August 2026 Holidays & Observances Worldwide
There is a total of 296 public holidays and observances in August of 2026 for over 230 countries and 3300 locations around the world. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays & observances along with when and where they are observed.
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| Date | Holiday | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Barbados |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Independence Day | Benin |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Belize |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Parents' Day | Congo Democratic Republic |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Swiss National Day | Switzerland |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Army Day | China |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Guyana |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Santo Domingo Celebrations Start | Nicaragua |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Guadalcanal Province Day | Solomon Islands |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | African Emancipation Day | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Colorado Day | United States |
| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Our Lady of Los Ángeles | Costa Rica |
| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Friendship Day | India |
| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | Republic Day | North Macedonia |
| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | American Family Day | United States |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Carnival Holiday | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | August Monday | Anguilla |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | Australia |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Northern Territory Picnic Day | Australia |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Kadooment Day | Barbados |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Day | The Bahamas |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | British Columbia Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Civic/Provincial Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Heritage Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Natal Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | New Brunswick Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Saskatchewan Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Terry Fox Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Dominica |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Summer Bank Holiday | United Kingdom |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Grenada |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney) | Guernsey |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Freedom Day | Equatorial Guinea |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | August Bank Holiday | Ireland |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Commerce Day | Iceland |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Youth Day | Kiribati |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Republic Day observed | North Macedonia |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Day | Montserrat |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Nigerien Independence Day | Niger |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Makira-Ulawa Province Day | Solomon Islands |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Grand Magal de Touba | Senegal |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | San Salvador Day 1 (S. Salvador only) | El Salvador |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Day off for Emancipation Day | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | National Children's Day | Tuvalu |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Flag's Day | Venezuela |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Emancipation Monday | British Virgin Islands |
| Monday, August 3, 2026 | Farmers' Day | Zambia |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Carnival Holiday | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Constitution Day | Cook Islands |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Arbaeen | Iran |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Culturama Day | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Chelum | Pakistan |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Matice Slovenska Day | Slovakia |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Barack Obama Day | United States |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Coast Guard Birthday | United States |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | National Guard's Day | Venezuela |
| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Emancipation Tuesday | British Virgin Islands |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | The Day of Our Lady of Africa | Spain |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Student-People Uprising Day | Bangladesh |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | National Day | Burkina Faso |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Canada |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Victory Day | Croatia |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | San Salvador Day 2 (S. Salvador only) | El Salvador |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Emancipation Wednesday | British Virgin Islands |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | August Thursday | Anguilla |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Independence Day | Bolivia |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Hiroshima Memorial Day | Japan |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Battle of Junín | Peru |
| Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Celebrations of San Salvador | El Salvador |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Constitution Day | Anguilla |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Independence Day Holiday | Bolivia |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Independence Day | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Battle of Boyacá Day | Colombia |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Umuganura Day | Rwanda |
| Friday, August 7, 2026 | Purple Heart Day | United States |
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Extra Work Day | Hungary |
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Feast of Saint Roman Eve | Monaco |
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Father's Day | Taiwan |
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Farmers' Day | Tanzania |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | The Day of Cantabria | Spain |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Father's Day | Brazil |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Nagasaki Memorial Day | Japan |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Feast of Saint Roman | Monaco |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | National Day | Singapore |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Indigenous Peoples Day | Suriname |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | International Day of the World's Indigenous People | United States |
| Sunday, August 9, 2026 | National Women's Day | South Africa |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Independence Day | Ecuador |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Carnival (First Day) | Grenada |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Last Day of Santo Domingo Celebrations | Nicaragua |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | National Day Observed | Singapore |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Day of the Victims of Mining Disasters | Slovakia |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Victory Day | United States |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Father's Day | Samoa |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Day off for National Women's Day | South Africa |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Heroes' Day | Zimbabwe |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Carnival (Second Day) | Grenada |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Mountain Day | Japan |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Independence Day | Chad |
| Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | Defence Forces Day | Zimbabwe |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | Australia |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Akhari Chahar Somba | Bangladesh |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan | Iran |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | The Queen Mother's Birthday | Thailand |
| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | International Youth Day | United States |
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Independence Day | Central African Republic |
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Martyrdom of Imam Reza | Iran |
| Thursday, August 13, 2026 | Women's Day | Tunisia |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab | Western Sahara |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Falkland Day | Falkland Islands |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab | Morocco |
| Friday, August 14, 2026 | Independence Day | Pakistan |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Spain |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Independence Day | Congo |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Switzerland |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Mother's Day | Costa Rica |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Cabo Verde |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Cyprus |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Germany |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Flooding of the Nile | Egypt |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | France |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Constitution Day | Equatorial Guinea |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Dormition of the Holy Virgin | Greece |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only) | Guatemala |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Croatia |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Independence Day | India |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Ferragosto | Italy |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Liberation Day | North Korea |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Lebanon |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Liechtenstein National Day | Liechtenstein |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary | Lithuania |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Luxembourg |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | The Feast of Mary's Assumption | Malta |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Mauritius |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | National Day | Maldives |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Mexico |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Foundation of Old Panama City | Panama |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | French Polynesia |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Nauroz | Pakistan |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Poland |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Founding of Asuncion | Paraguay |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Reunion |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | St Mary's Day | Romania |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Rwanda |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Malaita Province Day | Solomon Islands |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Seychelles |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Day of the Assumption of Mary | Vatican City (Holy See) |
