August Holidays in 2022

Holiday date Holiday name Holiday location Holiday type
Mon, August 1 Lammas - Christian
Mon, August 1 Santo Domingo Celebrations Start Nicaragua Observance
Mon, August 1 Independence Day Benin Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Army Day China Observance
Mon, August 1 Gualdalcanal Province Day Solomon Islands Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 Colorado Day United States (Colorado) Local Observance
Mon, August 1 Swiss National Day Switzerland National Holiday
Mon, August 1 Parents' Day Congo Democratic Republic Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Yorkshire Day United Kingdom Observance
Mon, August 1 National Mahjong Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Mon, August 1 National Raspberry Cream Pie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 1 National Girlfriends Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Mon, August 1 National Minority Donor Awareness Day - Unofficial (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
Mon, August 1 Respect for Parents Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Mon, August 1 Emancipation Day Multiple [Show] Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Kadooment Day Barbados Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Festival Monday British Virgin Islands Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Heritage Day Canada (Alberta) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 Ontario Civic Holiday Canada (Ontario) Local Observance
Mon, August 1 Saskatchewan Day Canada (Saskatchewan) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 Terry Fox Day Canada (Manitoba) Local Observance
Mon, August 1 New Brunswick Day Canada (New Brunswick) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 British Columbia Day Canada (British Columbia) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 Natal Day Canada (Nova Scotia) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 New South Wales Bank Holiday Australia (New South Wales) State Holiday
Mon, August 1 Northern Territory Picnic Day Australia (Northern Territory) State Holiday
Mon, August 1 Youth Day Kiribati Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 National Children's Day Tuvalu Public Holiday
Mon, August 1 Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney) Guernsey Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 Commerce Day Iceland National Holiday
Mon, August 1 August Bank Holiday Ireland National Holiday
Mon, August 1 Summer Bank Holiday United Kingdom (Scotland) Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 1 World Wide Web Day - International (Products & Technology )
Mon, August 1 World Breastfeeding Week - International (Health & Body, United Nations)
Tue, August 2 Our Lady of Los Ángeles Costa Rica Observance
Tue, August 2 National Coloring Book Day - Unofficial (Hobby & Creativity)
Tue, August 2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Tue, August 2 National Night Out Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Tue, August 2 Nag Panchami - Hindu
Tue, August 2 Emancipation Day observed Barbados Public Holiday
Tue, August 2 Festival Tuesday British Virgin Islands Public Holiday
Tue, August 2 Culturama Day Saint Kitts and Nevis Public Holiday
Tue, August 2 Republic Day North Macedonia National Holiday
Wed, August 3 Flag´s Day Venezuela Observance
Wed, August 3 Freedom Day Equatorial Guinea National Holiday
Wed, August 3 Martyrs' Day Guinea-Bissau Public Holiday
Wed, August 3 Makira-Ulawa Province Day Solomon Islands Local Holiday
Wed, August 3 Nigerien Independence Day Niger Public Holiday
Wed, August 3 National Watermelon Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 3 National Grab Some Nuts Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks, Health & Body)
Wed, August 3 Festival Wednesday British Virgin Islands Public Holiday
Thu, August 4 National Guard´s Day Venezuela Observance
Thu, August 4 Matice Slovenska Day Slovakia Observance
Thu, August 4 Single Working Women's Day - Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
Thu, August 4 National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Thu, August 4 National Coast Guard Day - Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
Thu, August 4 Celebrations of San Salvador El salvador National Holiday
Thu, August 4 Coast Guard Birthday United States Observance
Thu, August 4 Constitution Day Cook islands Public Holiday
Thu, August 4 Chinese Valentine's Day China Observance
Thu, August 4 Valentine's Day Taiwan Observance
Fri, August 5 Homeland Thanksgiving Day Croatia National Holiday
Fri, August 5 The Day of Our Lady of Africa Spain (Ceuta) Local Holiday
Fri, August 5 National Underwear Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Fri, August 5 National Work Like A Dog Day - Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
Fri, August 5 National Oyster Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Fri, August 5 International Beer Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Fri, August 5 Celebrations of San Salvador El salvador National Holiday
Fri, August 5 National Day Burkina Faso Public Holiday
Fri, August 5 Umuganura Day Rwanda Public Holiday
Fri, August 5 Constitution Day Anguilla Public Holiday
Fri, August 5 Varalakshmi Vrat - Hindu
Sat, August 6 Independence Day Multiple [Show] Public Holiday
Sat, August 6 National Root Beer Float Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 6 National Fresh Breath Day - Unofficial (Health & Body)
Sat, August 6 National Wiggle Your Toes Day - Unofficial (Health & Body, Weird & Obscure)
