Public holidays worldwide in August 2026
101 different nationwide public holidays (counted by date and name) fall in August 2026 across the countries in our data. The busiest date is Saturday, 15 August 2026, when 50 countries have a public holiday. Holidays that apply only in some regions are not included here; open a country page for those.
| Date | Holiday | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Sat | Emancipation Day 7 countries | Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1 Aug Sat | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 1 Aug Sat | Independence Day 1 country | Benin |
| 1 Aug Sat | Parents' Day 1 country | DR Congo |
| 1 Aug Sat | Swiss National Day 1 country | Switzerland |
| 2 Aug Sun | Agrarian Reform Day 1 country | Bolivia |
| 2 Aug Sun | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 2 Aug Sun | Congolese Genocide Day 1 country | DR Congo |
| 2 Aug Sun | Day of the Republic 1 country | North Macedonia |
| 2 Aug Sun | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels 1 country | Costa Rica |
| 3 Aug Mon | Emancipation Day 4 countries | Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 3 Aug Mon | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 3 Aug Mon | August Holiday 1 country | Ireland |
| 3 Aug Mon | August Monday 1 country | Anguilla |
| 3 Aug Mon | Carnival Monday 1 country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3 Aug Mon | Commerce Day 1 country | Iceland |
| 3 Aug Mon | Emancipation Monday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 3 Aug Mon | Farmers' Day 1 country | Zambia |
| 3 Aug Mon | Freedom Day 1 country | Equatorial Guinea |
| 3 Aug Mon | Kadooment Day 1 country | Barbados |
| 3 Aug Mon | National Children's Day 1 country | Tuvalu |
| 3 Aug Mon | Nigerien Independence Day 1 country | Niger |
| 4 Aug Tue | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 4 Aug Tue | Carnival Tuesday 1 country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 4 Aug Tue | Constitution Day 1 country | Cook Islands |
| 4 Aug Tue | Culturama Day 1 country | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 4 Aug Tue | Emancipation Tuesday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 5 Aug Wed | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 5 Aug Wed | Emancipation Day 1 country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 5 Aug Wed | Emancipation Wednesday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 5 Aug Wed | Independence Day 1 country | Burkina Faso |
| 5 Aug Wed | July Mass Uprising Day 1 country | Bangladesh |
| 5 Aug Wed | Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders 1 country | Croatia |
| 6 Aug Thu | Independence Day 2 countries | Bolivia, Jamaica |
| 6 Aug Thu | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 6 Aug Thu | August Thursday 1 country | Anguilla |
| 6 Aug Thu | Battle of Junin 1 country | Peru |
| 7 Aug Fri | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 7 Aug Fri | Battle of Boyacá 1 country | Colombia |
| 7 Aug Fri | Constitution Day 1 country | Anguilla |
| 7 Aug Fri | Emancipation Day 1 country | Bahamas |
| 7 Aug Fri | Independence Day 1 country | Ivory Coast |
| 7 Aug Fri | National Youth Day 1 country | Kiribati |
| 7 Aug Fri | Umuganura Day 1 country | Rwanda |
| 8 Aug Sat | Javanese Arrival Day 1 country | Suriname |
| 8 Aug Sat | Nane Nane Day 1 country | Tanzania |
| 9 Aug Sun | Indigenous People's Day 1 country | Suriname |
| 10 Aug Mon | Father's Day 2 countries | Samoa, Tokelau |
| 10 Aug Mon | Declaration of Independence of Quito 1 country | Ecuador |
| 10 Aug Mon | Heroes' Day 1 country | Zimbabwe |
| 10 Aug Mon | National Day 1 country | Singapore |
