Public Holidays in August 2026
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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
SyriaArmed Forces Day
Solomon IslandsGuadalcanal Province Day
SenegalMagal de Touba
ChinaArmy Day
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Antigua & BarbudaLast Lap
Costa RicaOur Lady of Los Ángeles
MacedoniaDay of the Republic
IndiaFriendship Day
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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
TuvaluNational Children's Day
Solomon IslandsMakira-Ulawa Province Day
KiribatiYouth Day
IranArbaeen-e Hosseini
4
Cook IslandsConstitution Day
GhanaFounders Day
St. Kitts & NevisCulturama Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Tuesday
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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
6
AnguillaAugust Thursday
BoliviaIndependence Day
JamaicaIndependence Day
El SalvadorCelebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo
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AnguillaConstitution Day
Republic of Côte d'IvoireIndependence Day
ColombiaBattle of Boyacá
RwandaNational Harvest Day
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EcuadorDeclaration of Independence of Quito
GrenadaCarnival Monday
SingaporeNational Day (substitute day)
United States of AmericaVictory Day
South AfricaPublic Holiday
ZimbabweHeroes' Day
SamoaFather's Day
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ThailandThe Queen Mother's Birthday
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14
Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab
St. HelenaAnniversary Day
Falkland IslandsFalkland Day
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
Wallis and FutunaAssumption of Mary
Solomon IslandsMalaita Province Day
French PolynesiaAssumption of Mary
MaldivesNational Day
MauritiusAssumption of Mary
LebanonAssumption of Mary
North KoreaLiberation Day
United KingdomAssumption of Mary
IndiaIndependence Day
AustraliaAssumption of Mary
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BrazilDia de Santa Catarina
Dominican RepublicRestoration Day
GabonIndependence Day
VanuatuPublic Holiday
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NauruDay of the Tribes
NorwayCrown Princess Mette-Marit's Day
AfghanistanIndependence Day (National Day)
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
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CanadaGold Cup Parade Day
Kingdom of MoroccoYouth Day
United States of AmericaStatehood Day
MicronesiaGospel Day (Kosrae)
IranMartyrdom of Imam Hassan
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People's Republic of BangladeshKrishna Janmashtami
LiberiaFlag Day
MalaysiaMelaka State Governor's Birthday
UkraineIndependence Day
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UruguayIndependence Day
JordanProphet's Birthday (estimated)
KuwaitProphet's Birthday (estimated)
MongoliaYouth's Day
North KoreaDay of Songun
IraqThe Prophet's Birthday
United Arab EmiratesBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
People's Republic of BangladeshBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Burkina FasoBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
BahrainBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
BeninBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
BruneiBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHari Maulaud Nabi
Republic of Côte d'IvoireBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
DjiboutiBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
AlgeriaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
EgyptBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Western SaharaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
EritreaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
EthiopiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
FijiBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
The GambiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
GuineaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
GuyanaYouman Nabi
IndonesiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
ComorosBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
LibyaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Kingdom of MoroccoBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Republic of MaliBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
MauritaniaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
MalaysiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Republic of the NigerBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
NigeriaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
SudanBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Sierra LeoneMawlid
SenegalBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
SomaliaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
ChadBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
TunisiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
TanzaniaMaulid Day
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NamibiaHeroes' Day
YemenThe Prophet's Birthday
SyriaThe Prophet's Birthday
Papua New GuineaNational Day of Repentance
MaldivesMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)
LebanonThe Prophet's Birthday
United KingdomMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)
IndiaOnam
AustraliaMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)
AfghanistanThe Prophet's Birthday
Togolese RepublicBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
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MoldovaIndependence Day
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SlovakiaSlovak National Uprising anniversary
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PeruSanta Rosa de Lima
TurkeyVictory Day
KazakhstanConstitution Day
Timor LestePopular Consultation Day
IranBirthday of Muhammad Prophet
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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)
KyrgyzstanIndependence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
AfghanistanAnniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign Troops
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