August 2023 Monthly Holidays
American Adventures Month
American Artists Appreciation Month
LinkAmerican
History Essay Contest (8/1 - 12/15)
Arrr-gust: International Pirate
Month
Link
Back to School Month
Link
Black Business Month
Boomers Making A Difference Month
Bystander Awareness
Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Child Support Awareness
Month
Link
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Clear The Shelters Month
LinkGet Ready for
Kindergarten Month
Golf Month
Happiness Happens Month
LinkInternational EFT Tapping Month
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Month
LinkNational Catfish Month
LinkNational Cowgirl Month
LinkNational Crayon Collection
Month
LinkNational
Dog Month
Link
National Goat Cheese Month
LinkNational Immunization
Awareness Month
Link
National Panini Month
Link National Political Affiliation Discrimination Awareness Month
Link
National
Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Read A Romance Novel Month
National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
National Truancy Prevention Month
LinkNational Water Quality Month
Link
(Also in May)National Wellness Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis
Action Month
Link
Read-A-Romance Month
Romance Awareness Month
LinkRye Month
LinkTomboy Tools Month
LinkWhat Will Be Your Legacy Month
World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month
Link
August 2023 Weekly Holidays
*Happiness Happens Week: 1-7
Link
*International Clown Week: 1-7
Link
*National Cleanse Your Skin Week: 1-7
Link
*National Minority Donor Awareness Week: 1-7
*Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7
*World Breastfeeding
Week: 1-7
Link*Rock for
Life Week: 4-7
LinkSturgis
Rally: 4-13
Link (Begins
1st Friday in August for 10 days)
Tall Timber Days: 4-6 (First Weekend)
Satchmo Days: 5-6
Link (Also April 13-15)
Assistance Dog Week: 6-12
Link
Link
Knights of Columbus Family Week: 6-12 (First Full Week)
National Button
Week: 6-12
Link
(moved from July)
National
Farmers' Market Week: 6-12
Link
Link
(First Full Week)
National Health Center Week: 6-12
Link (First Full Week)
International Psychic Week: 6-12
Link (First Full Week)
Stop on Red Week: 6-12
LinkFiddlers Week: 7-12
National Bargain Hunting
Week: 7-13 (First Mon.-Sun Week)
National Exercise With Your Child
Week: 7-13
Psychic Week: 7-11 (First Week)
Safe + Sound Week: 7-13
LinkWorld Karaoke Championships:
7-13
LinkElvis Week: 8-17
National Hobo Week:
10-13
Link
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week: 13-19
Link
Link
(Always 2nd Week)
National Resurrect Romance Week: 13-19(2nd Full Week)
Weird Contest Week: 13-19 (Second Week)
*National Aviation Week: 13-19 (Always
week of Orville Wright's Birthday on 19th)
US Amateur Golf Week: 14-20
Numismatic Week (World's Fair of Money): 15-19
Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over: 16-9/4
Link
*Minority Enterprise Development Week: 18-24
Brake Safety Week: 20-26
LinkWorld Water Week: 20-24
LinkNational Composites Week: 21-27
LinkNational Safe
at Home Week: 21-25 (Last M-F Week)
*Be Kind To Humankind Week:
25-31
International Bat Night: 26-27 (Last Full Weekend)
World
Princess Week: 20-26 (Last Week)
Link (National Princess Week is in April.)
Chuckwagon Races:
31- 9/3( Thursday - Sunday of Labor Day Wkd.)
August 2023 Daily Holidays
*Girlfriend's Day: 1
*International Can-It-Forward Day: 1
Link
(Mason Jars)
*Lammas Day (Merry Loafmas): 1
Link
*Lughnasa or Lughnasadh - 1
Link
Link
*National Mahjong Day: 1
Link
*National Minority
Donor Awareness Day: 1
National Night Out: 1
Link (First Tuesday)
*Respect For Parents: 1
*Rounds
Resounding Day: 1
*Spider-Man Day: 1 (See also Oct. 14)
*US Air Force
Day: 1
Link
*World Lung Cancer Day: 1
*World Wide Web Day: 1
*World Scout
Scarf Day: 1
International Albarino Day: 2 (First Wednesday)
*National Coloring Book Day: 2 Link
*Take A Penny/Leave
A Penny Day: 2 Link
*Friendship Day: 3
Link (Also July 30)
India Pale Ale Beer Day: 3
Link
(First Thursday)
*National Hair Gloss Day: 3
Link
*Watermelon Day: 3 Link
Braham Pie Day or Homemade Pie Day: 4 (First Friday)
*Coast Guard Day: 4
International Beer Day: 4
Link (First
Friday)
*International Clouded Leopard Day: 4
Link
*National Chocolate Chip Day: 4
Link
National
Water Balloon Day: 4 (First Friday)
*Single Working Women's Day: 4
Tomboy Tools Day: 4
Link (First
Friday)
Twins Day: 4-6 Link
(First Full Weekend)
*Raisin Bran Day: 4
Link
International Hangover Day: 5
Link (Always the day
after International Beer Day)
Mead Day: 5
Link
(First Saturday)
National Clown Day: 5 (Saturday that falls on Clown Week
1-7)
National Disc Golf Day: 5 (First Saturday) Link
National Jamacian Patty Day: 5 Link
(First Saturday)
National Mustard Day: 5 (First Saturday)
Link
*National Oyster Day: 5 Link
National Play Outside Day: 5 Link (First
Saturday)
National Summit Day: 5
Link (First Saturday)
*National Electric Traffic Light Day: 5
Link Note: International Traffic
Light Day is December 10. (Non-electric.)
