Major Events Around the Globe
Global
Saturday, August 1, 2026
World Lung Cancer Day
Saturday, August 1, 2026
World Wide Web Day
Saturday, August 1, 2026
World Breastfeeding Week
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Hiroshima Day (Atomic Bomb Awareness Day)
Saturday, August 8, 2026
International Cat Day
Sunday, August 9, 2026
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Nagasaki Day (Atomic Bomb Awareness Day)
Sunday, August 9, 2026
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
International Youth Day
Thursday, August 13, 2026
International Lefthanders Day
Saturday, August 15, 2026
World Honey Bee Day
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
World Humanitarian Day
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
World Photography Day
Thursday, August 20, 2026
World Mosquito Day
Thursday, August 20, 2026
World Humanitarian Day (observed in some regions)
Friday, August 21, 2026
World Senior Citizens Day
Sunday, August 23, 2026
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
International Dog Day
Saturday, August 29, 2026
International Day Against Nuclear Tests
Sunday, August 30, 2026
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Afghanistan
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
August Monday (Carnival)
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
August Tuesday (Carnival)
Albania
Monday, August 24, 2026
Vardavar (Transfiguration)
Algeria
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Bank Holiday
Andorra
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Royal Queensland Show
Angola
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Antigua and Barbuda
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Emancipation Day
Argentina
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Emancipation Day
Armenia
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Kadooment Day
Australia
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Emancipation Day
Austria
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Independence Day
Azerbaijan
Monday, August 17, 2026
Blessed Rainy Day
Bahamas
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Independence Day
Bahrain
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Day of Bosnian Independence
Bangladesh
Saturday, August 1, 2026
President's Day
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Father's Day
Barbados
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day
Belarus
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Belgium
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Independence Day
Belize
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Benin
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Bhutan
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Queen Mother's Birthday
Bolivia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Civic Holiday
Botswana
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Independence Day
Brazil
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Independence Day
Brunei
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Bulgaria
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Army Day
Burkina Faso
Friday, August 7, 2026
Battle of Boyacá Day
Burundi
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Cabo Verde
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Parents' Day
Cambodia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Cameroon
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Lady of the Angels Day
Canada
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
Central African Republic
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Chad
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Chile
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Emancipation Day
China
Monday, August 10, 2026
Independence Day
Colombia
Monday, August 3, 2026
Fiesta de San Salvador
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Fiesta de San Salvador
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Restoration of Independence Day
Congo (Republic)
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Constitution Day
Costa Rica
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Croatia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Cuba
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Independence Days (National Days)
Monday, August 17, 2026
Independence Days (National Days)
Cyprus
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Czechia
Friday, August 28, 2026
Mariamoba (Day of Virgin Mary)
Denmark
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Djibouti
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Founders' Day
Dominica
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Dominican Republic
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Emancipation Day
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Carnival Monday and Tuesday
Ecuador
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Egypt
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Equatorial Guinea
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Emancipation Day
Eritrea
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Estonia
Monday, August 3, 2026
Feria Juniana
Monday, August 10, 2026
Feria Juniana
Eswatini
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Saint Stephen's Day (National Day)
Ethiopia
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Commerce Day (Verslunarmannahelgi)
Fiji
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Independence Day
Finland
Monday, August 17, 2026
Independence Day
France
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Tasoua Hosseini
Gabon
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Ashura
Gambia
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Tasoua
Georgia
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Ashura
Germany
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
August Bank Holiday
Ghana
Monday, August 3, 2026
Tisha B'Av
Greece
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Lao Issara (Free Laos Day)
Grenada
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Guatemala
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption of Mary
Guinea-Bissau
Monday, August 24, 2026
Flag Day
Haiti
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Honduras
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day (Žolinė)
Hungary
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day (Feast of the Assumption)
Iceland
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Indonesia
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Lao Issara (Free Laos) Day
Iraq
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Ireland
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Israel
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Jamaica
Monday, August 24, 2026
National Flag Day
Jordan
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Kazakhstan
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Feast of the Assumption
Kenya
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Kiribati
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Kuwait
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Kyrgyzstan
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Constitution Day
Laos
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Lao Issara (Free Laos) Day
Latvia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption of Mary
Lebanon
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day (Žolinė)
Lesotho
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Liberia
Monday, August 31, 2026
National Day (Hari Merdeka)
Libya
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Independence Day
Lithuania
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Feast of the Assumption
Malawi
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption of Mary
Malaysia
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Regional and religious celebrations may occur
Mali
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Independence Day
Malta
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Mauritania
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Local events possible
Mauritius
Friday, August 14, 2026
Allegiance Day (Oued Ed-Dahab Day)
Mexico
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Revolution Day
Moldova
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Regional events possible
Monaco
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Heroes' Day
Montenegro
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Krishna Janmashtami (date may vary slightly)
Morocco
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Fiesta de Santo Domingo (Managua regional event)
Mozambique
Monday, August 3, 2026
Independence Day
Namibia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Liberation Day
Nauru
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Day of Songun
Nepal
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Republic Day (Ilinden)
Nicaragua
Friday, August 14, 2026
Independence Day
Nigeria
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Foundation of Panama City
North Korea
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
National Repentance Day
North Macedonia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Founding of Asunción
Norway
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Santa Rosa de Lima (national holiday)
Oman
Friday, August 21, 2026
Ninoy Aquino Day
Pakistan
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
National Heroes' Day (last Monday of August)
Palau
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day / Armed Forces Day
Panama
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Paraguay
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Peru
Saturday, August 22, 2026
State Flag Day (not an official public holiday)
Philippines
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Umuganura Day (National Harvest Day)
Poland
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Emancipation Day, Culturama Festival
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Culturama Festival
Portugal
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Emancipation Day
Qatar
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Emancipation Day (First Monday in August)
Russia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Islamic calendar events possible
Saint Lucia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Samoa
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day (La Digue Festival)
Sao Tome and Principe
Sunday, August 9, 2026
National Day
Saudi Arabia
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Slovak National Uprising Day
Senegal
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Sierra Leone
Sunday, August 9, 2026
National Women's Day
Singapore
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Liberation Day
Slovenia
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Solomon Islands
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
South Africa
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Indigenous Peoples Day
South Sudan
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Swiss National Day
Sri Lanka
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Father's Day
Suriname
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Nane Nane (Farmers' Day)
Sweden
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Mother's Day (Queen Sirikit's Birthday)
Switzerland
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Syria
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Popular Consultation Day
Taiwan
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Tajikistan
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
King Tupou VI's Birthday (Observed)
Tanzania
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Emancipation Day
Thailand
Monday, August 31, 2026
Independence Day
Timor-Leste
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Women's Day
Togo
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Victory Day
Turkey
Monday, August 24, 2026
Independence Day
Tuvalu
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Uganda
Saturday, August 1, 2026
State or local events possible
Ukraine
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Independence Day
United Kingdom
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
United States
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Assumption Day
Vatican City
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Farmers' Day (First Monday in August)
Venezuela
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Heroes' Day & Defence Forces Day