Sat, August 6 National Disc Golf Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Sports)
Sat, August 6 National Jamaican Patty Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 6 National Mustard Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 6 Mead Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 6 Celebrations of San Salvador El salvador National Holiday
Sat, August 6 Erev Tisha B'Av Israel Observance, Hebrew
Sat, August 6 Hiroshima Memorial Day Japan Observance
Sat, August 6 Satchmo Summerfest - Unofficial (Art & Entertainment)
Sun, August 7 Battle of Boyacá Day Colombia National Holiday
Sun, August 7 Independence Day Ivory Coast Public Holiday
Sun, August 7 Purple Heart Day United States Observance
Sun, August 7 National Lighthouse Day - Unofficial (Products & Technology )
Sun, August 7 National Raspberries N’ Cream Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sun, August 7 American Family Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Sun, August 7 National Friendship Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Sun, August 7 National Sisters Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Sun, August 7 Tisha B'Av Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Sun, August 7 Tassoua Iran National Holiday
Sun, August 7 First Day of Ashura Lebanon Public Holiday
Sun, August 7 Day of Achura Algeria Public Holiday
Mon, August 8 Peasants' Day Tanzania Public Holiday
Mon, August 8 International Cat Day - Unofficial (Animals)
Mon, August 8 National CBD Day - Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
Mon, August 8 National Happiness Happens Day - Unofficial (Health & Body, Lifestyle)
Mon, August 8 National Frozen Custard Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 8 National Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor’s Porch Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 8 National Dollar Day - Unofficial (Culture & History)
Mon, August 8 Carnival (First Day) Grenada Public Holiday
Mon, August 8 Victory Day United States (Rhode Island) State Holiday
Mon, August 8 Ashura Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Mon, August 8 Father's Day Taiwan Observance
Mon, August 8 Peace Festival in Augsburg Germany (Bavaria*) Local Holiday
Mon, August 8 Day off for Independence Day Ivory Coast Public Holiday
Mon, August 8 Heroes' Day Zimbabwe Public Holiday
Tue, August 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People - International (Culture & History, United Nations)
Tue, August 9 National Day Singapore National Holiday
Tue, August 9 Indigenous Peoples Day Suriname Public Holiday
Tue, August 9 National Rice Pudding Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Tue, August 9 National Veep Day United States
Tue, August 9 National Book Lovers Day - Unofficial (Education & Reading)
Tue, August 9 Carnival (Second Day) Grenada Public Holiday
Tue, August 9 Nagasaki Memorial Day Japan Observance
Tue, August 9 National Women's Day South Africa Public Holiday
Tue, August 9 Defence Forces Day Zimbabwe Public Holiday
Wed, August 10 Lazy Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action)
Wed, August 10 Independence Day Ecuador National Holiday
Wed, August 10 National S'mores Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 10 National Shapewear Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Wed, August 10 Last Day of Santo Domingo Celebrations Nicaragua Observance
Wed, August 10 Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland Australia (Queensland) State Holiday
Thu, August 11 Independence Day Chad Public Holiday
Thu, August 11 National Son and Daughter Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Thu, August 11 Mountain Day Japan National Holiday
Thu, August 11 National Presidential Joke Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy, Weird & Obscure)
Thu, August 11 National Raspberry Bombe Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Thu, August 11 Raksha Bandhan Multiple [Show] Hindu Holiday
Thu, August 11 Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) India Restricted Holiday
Fri, August 12 International Youth Day - International (Awareness & Cause, United Nations)
Fri, August 12 The Queen's Birthday Thailand National Holiday
Fri, August 12 Middle Child Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Fri, August 12 National Julienne Fries Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Fri, August 12 National Vinyl Record Day - Unofficial (Art & Entertainment)
Fri, August 12 Spirit Festival China Observance
Fri, August 12 Ghost Festival Taiwan Observance
Fri, August 12 Raksha Bandhan Indonesia Hindu Holiday
Sat, August 13 Left-Handers Day - Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
Sat, August 13 Women's and Family Day Tunisia Observance
Sat, August 13 Independence Day Central African Republic Public Holiday
Sat, August 13 National Prosecco Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 13 National Filet Mignon Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 13 National Bowling Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Sports)
Sat, August 13 National Garage Sale Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action)
Sat, August 13 Obon - Buddhist
Sun, August 14 Falkland Day Falkland Islands Observance
Sun, August 14 Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab Morocco National Holiday
Sun, August 14 National Creamsicle Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sun, August 14 National Spirit of ’45 Day - Unofficial (Culture & History)