Sandcastle Day: 5 (First Saturday)
Sleep Under The Stars Night: 5
Link (First Saturday)
*National
Underwear Day: 5 Link
American Family Day: 6
Link (First
Sunday)
Friendship Day: 6 Link
(First Sunday) (Different than "International Friendship Day"
in July. )
*Hiroshima Day:
6
National Doll Day: 6 Link
(First Sunday)
*National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
National
Kids' Day: 6 (First Sunday) Link
National Psychic Day: 6
Link Link
(First Sunday)
*National Root Beer Float Day: 6 Link
(See also August 19.)
Sister's Day: 6 (First Sunday)
Assistance Dog Day: 7
Link
Link (Monday
of Assistance Dog Week)
*Lighthouse Day: 7
Link
*Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
Link
Picnic Day: 7
Link
(First Monday)
*Professional Speakers
Day: 7
*Purple Heart Day: 7
*U.S. Postal Inspection Service Day: 7
*Dalek Day: 8
Link (See
also Dec. 21)
*Digital Nomad Day: 8
*International Cat Day: 8
Link
Link
*The Date to Create: 8
*Happiness Happens Day: 8
Link
*International Female Orgasm Day: 8
Link (Also July
31)
*International Infinity Day: 8
Link
*National CBD Day: 8
Link
*National Fried Chicken & Waffles Day: 8
Link
(Note: Chicken & Waffles Day is October 20)
*National Spam Musubi
Day: 8
Link
Link
*Odie Day: 8 (Garfield's
pal)
*Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
Link
*Wear Your
Mother's Jewelry Day: 8
*Book Lovers Day: 9
Link
*International Coworking Day: 9
Link
*International
Day of The World's Indigenous People: 9
*Veep Day: 9
*Agent Orange Awareness Day: 10
Link
*National Duran Duran Appreciation Day: 10
*National
Shapewear Day: 10 Link
*Paul Bunyan Day: 10
Link
Link (Also Feb.
12)
*Skyscraper Appreciation Day: 10
Link
*Smithsonian Day: 10
*S'mores Day: 10
Link
*World
Lion Day: 10
*Global Kinetic Sand Day: 11
Link
*Ingersoll Day: 11
*National
Align Your Teeth Day: 11 Link
*National Hip Hop Day: 11 Link
*National Sons and Daughters Day: 11
*Popsicle Day: 11
Link
*Presidential Joke Day: 11
Shop Online For Groceries Day:11 (2nd Friday)
*IBM PC Day: 12
*International Youth Day: 12
*Milkman Day: 12
Link
(This is for Murray. former mascot for Milkman Day to help
bring back his holiday as mentioned in the animation. There is another one also
on June 26 with a dairy company as sponsor.)
*Home Sewing Machine Day: 12
Middle Child Day: 12 (Second Saturday)
National Bowling Day: 12
Link (Second Saturday)
National Garage Sale Day: 12 (Second Saturday)
*Vinyl Record Day: 12
The Wicket World of Croquet Day: 12
Link
*World
Elephant Day: 12 Link
Bagel Day:13
Link (Second Sunday)
*International
Lefthander's Day: 13
Link
*National Prosecco Day: 13 Link
Global
Sleep Under The Stars Night: 13 (2nd Sunday)
The Spirit of '45 Day:
13
Link Link (2nd Sunday)
*Military Marriage Day: 14
*National Lizard
Day: 14
Link
*National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
*Romance Awareness Day: 14
Link
*Social Security Day: 14
*V-J Day: 14
*World Calligraphy Day:
14 Link
*Best Friends Day: 15
*Chauvin Day: 15
*Check
The Chip Day: 15 (Those Implanted in Pets)
Link
*Green Data Day: 15
*Moms' Equal Pay Day: 15
Link
*National Leathercraft Day: 15
Link
*National Relaxation
Day: 15
*National Thrift Shop Day: 15
Link
*National
No SpongeBob Day: 15 Link (SpongeBob
Squarepants)
*Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
*National Airborne Day:
16
National Medical Dosimetrist Day: 16 (Third Wednesday)
*National Rollercoaster
Day: 16
*National Rum Day: 16 Link
*Surveilance Day: 16
Link
Link
*Baby Boomer's Recognition Day: 17
Link
(Used to be 6/22. Moved to August due to Woodstock.)
