Global calendar · August 2026
Public holidays around the world in August 2026
89 public holidays across 64 countries fall in August 2026. The busiest day is 2026-08-15 with 27 countries off.
64countries are off
89public holidays
27countries on the busiest day
Holidays by date
| Date | Day | Holiday | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Sat | Swiss National Day · Bundesfeier | Switzerland |
| 2026-08-02 | Sun | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels · Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | Costa Rica |
| 2026-08-03 | Mon | Picnic Day / British Columbia Day / Civic Holiday +7 more | Australia · Canada · Iceland · Ireland · United Kingdom |
| 2026-08-05 | Wed | July Mass Uprising Day · জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস / Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders · Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja | Bangladesh · Croatia |
| 2026-08-06 | Thu | Battle of Junin · Batalla de Junin | Peru |
| 2026-08-07 | Fri | Battle of Boyacá · Batalla de Boyacá | Colombia |
| 2026-08-10 | Mon | Declaration of Independence of Quito · Primer Grito de Independencia / National Day / National Women's Day | Ecuador · Singapore · South Africa |
| 2026-08-11 | Tue | Mountain Day · 山の日 | Japan |
| 2026-08-12 | Wed | HM Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother's Birthday; National Mother's Day | Thailand |
| 2026-08-13 | Thu | Women's Day | Tunisia |
| 2026-08-14 | Fri | Zikra Oued Ed-Dahab · Oued Ed-Dahab Day / Independence Day / Vigil of the Assumption | Morocco · Pakistan · Vatican City |
| 2026-08-15 | Sat | Assumption Day / Assumption Day · Maria Himmelfahrt / Assumption Day · Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart +21 more | Andorra · Austria · Belgium · Chile · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cyprus · France · Germany · Greece · India · Italy · Lebanon · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Mauritius · Monaco · Poland · Portugal · Romania · San Marino · Slovenia · Spain · Switzerland · Vatican City |
| 2026-08-16 | Sun | Saint Stephen of Hungary | Vatican City |
| 2026-08-17 | Mon | General José de San Martín Memorial Day · Paso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San Martín / Discovery Day / Gold Cup Parade Day +3 more | Argentina · Canada · Colombia · Indonesia · South Korea |
| 2026-08-20 | Thu | Day of Restoration of Independence · taasiseseisvumispäev / State Foundation Day / Revolution of the King and the People · Thawrat al malik wa shâab | Estonia · Hungary · Morocco |
| 2026-08-21 | Fri | Youth Day · Eid Al Chabab / Ninoy Aquino Day | Morocco · Philippines |
| 2026-08-24 | Mon | Independence Day · День Незалежності | Ukraine |
| 2026-08-25 | Tue | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) / Prophet Muhammad's Birthday / Independence Day | Egypt · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Malaysia · Oman · Pakistan · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates · Uruguay |
| 2026-08-26 | Wed | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) / Prophet's Birthday | India · Sri Lanka |
| 2026-08-27 | Thu | Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova / Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Moldova · Sri Lanka |
| 2026-08-28 | Fri | Saint Mary's Day · მარიამობა | Georgia |
| 2026-08-29 | Sat | Slovak National Uprising anniversary · Výročie Slovenského národného povstania | Slovakia |
| 2026-08-30 | Sun | Constitution Day · Конституция күні / Santa Rosa de Lima / Victory Day · Zafer Bayramı | Kazakhstan · Peru · Turkey |
| 2026-08-31 | Mon | National Day / National Language Day / National Heroes Day +2 more | Malaysia · Moldova · Philippines · United Kingdom · Uzbekistan |
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays are there in August 2026?
- 89 public holidays across 64 countries are listed for August 2026, including regional holidays.
- Which day in August 2026 has the most countries off?
- 2026-08-15 — 27 countries have a public holiday that day.
- Are regional and local holidays included?
- Yes. Where a country observes holidays only in some regions, each regional holiday is listed separately with its date.