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
SwitzerlandBundesfeiertagSwitzerlandFête 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 Day2
Antigua & BarbudaLast Lap
Costa RicaOur Lady of Los Ángeles
MacedoniaDay of the Republic
IndiaFriendship Day3
AnguillaAugust Monday
AustraliaPicnic Day (NT)BarbadosKadooment DayCaribbean NetherlandsCarnival Monday
BahamasEmancipation Day
CanadaCivic HolidayCanadaNew 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 DayMacedoniaDay 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 DaySolomon IslandsMakira-Ulawa Province Day
KiribatiYouth Day
IranArbaeen-e Hosseini4
Cook IslandsConstitution Day
GhanaFounders DaySt. Kitts & NevisCulturama DayBritish Virgin IslandsEmancipation Tuesday5
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 NievesEl SalvadorFiestas AgostinasBritish Virgin IslandsEmancipation Wednesday6
AnguillaAugust Thursday
BoliviaIndependence DayJamaicaIndependence DayEl SalvadorCelebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo7
AnguillaConstitution Day
Republic of Côte d'IvoireIndependence Day
ColombiaBattle of Boyacá
RwandaNational Harvest Day9
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EcuadorDeclaration of Independence of QuitoGrenadaCarnival 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 Birthday13
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Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab
St. HelenaAnniversary Day
Falkland IslandsFalkland Day15
AndorraAssumption
AustriaAssumption
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption
People's Republic of BangladeshNational Mourning Day
BelgiumAssumptionBurkina FasoAssumption
BurundiAssumptionBeninAssumption
St. BarthsAssumptionBrazilAssumption (MG)BrazilAdesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil (PA)
Central African RepublicAssumption
Republic of the CongoAssumptionSwitzerlandAssumptionRepublic of Côte d'IvoireAssumption
ChileAssumption
CameroonAssumptionCosta RicaMother's Day
Cape VerdeAssumption
CyprusAssumption
GermanyAssumptionSpainAssumption
FranceAssumption
GabonAssumption
French GuianaAssumption
The GambiaAssumption
GuineaAssumption
GuadeloupeAssumptionRepublic of Equatorial GuineaConstitution Day
GreeceAssumptionCroatiaAssumption
HaitiAssumptionCanary IslandsAssumption
ItaliaAssumption
South KoreaLiberation Day
LithuaniaAssumption
LuxembourgAssumption
MonacoAssumption
St. MartinAssumption
MadagascarAssumption
MartiniqueAssumption
MaltaAssumption
New CaledoniaAssumption
PolandAssumption
St. Pierre & MiquelonAssumption
PortugalAssumption
ParaguayAssumption
RéunionAssumption
RomaniaAssumptionRwandaAssumption
SeychellesAssumption
SloveniaAssumption
San MarinoAssumptionSenegalAssumption
Togolese RepublicAssumption
Vatican CityAssumption
VenezuelaAssumption
VanuatuAssumption
MayotteAssumption
Wallis and FutunaAssumption of MarySolomon IslandsMalaita Province Day
French PolynesiaAssumption of Mary
MaldivesNational Day
MauritiusAssumption of Mary
LebanonAssumption of Mary
North KoreaLiberation Day
United KingdomAssumption of MaryIndiaIndependence Day
AustraliaAssumption of Mary16
BrazilDia de Santa Catarina
Dominican RepublicRestoration DayGabonIndependence DayVanuatuPublic 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 DayKingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People21
CanadaGold Cup Parade DayKingdom of MoroccoYouth DayUnited States of AmericaStatehood Day
MicronesiaGospel Day (Kosrae)IranMartyrdom of Imam Hassan22
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People's Republic of BangladeshKrishna Janmashtami
LiberiaFlag Day
MalaysiaMelaka State Governor's Birthday
UkraineIndependence Day25
UruguayIndependence Day
JordanProphet's Birthday (estimated)
KuwaitProphet's Birthday (estimated)
MongoliaYouth's DayNorth 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 NabiRepublic 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 LeoneMawlidSenegalBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
SomaliaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
ChadBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
TunisiaBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
TanzaniaMaulid Day26
NamibiaHeroes' Day
YemenThe Prophet's BirthdaySyriaThe Prophet's Birthday
Papua New GuineaNational Day of RepentanceMaldivesMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)LebanonThe Prophet's BirthdayUnited KingdomMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)IndiaOnamAustraliaMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)AfghanistanThe Prophet's BirthdayTogolese RepublicBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)27
MoldovaIndependence Day28
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SlovakiaSlovak National Uprising anniversary30
PeruSanta Rosa de Lima
TurkeyVictory Day
KazakhstanConstitution Day
Timor LestePopular Consultation DayIranBirthday of Muhammad Prophet31
United KingdomSummer bank holiday
GibraltarLate Summer Bank HolidayMoldovaNational Language DayMalaysiaIndependence Day
PhilippinesNational Heroes' DaySt. HelenaAugust Bank HolidayTrinidad & TobagoIndependence DayKazakhstanConstitution Day (observed)
KyrgyzstanIndependence Day of the Kyrgyz RepublicAfghanistanAnniversary of the Withdrawal of Foreign TroopsIncorrect Data Report
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