Public Holidays in August 2009

Find public holidays and important dates for 2009. View the complete calendar of national holidays and observances.

August 2009 - Public Holidays

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

1

AndorraAndorra La Vella Festival

Antigua & BarbudaJ'Ouvert Morning

BarbadosEmancipation Day

BeninIndependence Day

Caribbean NetherlandsEmancipation Day

Democratic Republic of the CongoParents' Day

SwitzerlandBundesfeiertag

SwitzerlandFête nationale (JU)

SwitzerlandGiorno festivo federale (TI)

GuyanaEmancipation Day

JamaicaEmancipation Day

St. LuciaEmancipation Day

Trinidad & TobagoEmancipation Day

St. Vincent & GrenadinesEmancipation Day

ChinaArmy Day

2

Antigua & BarbudaLast Lap

Costa RicaOur Lady of Los Ángeles

MacedoniaDay of the Republic

3

AnguillaAugust Monday

AustraliaPicnic Day (NT)

BarbadosKadooment Day

Caribbean NetherlandsCarnival Monday

BahamasEmancipation Day

CanadaCivic Holiday

CanadaNew Brunswick Day (NB)

CanadaNatal Day (NS)

DominicaEmancipation Day

United KingdomSummer bank holiday

GrenadaEmancipation Day

Republic of Equatorial GuineaArmed Forces Day

Guinea-BissauPidjiguiti Day

IrelandFirst Monday in August

IcelandCommerce Day

St. Kitts & NevisEmancipation Day

MacedoniaDay of the Republic (substitute day)

MontserratEmancipation Day

Republic of the NigerIndependence Day

El SalvadorFiestas Agostinas

Turks & Caicos IslandsEmancipation Day

British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Monday

ZambiaFarmers' Day

4

Cook IslandsConstitution Day

GhanaFounders Day

St. Kitts & NevisCulturama Day

British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Tuesday

5

Burkina FasoIndependence Day

BrazilNossa Senhora das Neves

SpainNuestra Señora de África (CE)

SpainNuestra Señora de las Nieves (CN)

CroatiaVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders

Canary IslandsNuestra Señora de las Nieves

El SalvadorFiestas Agostinas

British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Wednesday

PakistanRaksha Bandhan

6

AnguillaAugust Thursday

BoliviaIndependence Day

JamaicaIndependence Day

El SalvadorCelebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo

IranBirthday of Imam Mahdi

7

AnguillaConstitution Day

Republic of Côte d'IvoireIndependence Day

ColombiaBattle of Boyacá

RwandaNational Harvest Day

8

GermanyAugsburg Peace Festival

TanzaniaNane Nane Day

9

SingaporeNational Day

SurinameIndigenous People's Day

South AfricaNational Women's Day

10

EcuadorDeclaration of Independence of Quito

GrenadaCarnival Monday

SingaporeNational Day (substitute day)

United States of AmericaVictory Day

South AfricaPublic Holiday

ZimbabweHeroes' Day

11

GrenadaCarnival Tuesday

ChadIndependence Day

ZimbabweDefence Forces Day

12

ThailandThe Queen Mother's Birthday

13

Central African RepublicIndependence Day

Tunisiaعيد المرأة

14

Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab

St. HelenaAnniversary Day

PakistanIndependence Day

PakistanJanmashtami

15

AndorraAssumption

AustriaAssumption

Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption

People's Republic of BangladeshNational Mourning Day

BelgiumAssumption

Burkina FasoAssumption

BurundiAssumption

BeninAssumption

St. BarthsAssumption

BrazilAssumption (MG)

BrazilAdesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil (PA)

Central African RepublicAssumption

Republic of the CongoAssumption

SwitzerlandAssumption

Republic of Côte d'IvoireAssumption

ChileAssumption

CameroonAssumption

Costa RicaMother's Day

Cape VerdeAssumption

CyprusAssumption

GermanyAssumption

SpainAssumption

FranceAssumption

GabonAssumption

French GuianaAssumption

The GambiaAssumption

GuineaAssumption

GuadeloupeAssumption

Republic of Equatorial GuineaConstitution Day

GreeceAssumption

CroatiaAssumption

HaitiAssumption

Canary IslandsAssumption

ItaliaAssumption

South KoreaLiberation Day

LithuaniaAssumption

LuxembourgAssumption

MonacoAssumption

St. MartinAssumption

MadagascarAssumption

MartiniqueAssumption

MaltaAssumption

New CaledoniaAssumption

PolandAssumption

St. Pierre & MiquelonAssumption

PortugalAssumption

ParaguayAssumption

RéunionAssumption

RomaniaAssumption

RwandaAssumption

SeychellesAssumption

SloveniaAssumption

San MarinoAssumption

SenegalAssumption

Togolese RepublicAssumption

Vatican CityAssumption

VenezuelaAssumption

VanuatuAssumption

MayotteAssumption

16

BrazilDia de Santa Catarina

Dominican RepublicRestoration Day

GabonIndependence Day

VanuatuPublic Holiday

17

ArgentinaAnniversary of the death of General José de San Martín

CanadaSaskatchewan Day (SK)

CanadaDiscovery Day (YT)

ColombiaAssumption

IndonesiaIndependence Day

United States of AmericaBennington Battle Day

18

19

20

ChileNativity of Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins

EstoniaDay of Restoration of Independence

HungarySaint Stephen's Day

Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People

21

CanadaGold Cup Parade Day

Kingdom of MoroccoYouth Day

United States of AmericaStatehood Day

22

United Arab EmiratesFirst day of Ramadan

BruneiFirst day of Ramadan

EthiopiaFirst day of Ramadan

MalaysiaFirst day of Ramadan

23

PakistanGanesh Chaturthi

24

People's Republic of BangladeshKrishna Janmashtami

LiberiaFlag Day

MalaysiaMelaka State Governor's Birthday

UkraineIndependence Day

PakistanBirthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal)

25

UruguayIndependence Day

26

NamibiaHeroes' Day

Papua New GuineaNational Day of Repentance

27

MoldovaIndependence Day

28

Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption

GeorgiaSaint Mary's Day

29

SlovakiaSlovak National Uprising anniversary

30

PeruSanta Rosa de Lima

TurkeyVictory Day

KazakhstanConstitution Day

Timor LestePopular Consultation Day

31

United KingdomSummer bank holiday

GibraltarLate Summer Bank Holiday

MoldovaNational Language Day

MalaysiaIndependence Day

PhilippinesNational Heroes' Day

St. HelenaAugust Bank Holiday

Trinidad & TobagoIndependence Day

KazakhstanConstitution Day (observed)