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Assumption of Mary | Venezuela |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | Restoration Day | Dominican Republic |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | Independence Day | Gabon |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | Bennington Battle Day | United States |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | National Navajo Code Talkers Day | United States |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | National Senior Citizens Day | United States |
| Sunday, August 16, 2026 | Assumption Day Holiday | Vatican City (Holy See) |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | San Martín Day | Argentina |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Flag Day | Bolivia |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Discovery Day | Canada |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Assumption of Mary Holiday | Colombia |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Independence Day Holiday | Gabon |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Indonesian Independence Day | Indonesia |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Day off for Liberation Day | South Korea |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Assumption of Mary observed | Rwanda |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day | Slovenia |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | Bennington Battle Day observed | United States |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Independence Day (National Day) | Afghanistan |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Chinese Valentine's Day | China |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Birthday | Norway |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Day of the Tribes | Nauru |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Birthday | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Chinese Valentine's Day | Taiwan |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | World Humanitarian Day | United States |
| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | National Aviation Day | United States |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Independence Restoration Day | Estonia |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People | Western Sahara |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | National Day | Hungary |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People | Morocco |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) | Pakistan |
| Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Our Lady of Sorrows | Portugal |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Gold Cup Parade | Canada |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Youth Day | Western Sahara |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Gospel Day (Kosrae) | Micronesia |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | National Day Holiday | Hungary |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari | Iran |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Youth Day | Morocco |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Ninoy Aquino Day | Philippines |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Day of the Victims of the Occupation of Czechoslovakia | Slovakia |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | United States |
| Friday, August 21, 2026 | Hawaii Statehood Day | United States |
| Saturday, August 22, 2026 | Our Lady of Graces | Portugal |
| Saturday, August 22, 2026 | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | United States |
| Saturday, August 22, 2026 | Working day for Independence Day Holiday | Vietnam |
| Sunday, August 23, 2026 | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Communism and Nazism | Estonia |
| Sunday, August 23, 2026 | European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes | Croatia |
| Sunday, August 23, 2026 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | United States |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | National Parks Day | Costa Rica |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday Holiday | Fiji |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | Youman-Nabi | Guyana |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | Flag Day | Liberia |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | Birthday of the Governor of Malacca | Malaysia |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Tunisia |
| Monday, August 24, 2026 | Independence Day (Suspended) | Ukraine |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Maulidur Rasul | Brunei |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | Western Sahara |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Maulid Nabi Muhammad | Indonesia |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Prophet's Birthday Eve | Israel |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Iraq |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Prophet's Birthday | Jordan |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Day of Songun | North Korea |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | Morocco |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Youths Day | Mongolia |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | Malaysia |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Eid Milad un-Nabi | Pakistan |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Independence Day | Uruguay |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Mouloud | United Arab Emirates |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Afghanistan |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Hari Maulad Nabi | Australia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | Australia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Bangladesh |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Burkina Faso |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Maouloud | Benin |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | Canada |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Hari Maulad Nabi | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | Christmas Island |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Algeria |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Prophet Mohamed's Birthday | Egypt |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Eritrea |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | United Kingdom |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Gambia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Prophet's Birthday | Israel |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un-Nabi | India |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Onam | India |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Comoros |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad-Un-Nabi | Sri Lanka |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Libya |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | Mauritania |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Heroes' Day | Namibia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Niger |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Id el Maulud | Nigeria |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | National Day of Repentance | Papua New Guinea |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Maulid un-Nabi | Philippines |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Russia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Maouloud | Senegal |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Somalia |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Maulid | Tanzania |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | United States |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Susan B. Anthony Day | United States |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Women's Equality Day | United States |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Yemen |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Milad un Nabi | South Africa |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Spirit Festival | China |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Hungry Ghost Festival | Hong Kong |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday | Kuwait |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Independence Day | Moldova |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | The Prophet's Birthday Holiday | Oman |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Hungry Ghost Festival | Taiwan |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Raksha Bandhan | United States |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | United States |
| Thursday, August 27, 2026 | Raksha Bandhan | South Africa |
| Friday, August 28, 2026 | Day of the Assumption of Mary | Georgia |
| Friday, August 28, 2026 | Raksha Bandhan | India |
| Friday, August 28, 2026 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) | North Macedonia |
| Friday, August 28, 2026 | Janai Purnima | Nepal |
| Saturday, August 29, 2026 | Gai Jatra | Nepal |
| Saturday, August 29, 2026 | National Uprising Day | Slovakia |
| Saturday, August 29, 2026 | International Day against Nuclear Tests | United States |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | National Liberation Day | Gabon |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Day of Remembrance of Missing Persons in the Homeland War | Croatia |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq | Iran |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Constitution Day | Kazakhstan |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Santa Rosa De Lima | Peru |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Popular Consultation Day | East Timor |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | Victory Day | Turkey |
| Sunday, August 30, 2026 | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances | United States |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops | Afghanistan |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Summer Bank Holiday | United Kingdom |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Summer Bank Holiday (except Alderney) | Guernsey |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Late Summer Bank Holiday | Gibraltar |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Summer Bank Holiday | Isle of Man |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyzstan |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Day off for Constitution Day | Kazakhstan |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Language Day | Moldova |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Malaysia's National Day | Malaysia |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | National Heroes Day | Philippines |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | August Bank Holiday | Saint Helena |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Independence Day | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | International Day for People of African Descent | United States |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | International Overdose Awareness Day | United States |
| Monday, August 31, 2026 | Independence Day Holiday | Uzbekistan |