August 2026 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
August 2026
95 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23Thu | 2026 Commonwealth GamesSports · Other sports · to Aug 2 · Glasgow | Glasgow | every few years | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago |
| Aug 1Sat | Lughnasadh (Lammas)Religion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | 2 mo ago |
| AD 126, born 126 (1900 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| 150th anniversary: Colorado was admitted as the 38th U.S. stateHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| 225th anniversary: First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 2Sun | Mercury at greatest western elongationSky · Planets | – | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 2 mo ago |
| Aug 3Mon | August Holiday (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | 2 mo ago |
| Palantir earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | Palantir (PLTR) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 4Tue | Louis Armstrong, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago |
| AMD earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | AMD (AMD) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 5Wed | Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 9:21 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 2 mo ago |
| MN DNR: Surplus bear licenses availableOutdoors · Hunting · 2027 | 2027 | annual | Minnesota DNR | 2 mo ago | |
| Shopify earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | Shopify (SHOP) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 mo ago | |
| Uber earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | Uber (UBER) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 6Thu | International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 mo ago |
| Datadog earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | Datadog (DDOG) | quarterly | Quarterly | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 7Fri | Mata Hari, born 1876 (150 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago |
| Aug 8Sat | 450th anniversary: The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago |
| Jimmy Wales, born 1966 (60 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| Ernest Lawrence, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| Mohamed Morsi, born 1951 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 9Sun | 25th anniversary: Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in JerusalemHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago |
| Amedeo Avogadro, born 1776 (250 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 2 mo ago | |
| International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 2 mo ago | |
| Aug 10Mon | National Women's Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | 1 mo ago |
| 125th anniversary: The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers began an ultimately...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 1 mo ago | |
| Juan Manuel Santos, born 1951 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 1 mo ago | |
| Aug 11Tue | Minnesota state primary 2026Politics · US and Minnesota elections · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Wikipedia | 44 days ago |
| Mountain Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | 44 days ago | |
| World Steelpan DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 44 days ago | |
| CoreWeave earnings (Q2 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | CoreWeave (CRWV) | quarterly | Quarterly | 44 days ago | |
| Aug 12Wed | Perseids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | 43 days ago |
| Total solar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 12:45 pm CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | 43 days ago | |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 12:37 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 43 days ago | |
| International Youth DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 43 days ago | |
| Cisco earnings (Q4 FY2026)Economy · Earnings | Cisco (CSCO) | quarterly | Quarterly | 43 days ago | |
| Aug 13Thu | Fidel Castro, born 1926 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 42 days ago |
| MongoDB.local Build Fest 2026Data and AI · Conferences · San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, CA; MongoDB | annual | MongoDB | 42 days ago | |
| Snowflake World Tour Sydney 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Snowflake | annual | Snowflake | 42 days ago | |
| ObonReligion · Buddhism · to Aug 16 | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 42 days ago | |
| 150th anniversary: A performance of Das Rheingold (scene pictured) opened the first performance of...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 42 days ago | |
| Aug 14Fri | MN DNR: Bear baiting start dateOutdoors · Hunting · Permit areas & no-quota area | Permit areas & no-quota area | annual | Minnesota DNR | 41 days ago |
| MN DNR: Prairie chicken hunt application deadlineOutdoors · Hunting · 2027 | 2027 | annual | Minnesota DNR | 41 days ago | |
| MN DNR: Youth deer hunt application deadlineOutdoors · Hunting · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Minnesota DNR | 41 days ago | |
| Halle Berry, born 1966 (60 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 41 days ago | |
| Aug 15Sat | Assumption of MaryReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | 40 days ago |
| Venus at greatest eastern elongationSky · Planets | – | recurring | Astronomy EngineComputed (rule) | 40 days ago | |