*Black Cat Appreciation
Day: 17
Link
Link
*I Love My Feet Day: 17 Link
*Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
*National Nonprofit Day: 17
Link
*National Thrift
Shop Day: 17 Link
*Bad Poetry Day: 18
Link
*Birth Control Pills Day:
18
Kool-Aid Day: 18-20 Link (3rd
Weekend)
Men's Grooming Day: 18 (3rd Friday)
*Mail Order Catalog
Day: 18
*National Badge Ribbon Day: 18
National Day of Action Against Bullying
and Violence: 18
Link (Third Friday) (Moved from March)
*National Fajita Day: 18
*Serendipity
Day: 18
*Aviation Day: 19
*"Black Cow" Root
Beer Float Day: 19
(8/19/1893 by Frank J. Wisner, Cripple Creek Brewing
Co., CO.
Link
Also
Aug. 6 by A&W Root Beer).
Chef Appreciation Day: 19
(3rd Saturday) (International Chefs Day is annually October
20)
Clear The Shelters Day: 19
Link (3rd Saturday)
*Coco Chanel Day: 19
International Geocaching
Day: 19 (3rd Saturday)
International Homeless Animals Day: 19 (3rd Saturday)
*International Bow (Hair) Day: 19
Link
*International
Orangutan Day: 19
Link
National Honey Bee Day: 19 Link
(3rd Saturday)
*Popsicle Day: 19
Link
*Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day: 19
Link
*World Humanitarian Day: 19
Link (Different
than Humanitarian Day on 1/15)
*World Photo Day: 19
Link
*International Day of Medical Transporters: 20
Link
*National
Accessible Air Travel Day: 20 Link
*National Radio Day: 20
Link
*World Mosquito
Day: 20 Link
*Brazilian Blow-out Day: 21
Link
*International
Day of Remembrance and Tribute To The Victims of Terrorism: 21
*Internet
Self-care Day: 21
*National Spumoni Day: 21 Link
*Poet's Day: 21
*Senior Citizen's Day: 21
*Be An Angel Day: 22
*International Day
Commemorating The Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief:
22
*National Bao Day: 22
Link
*National Surgical Oncologist Day:
22 Link
*National Tooth Fairy Day:
22 Link
Link
( Also February 28)
*Never Bean Better Day: 22
Link
*Southern Hemisphere
Hoodie Hoo Day: 22 Link
*National Bring Your Cat To The Vet Day: 22
*World Plant Milk Day: 22
Link
*Black Ribbon Day: 23
Link
*Cuban
Sandwich Day: 23 Link
*Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade &
Its Abolition: 23
*Find Your Inner Nerd Day: 23
Link
*Ride The Wind Day: 23
Link (Hang
Gliding)
*Valentino Day: 23
*International Strange Music Day:
24 Link
*Knife Day: 24 Link
*National
Waffle Iron Day: 24
Link
(Note:
Some say this is Waffle Day for the US and not to be confused with Vaffeldagen
which is always March 25 in Sweden and Denmark.)
*Pluto Demoted Day: 24
*Vesuvius Day: 24
*Wayzgoose Day: 24
Link
*William Wilberforce
Day: 24
*Kiss
and Make Up Day: 25
*National Park Service Day: 25
*National Second-hand
Wardrobe Day: 25
*National Whiskey Sour Day: 25 (Also observed on 29th)
*Got Checked Day: 26
Link
International Bat Night: 26-27 (Last Full Weekend)
*National Dog Day: 26 Link
Link
*National Toilet Paper Day: 26
Link (Note: This is when it was first sold on a roll by Scott in 1871.
December 8, 1857 was when it was first sold 14 years earlier in the US by Joseph
C. Gayetty and is Toilet Paper Appreciation Day.)
*National WebMistress Day:
26 Link
*Women's
Equality Day: 26
Go Topless Day: 27
Link (The Sunday closest
to August 26 - Women's Equality Day)
*Just Because Day: 27
*Petroleum
Day: 27
Link
Pony Express Day: 27 (Last Sunday)
*The Duchess Who Wasn't Day:
27
*World Rock Scissors Paper Day: 27
Link
*Crackers Over The Keyboard Day: 28
Link
*National
Power Rangers Day: 28
Link
*National Thoughtful Day: 28
Link
*National Weed Out Hate Day:
28
*Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: 28
Link
*Radio Commercials Day: 28
*Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day: 28 (lost pets)
Link
*Read Comics in Public Day:
28
Link
*According to Hoyle Day: 29
*Individual Rights
Day: 29 Link
*International Day Against Nuclear Tests: 29
*More Herbs, Less Salt Day:
29 Link
*National Sarcoidosis Day:
Link 29 (Presidental Declaration-Bush)
*National Sport Sampling Day:
29 Link
*National Whiskey Sour Day: 29
(Also observed on 25th)
*International Cabernet Sauvignon Day: 30
Link
*International Day of The Victims of Enforced Disappearances: 30
Link
*International
Whale Shark Day: 30
*National Beach Day: 30
Link
*National Grief Awareness Day: 30
Link
*National Holistic Pet Day: 30
*National Toasted Marshmallow
Day: 30 Link
World Daffodil Day: 31 Link
*International Day for The People of African Decent:
31
*International Overdose Awareness Day: 31
Link
*Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31
Link
*National Diatomaceous Earth
Day: 31
Link
*National Matchmaker Day: 31 Link