Sun, August 14 Father's Day Brazil Observance
Sun, August 14 Turkmen Melon Day Turkmenistan Observance
Sun, August 14 Vigil of Assumption Day Holy See (Vatican City) National Holiday
Sun, August 14 The Day of Cantabria Spain (Cantabria) Local Observance
Mon, August 15 The Assumption of Mary - Public
Mon, August 15 Founding of Asuncion Paraguay National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Foundation of Old Panama City Panama Common Local Holidays
Mon, August 15 Liberation Day Multiple [Show] Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 Liechtenstein National Day Liechtenstein Observance
Mon, August 15 Constitution Day Equatorial Guinea National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Flooding of the Nile Egypt Observance
Mon, August 15 Independence Day Congo Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 Malaita Province Day Solomon Islands Local Holiday
Mon, August 15 National Leathercraft Day - Unofficial (Hobby & Creativity)
Mon, August 15 National Relaxation Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Health & Body)
Mon, August 15 National Lemon Meringue Pie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 15 Assumption of Mary Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Mon, August 15 Discovery Day Canada (Yukon) Local Holiday
Mon, August 15 Mother's Day Costa Rica National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Assumption Day Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Mon, August 15 National Acadian Day Canada
Mon, August 15 San Martín Day Argentina National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Father's Day Samoa Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 Assumption of the Virgin Mary Cyprus National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Feast of the Assumption Lebanon Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 Dormition of the Holy Virgin Greece Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 Day of the Assumption of Mary Holy See (Vatican City) National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Assumption of Mary / Ferragosto Italy National Holiday
Mon, August 15 Feast of the Assumption of Mary Lithuania National Holiday
Mon, August 15 The Feast of Mary's Assumption Malta Public Holiday
Mon, August 15 St Mary's Day Romania National Holiday
Tue, August 16 Restoration Day Dominican Republic National Holiday
Tue, August 16 Bennington Battle Day United States (Vermont) State Holiday
Tue, August 16 Independence Day Gabon Public Holiday
Tue, August 16 National Rum Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Tue, August 16 National Tell a Joke Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Tue, August 16 National Roller Coaster Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Tue, August 16 National Airborne Day - Unofficial (Culture & History)
Tue, August 16 Parsi New Year India Restricted Holiday
Wed, August 17 Flag Day Bolivia Observance
Wed, August 17 Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day Slovenia Observance
Wed, August 17 Independence Day Gabon Public Holiday
Wed, August 17 National Nonprofit Day - Unofficial (Appreciation & Honor, Awareness & Cause)
Wed, August 17 National I LOVE My Feet Day! - Unofficial (Health & Body)
Wed, August 17 National Thrift Shop Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Wed, August 17 Black Cat Appreciation Day - Unofficial (Animals)
Wed, August 17 Ride Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
Thu, August 18 National Fajita Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Thu, August 18 National Mail Order Catalog Day - Unofficial (Products & Technology )
Thu, August 18 National Ice Cream Pie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Thu, August 18 Janmashtami Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Fri, August 19 World Humanitarian Day - International (Awareness & Cause, United Nations)
Fri, August 19 World Photo Day - Unofficial (Hobby & Creativity)
Fri, August 19 Independence Day (National Day) Afghanistan Public Holiday
Fri, August 19 National Aviation Day United States Observance
Fri, August 19 International Bow Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Fri, August 19 National Soft Ice Cream Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Fri, August 19 Gold Cup Parade Canada (Prince Edward Island) Local Holiday
Fri, August 19 Statehood Day in Hawaii United States (Hawaii) State Holiday
Fri, August 19 Crown Princess Mette-Marit's day Norway Flag Day
Fri, August 19 Janmashtami Multiple [Show] Hindu Holiday
Sat, August 20 Hungary National Day Hungary National Holiday
Sat, August 20 Independence Restoration Day Estonia National Holiday
Sat, August 20 Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People Morocco National Holiday
Sat, August 20 National Radio Day - Unofficial (Products & Technology )
Sat, August 20 National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 20 World Honey Bee Day - Unofficial (Animals)
Sun, August 21 Senior Citizens Day United States Observance
Sun, August 21 Gospel Day (Kosrae) Micronesia Local Holiday
Sun, August 21 National Brazilian Blowout Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Sun, August 21 National Spumoni Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sun, August 21 National Senior Citizens Day - Unofficial (Appreciation & Honor, Awareness & Cause)
Sun, August 21 Ninoy Aquino Day Philippines Special Non-working Holiday
Sun, August 21 Youth Day Morocco National Holiday
Mon, August 22 Be An Angel Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Appreciation & Honor)