| 10 Aug Mon | National Women's Day 1 country | South Africa |
| 11 Aug Tue | Carnival 1 country | Grenada |
| 11 Aug Tue | Defence Forces Day 1 country | Zimbabwe |
| 11 Aug Tue | Independence Day 1 country | Chad |
| 11 Aug Tue | Mountain Day 1 country | Japan |
| 13 Aug Thu | Independence Day 1 country | Central African Republic |
| 13 Aug Thu | Women's Day 1 country | Tunisia |
| 14 Aug Fri | Zikra Oued Ed-Dahab 1 country | Morocco |
| 15 Aug Sat | Assumption Day 39 countries | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Croatia, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, New Caledonia, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda and 9 more |
| 15 Aug Sat | Assumption of Mary 2 countries | Chile, Haiti |
| 15 Aug Sat | Assumption 1 country | Spain |
| 15 Aug Sat | Assumption of the Virgin Mary 1 country | Cyprus |
| 15 Aug Sat | Constitution Day 1 country | Equatorial Guinea |
| 15 Aug Sat | Dormition of the Theotokos 1 country | Romania |
| 15 Aug Sat | Ferragosto (Assumption) 1 country | San Marino |
| 15 Aug Sat | Founding of Asunción 1 country | Paraguay |
| 15 Aug Sat | Mother's Day 1 country | Costa Rica |
| 15 Aug Sat | National Day 1 country | Congo |
| 15 Aug Sat | National Holiday 1 country | Liechtenstein |
| 16 Aug Sun | Restoration Day 1 country | Dominican Republic |
| 17 Aug Mon | Independence Day 2 countries | Gabon, Indonesia |
| 17 Aug Mon | Assumption of Mary 1 country | Colombia |
| 17 Aug Mon | General José de San Martín Memorial Day 1 country | Argentina |
| 17 Aug Mon | Liberation Day 1 country | South Korea |
| 19 Aug Wed | Ibumin Earoeni Day 1 country | Nauru |
| 20 Aug Thu | Day of Restoration of Independence 1 country | Estonia |
| 20 Aug Thu | Revolution of the King and the People 1 country | Morocco |
| 20 Aug Thu | State Foundation Day 1 country | Hungary |
| 21 Aug Fri | Ninoy Aquino Day 1 country | Philippines |
| 21 Aug Fri | Youth Day 1 country | Morocco |
| 24 Aug Mon | Independence Day 1 country | Ukraine |
| 24 Aug Mon | National Flag Day 1 country | Liberia |
| 25 Aug Tue | Independence Day 1 country | Uruguay |
| 25 Aug Tue | Mawloud (Roughly Date) 1 country | Mali |
| 26 Aug Wed | Heroes' Day 1 country | Namibia |
| 26 Aug Wed | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday 1 country | Egypt |
| 26 Aug Wed | Repentance Day 1 country | Papua New Guinea |
| 27 Aug Thu | Independence Day (Moldova) 1 country | Moldova |
| 28 Aug Fri | Saint Mary's Day 1 country | Georgia |
| 29 Aug Sat | Slovak National Uprising anniversary 1 country | Slovakia |
| 30 Aug Sun | Constitution Day 1 country | Kazakhstan |
| 30 Aug Sun | Santa Rosa de Lima 1 country | Peru |
| 30 Aug Sun | Victory Day 1 country | Türkiye |
| 31 Aug Mon | Summer Bank Holiday 3 countries | Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey |
| 31 Aug Mon | Constitution Day 1 country | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 31 Aug Mon | Independence Day 1 country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 31 Aug Mon | Late Summer Bank Holiday 1 country | Isle of Man |
| 31 Aug Mon | Limba Noastra (National Language Day) 1 country | Moldova |
| 31 Aug Mon | Memorial Day 1 country | Moldova |
| 31 Aug Mon | National Heroes Day 1 country | Philippines |
Frequently asked questions
Which date has the most public holidays in August 2026?
Saturday, 15 August 2026, when 50 countries have a public holiday.
How many different public holidays are there in August 2026?
101 distinct date and holiday combinations across all countries in our data.
Are regional holidays included?
No. This page lists only holidays that apply in the whole country. Regional holidays are shown on each country's page.