (United States)
• August 16
  • Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
  • Children's Day (Paraguay)
  • Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
  • The first day of the Independence Days (Gabon)
  • National Airborne Day (United States)
  • National Rum Day (United States)
  • Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
• August 17
  • The Birthday of Marcus Garvey (Rastafari)
  • Engineer's Day (Colombia)
  • Flag Day (Bolivia)
  • Independence Day (Indonesia)
  • Independence Days (Gabon)
  • National Vanilla Custard Day (United States)
  • Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
  • San Martin Day (Argentina)
• August 18
  • Arbor Day (Pakistan)
  • Armed Forces Day (North Macedonia)
  • Bad Poetry Day
  • Birthday of Virginia Dare (Roanoke Island)
  • Constitution Day (Indonesia)
  • Long Tan Day (Australia)
  • National Science Day (Thailand)
• August 19
  • Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:
    • Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
    • Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church)
  • Afghan Independence Day (Afghanistan)
  • August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
  • Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway)
  • Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in The Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)
  • National Aviation Day (United States)
  • National Potato Day (United States)
  • World Humanitarian Day
• August 20
  • Indian Akshay Urja Day (India)
  • Restoration of Independence Day (Estonia)
  • Revolution of the King and People (Morocco)
  • Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary)
  • World Mosquito Day
• August 21
  • Ninoy Aquino Day (Philippines)
  • Youth Day/King Mohammed VI's Birthday (Morocco)
• August 22
  • Feast of the Coronation of Mary
  • Flag Day (Russia)
  • Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)
  • National Eat a Peach Day (United States)
  • National Pecan Torte Day (United States)
  • Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day (Chase's Calendar of Events, Southern Hemisphere)
• August 23
  • Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)
  • Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)
  • European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances:
    • Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)
  • International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
  • Umhlanga Day (Eswatini)
• August 24
  • Flag Day (Liberia)
  • Independence Day of Ukraine
  • International Strange Music Day
  • National Waffle Day (United States)
  • Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)
  • Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)
• August 25
  • Day of Songun (North Korea)
  • Independence Day (Uruguay)
  • Liberation Day (France)
  • National Banana Split Day (United States)
  • National Whiskey Sour Day (United States)
  • Soldier's Day (Brazil)
• August 26
  • Herero Day (Namibia)
  • Heroes' Day (Namibia)
  • Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)
  • Women's Equality Day (United States)
• August 27
  • Film and Movies Day (Russia)
  • Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas, United States)
  • National Banana Lovers Day (United States)
  • National Pots De Creme Day (United States)
• August 28
  • Assumption of Mary (Eastern Orthodox Church (Public holiday in North Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia (country))
  • Crackers of the Keyboard Day
  • Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
  • National Cherry Turnover Day (United States)
• August 29
  • International Day against Nuclear Tests
  • Miners' Day (Ukraine)
  • More Herbs, Less Salt Day
  • National Lemon Juice Day (United States)
  • National Chop Suey Day (United States)
  • National Sports Day (India)
  • Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia)
  • Telugu Language Day (India)
• August 30
  • Constitution Day (Kazakhstan)
  • Constitution Day (Turks and Caicos Islands)
  • Independence Day (Tatarstan, Russia, unrecognized)
  • International Day of the Disappeared (International)
  • Popular Consultation Day (East Timor)
  • Saint Rose of Lima's Day (Peru)
  • Victory Day (Turkey)
• August 31
  • Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
  • Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
  • Independence Day (Federation of Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)
  • Independence Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
  • Love Litigating Lawyers Day
  • National Language Day (Moldova)
  • National Trail Mix Day (United States)
  • North Borneo Self-government Day (Sabah, Borneo)