Mon, August 22 National Bao Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 22 Never Bean Better Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Mon, August 22 National Tooth Fairy Day - Unofficial (Fun & Joy, Activity & Action)
Mon, August 22 National Pecan Torte Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 22 Father's Day South Sudan Observance
Tue, August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition - International (Culture & History, United Nations)
Tue, August 23 National Ride The Wind Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action)
Tue, August 23 National Sponge Cake Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 24 Independence Day Ukraine National Holiday
Wed, August 24 Flag Day Liberia Public Holiday
Wed, August 24 Pluto Demoted Day - Unofficial (Nature & Environment, Science)
Wed, August 24 National Waffle Day United States Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 24 National Peach Pie Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 24 National Parks Day Costa Rica Observance
Thu, August 25 Youth's Day Mongolia Observance
Thu, August 25 Day of Songun North Korea Public Holiday
Thu, August 25 Independence Day Uruguay National Holiday
Thu, August 25 National Park Service Founders Day - Unofficial (Nature & Environment)
Thu, August 25 National Whiskey Sour Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Thu, August 25 National Kiss and Make Up Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
Thu, August 25 National Secondhand Wardrobe Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle, Nature & Environment)
Thu, August 25 National Banana Split Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Fri, August 26 Heroes' Day Namibia Public Holiday
Fri, August 26 National Day of Repentance Papua New Guinea Public Holiday
Fri, August 26 National Dog Day - Unofficial (Animals)
Fri, August 26 National WebMistress Day - Unofficial (Work & Occupation)
Fri, August 26 National Cherry Popsicle Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks, Fun & Joy)
Fri, August 26 Women's Equality Day United States Observance
Sat, August 27 Independence Day Moldova National Holiday
Sat, August 27 The Duchess Who Wasn't Day - Unofficial (Art & Entertainment)
Sat, August 27 Lyndon Baines Johnson Day United States (Texas) State Holiday
Sat, August 27 National Pots De Creme Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sat, August 27 National Just Because Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Weird & Obscure)
Sat, August 27 International Bat Nights - Unofficial (Animals)
Sun, August 28 National Power Rangers Day - Unofficial (Art & Entertainment)
Sun, August 28 National Bow Tie Day - Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Sun, August 28 National Cherry Turnovers Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Sun, August 28 Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day - Unofficial (Animals)
Sun, August 28 Day of the Assumption of Mary Georgia Public Holiday
Sun, August 28 National Heroes Day Philippines Regular Holiday
Sun, August 28 Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) North Macedonia Optional Holiday
Mon, August 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests - International (Nature & Environment, United Nations)
Mon, August 29 National Uprising Day Slovakia National Holiday
Mon, August 29 According to Hoyle Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Lifestyle)
Mon, August 29 National Sports Day India Observance
Mon, August 29 National Chop Suey Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Mon, August 29 August Bank Holiday Saint Helena Public Holiday
Mon, August 29 Late Summer Bank Holiday Gibraltar Public Holiday
Mon, August 29 Summer Bank Holiday (except Alderney) Guernsey Common Local Holiday
Mon, August 29 Summer Bank Holiday Multiple [Show] Multiple Types
Tue, August 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances - International (Awareness & Cause, United Nations)
Tue, August 30 Popular Consultation Day East Timor Public Holiday
Tue, August 30 Victory Day Turkey National Holiday
Tue, August 30 Frankenstein Day - Unofficial (Art & Entertainment, Education & Reading)
Tue, August 30 Santa Rosa De Lima Peru National Holiday
Tue, August 30 Constitution Day Kazakhstan Public Holiday
Tue, August 30 National Toasted Marshmallow Day - Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Tue, August 30 National Grief Awareness Day - Unofficial (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
Tue, August 30 Ganesh Chaturthi United Kingdom Hindu Holiday
Wed, August 31 International Overdose Awareness Day - International (Awareness & Cause)
Wed, August 31 Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyzstan Public Holiday
Wed, August 31 Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago Public Holiday
Wed, August 31 Malaysia's National Day Malaysia Federal Public Holiday
Wed, August 31 Language Day Moldova National Holiday
Wed, August 31 Eat Outside Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Food & Drinks)
Wed, August 31 National Matchmaker Day - Unofficial (Relationships & Family, Work & Occupation)
Wed, August 31 National Trail Mix Day - Unofficial (Activity & Action, Lifestyle)
Wed, August 31 Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi India Restricted Holiday
Wed, August 31 Ganesh Chaturthi - Multiple Types

Palm Sunday

Maundy Thursday

Easter

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

Summer Solstice

Bastille Day

Ashura