Public holidays worldwide in August 2027
102 different nationwide public holidays (counted by date and name) fall in August 2027 across the countries in our data. The busiest date is Sunday, 15 August 2027, 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 Sun | Emancipation Day 6 countries | Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1 Aug Sun | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 1 Aug Sun | Independence Day 1 country | Benin |
| 1 Aug Sun | Parents' Day 1 country | DR Congo |
| 1 Aug Sun | Swiss National Day 1 country | Switzerland |
| 2 Aug Mon | Emancipation Day 5 countries | Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2 Aug Mon | Agrarian Reform Day 1 country | Bolivia |
| 2 Aug Mon | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 2 Aug Mon | August Holiday 1 country | Ireland |
| 2 Aug Mon | August Monday 1 country | Anguilla |
| 2 Aug Mon | Carnival Monday 1 country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2 Aug Mon | Commerce Day 1 country | Iceland |
| 2 Aug Mon | Congolese Genocide Day 1 country | DR Congo |
| 2 Aug Mon | Day of the Republic 1 country | North Macedonia |
| 2 Aug Mon | Emancipation Monday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 2 Aug Mon | Farmers' Day 1 country | Zambia |
| 2 Aug Mon | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels 1 country | Costa Rica |
| 2 Aug Mon | Kadooment Day 1 country | Barbados |
| 2 Aug Mon | National Children's Day 1 country | Tuvalu |
| 3 Aug Tue | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 3 Aug Tue | Carnival Tuesday 1 country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3 Aug Tue | Culturama Day 1 country | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 3 Aug Tue | Emancipation Tuesday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 3 Aug Tue | Freedom Day 1 country | Equatorial Guinea |
| 3 Aug Tue | Nigerien Independence Day 1 country | Niger |
| 4 Aug Wed | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 4 Aug Wed | Constitution Day 1 country | Cook Islands |
| 4 Aug Wed | Emancipation Wednesday 1 country | British Virgin Islands |
| 5 Aug Thu | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 5 Aug Thu | August Thursday 1 country | Anguilla |
| 5 Aug Thu | Emancipation Day 1 country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 5 Aug Thu | Independence Day 1 country | Burkina Faso |
| 5 Aug Thu | July Mass Uprising Day 1 country | Bangladesh |
| 5 Aug Thu | Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders 1 country | Croatia |
| 6 Aug Fri | Independence Day 2 countries | Bolivia, Jamaica |
| 6 Aug Fri | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 6 Aug Fri | Battle of Junin 1 country | Peru |
| 6 Aug Fri | Constitution Day 1 country | Anguilla |
| 6 Aug Fri | Emancipation Day 1 country | Bahamas |
| 6 Aug Fri | National Youth Day 1 country | Kiribati |
| 6 Aug Fri | Umuganura Day 1 country | Rwanda |
| 7 Aug Sat | August Festivals 1 country | El Salvador |
| 7 Aug Sat | Battle of Boyacá 1 country | Colombia |
| 7 Aug Sat | Independence Day 1 country | Ivory Coast |
| 8 Aug Sun | Javanese Arrival Day 1 country | Suriname |
| 8 Aug Sun | Nane Nane Day 1 country | Tanzania |
| 9 Aug Mon | Father's Day 1 country | Samoa |
| 9 Aug Mon | Heroes' Day 1 country | Zimbabwe |
| 9 Aug Mon | Indigenous People's Day 1 country | Suriname |
| 9 Aug Mon | National Day 1 country | Singapore |
| 9 Aug Mon | National Women's Day 1 country | South Africa |
| 10 Aug Tue | Declaration of Independence of Quito 1 country | Ecuador |
| 10 Aug Tue | Defence Forces Day 1 country | Zimbabwe |
| 10 Aug Tue | Father's Day 1 country | Tokelau |
| 11 Aug Wed | Carnival 1 country | Grenada |
| 11 Aug Wed | Independence Day 1 country | Chad |
| 11 Aug Wed | Mountain Day 1 country | Japan |
| 13 Aug Fri | Independence Day 1 country | Central African Republic |
| 13 Aug Fri | Women's Day 1 country | Tunisia |
| 14 Aug Sat | Mawloud (Roughly Date) 1 country | Mali |
| 14 Aug Sat | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tentative Date) 1 country | Egypt |
| 14 Aug Sat | Zikra Oued Ed-Dahab 1 country | Morocco |
| 15 Aug Sun | 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 Sun | Assumption of Mary 2 countries | Chile, Haiti |
| 15 Aug Sun | Assumption 1 country | Spain |
| 15 Aug Sun | Assumption of the Virgin Mary 1 country | Cyprus |
| 15 Aug Sun | Constitution Day 1 country | Equatorial Guinea |
| 15 Aug Sun | Dormition of the Theotokos 1 country | Romania |
| 15 Aug Sun | Ferragosto (Assumption) 1 country | San Marino |
| 15 Aug Sun | Founding of Asunción 1 country | Paraguay |
| 15 Aug Sun | Mother's Day 1 country | Costa Rica |
| 15 Aug Sun | National Day 1 country | Congo |
| 15 Aug Sun | National Holiday 1 country | Liechtenstein |
| 16 Aug Mon | Assumption of Mary 1 country | Colombia |
| 16 Aug Mon | General José de San Martín Memorial Day 1 country | Argentina |
| 16 Aug Mon | Liberation Day 1 country | South Korea |
| 16 Aug Mon | Restoration Day 1 country | Dominican Republic |
| 17 Aug Tue | Independence Day 2 countries | Gabon, Indonesia |
| 19 Aug Thu | Ibumin Earoeni Day 1 country | Nauru |
| 20 Aug Fri | Day of Restoration of Independence 1 country | Estonia |
| 20 Aug Fri | Revolution of the King and the People 1 country | Morocco |
| 20 Aug Fri | State Foundation Day 1 country | Hungary |
| 21 Aug Sat | Baptism of the Prophet (Roughly Date) 1 country | Mali |
| 21 Aug Sat | Ninoy Aquino Day 1 country | Philippines |
| 21 Aug Sat | Youth Day 1 country | Morocco |
| 24 Aug Tue | Independence Day 1 country | Ukraine |
| 24 Aug Tue | National Flag Day 1 country | Liberia |
| 25 Aug Wed | Independence Day 1 country | Uruguay |
| 26 Aug Thu | Heroes' Day 1 country | Namibia |
| 26 Aug Thu | Repentance Day 1 country | Papua New Guinea |
| 27 Aug Fri | Independence Day (Moldova) 1 country | Moldova |
| 28 Aug Sat | Saint Mary's Day 1 country | Georgia |
| 29 Aug Sun | Slovak National Uprising anniversary 1 country | Slovakia |
| 30 Aug Mon | Summer Bank Holiday 3 countries | Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey |
| 30 Aug Mon | Constitution Day 2 countries | Kazakhstan, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 30 Aug Mon | Late Summer Bank Holiday 1 country | Isle of Man |
| 30 Aug Mon | Memorial Day 1 country | Moldova |
| 30 Aug Mon | National Heroes Day 1 country | Philippines |
| 30 Aug Mon | Santa Rosa de Lima 1 country | Peru |
| 30 Aug Mon | Victory Day 1 country | Türkiye |
| 31 Aug Tue | Independence Day 1 country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 31 Aug Tue | Limba Noastra (National Language Day) 1 country | Moldova |
Frequently asked questions
Which date has the most public holidays in August 2027?
Sunday, 15 August 2027, when 50 countries have a public holiday.
How many different public holidays are there in August 2027?
102 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.