| Assumption (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | 40 days ago | |
| Assumption Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | 40 days ago | |
| Assumption Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | 40 days ago | |
| Assumption Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | 40 days ago | |
| Aug 17Mon | 350th anniversary: Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of HalmstadHistory · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 38 days ago |
| General José de San Martín Memorial Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | 38 days ago | |
| Liberation Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | 38 days ago | |
| 150th anniversary: The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 38 days ago | |
| Jiang Zemin, born 1926 (100 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 38 days ago | |
| Aug 18Tue | Robert Redford, born 1936 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 37 days ago |
| Aug 19Wed | Bill Clinton, born 1946 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 36 days ago |
| First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 9:46 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 36 days ago | |
| Qixi FestivalCulture · Lunar calendar festivals | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 36 days ago | |
| World Humanitarian DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 36 days ago | |
| Aug 20Thu | Salvatore Quasimodo, born 1901 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 35 days ago |
| Aug 21Fri | Snowflake World Tour Mumbai 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Snowflake | annual | Snowflake | 34 days ago |
| International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 34 days ago | |
| Aug 22Sat | 2026 Vuelta a EspañaSports · Cycling · to Sep 13 · Monaco to Granada | Monaco to Granada | annual | Wikipedia | 33 days ago |
| 175th anniversary: The yacht America won the race for the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns (trophy...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 33 days ago | |
| Minnesota Renaissance Festival 2026Culture · Minnesota · to Oct 4 · Shakopee | Shakopee | annual | Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Now | |
| International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 33 days ago | |
| Aug 23Sun | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 32 days ago |
| Aug 24Mon | 2075th anniversary: Caesar's Civil War: Forces loyal to Julius Caesar led by Gaius Scribonius Curio...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 31 days ago |
| Independence Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | 31 days ago | |
| Aug 25Tue | Mawlid an-NabiTentativeReligion · Islam | – | annual | Umm al-Qura calendarComputed (rule) | 30 days ago |
| 25th anniversary: American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 30 days ago | |
| Aug 26Wed | Nvidia earnings (Q2 FY2027)Economy · Earnings | Nvidia (NVDA) | quarterly | Quarterly | 29 days ago |
| Snowflake World Tour Singapore 2026Data and AI · Conferences · Singapore, Singapore | Singapore, Singapore; Snowflake | annual | Snowflake | 29 days ago | |
| Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | 29 days ago | |
| 200th anniversary: Quincy Market (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts, opened as a replacement for...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 29 days ago | |
| Robert Walpole, born 1676 (350 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 29 days ago | |
| CrowdStrike earnings (Q2 FY2027)Economy · Earnings | CrowdStrike (CRWD) | quarterly | Quarterly | 29 days ago | |
| Salesforce earnings (Q2 FY2027)Economy · Earnings | Salesforce (CRM) | quarterly | Quarterly | 29 days ago | |
| Aug 27Thu | Partial lunar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 11:12 pm CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | 28 days ago |
| Minnesota State Fair 2026Culture · Minnesota · to Sep 7 · State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | annual | Minnesota State FairComputed (rule) | 28 days ago | |
| Full moon: Sturgeon MoonSky · Moon phases · 11:19 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | 28 days ago | |
| 250th anniversary: British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 28 days ago | |
| Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)Religion · Buddhism | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | 28 days ago | |
| World Lake DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 28 days ago | |
| Aug 28Fri | Raksha BandhanTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | 27 days ago |
| Dormition of the Theotokos (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | 27 days ago | |
| Aug 29Sat | John McCain, born 1936 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 26 days ago |
| International Day against Nuclear TestsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 26 days ago | |
| Aug 30Sun | 2026 US Open (tennis)Sports · Tennis · to Sep 13 · USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York | annual | Wikipedia | 25 days ago |
| International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 25 days ago | |
| Aug 31Mon | 150th anniversary: Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 24 days ago |
| Tsai Ing-wen, born 1956 (70 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | 24 days ago | |
| International Day for People of African DescentObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | 24 days ago |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.