August 2027 calendar
Holidays, religious days, the sky, sports, elections and more, with sources.
August 2027
85 events
| Date | Event | When | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1Sun | Lughnasadh (Lammas)Religion · Pagan and Wiccan | – | annual | Wheel of the YearComputed (rule) | in 10 mo |
| 1125th anniversary: Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| 1500th anniversary: Upon the death of Justin I, his nephew and adopted son Justinian I became the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| Minnesota Digital Government Summit 2027TentativeData and AI · Conferences · Saint Paul, MN | Saint Paul, MN; Government Technology (e.Republic) | annual | Government Technology (e.Republic) | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 2Mon | Total solar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 5:06 am CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | in 10 mo |
| New moonSky · Moon phases · 5:05 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 10 mo | |
| August Holiday (Ireland)Holidays · Ireland · Ireland | Ireland | annual | Nager.Date | in 10 mo | |
| Palantir earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Palantir (PLTR) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 3Tue | AMD earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | AMD (AMD) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 10 mo |
| Aug 4Wed | MN DNR: Surplus bear licenses availableOutdoors · Hunting · 2028 | 2028 | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 10 mo |
| Shopify earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Shopify (SHOP) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 10 mo | |
| Uber earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Uber (UBER) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 5Thu | Niels Henrik Abel, born 1802 (225 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo |
| Minnesota Fringe Festival 2027Culture · Minnesota · to Aug 15 · Minneapolis | Minneapolis | annual | Minnesota Fringe | in 10 mo | |
| Datadog earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Datadog (DDOG) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 6Fri | 250th anniversary: The Battle of Oriskany, one of the bloodiest battles of the American...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo |
| International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 8Sun | First quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 11:54 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 10 mo |
| Dustin Hoffman, born 1937 (90 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| Paul Dirac, born 1902 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| Qixi FestivalCulture · Lunar calendar festivals | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 9Mon | National Women's Day (South Africa)Holidays · South Africa · South Africa | South Africa | annual | Nager.Date | in 10 mo |
| 125th anniversary: In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| 150th anniversary: Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 10 mo | |
| International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 10 mo | |
| Aug 10Tue | 2027 Kenyan general electionPolitics · Elections worldwide · Kenya | Kenya | every few years | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| CoreWeave earnings (Q2 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | CoreWeave (CRWV) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 11Wed | 50th anniversary: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| Mountain Day (Japan)Holidays · Japan · Japan | Japan | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| 75th anniversary: King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| World Steelpan DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| Cisco earnings (Q4 FY2027)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Cisco (CSCO) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 12Thu | Tisha B’AvReligion · Judaism | – | annual | HebcalComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| International Youth DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| 75th anniversary: Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 13Fri | Perseids meteor shower peakSky · Meteor showers | – | annual | International Meteor OrganizationComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| ObonReligion · Buddhism · to Aug 16 | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | in 11 mo | |
| MN DNR: Bear baiting start dateOutdoors · Hunting · Permit areas and no-quota area | Permit areas and no-quota area | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 14Sat | Mawlid an-NabiTentativeReligion · Islam | – | annual | Umm al-Qura calendarComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tentative Date) (Egypt)Holidays · Egypt · Egypt | Egypt | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Hans Christian Ørsted, born 1777 (250 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 15Sun | Assumption of MaryReligion · Christianity | – | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| 50th anniversary: Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University, received a strong,...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Assumption (Spain)Holidays · Spain · Spain | Spain | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Assumption Day (France)Holidays · France · France | France | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Assumption Day (Italy)Holidays · Italy · Italy | Italy | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Assumption Day (Poland)Holidays · Poland · Poland | Poland | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 16Mon | 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: American forces routed British and German troops at...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| 50th anniversary: American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured), often referred to as the...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| General José de San Martín Memorial Day (Argentina)Holidays · Argentina · Argentina | Argentina | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Liberation Day (South Korea)Holidays · South Korea · South Korea | South Korea | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo | |
| Ghost Festival (Zhongyuan)Religion · Buddhism | – | annual | Hong Kong ObservatoryComputed (rule) | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 17Tue | Raksha BandhanTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| Full moon: Sturgeon MoonSky · Moon phases · 2:29 am CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 11 mo | |
| Penumbral lunar eclipseSky · Eclipses · 2:13 am CT | – | one-off | NASA Eclipse Web SiteComputed (rule) | in 11 mo | |
| Thierry Henry, born 1977 (50 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 18Wed | 150th anniversary: American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| Patrick Swayze, born 1952 (75 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 19Thu | 25th anniversary: Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| World Humanitarian DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 20Fri | MN DNR: Prairie chicken hunt application deadlineOutdoors · Hunting · 2028 | 2028 | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 11 mo |
| MN DNR: Youth deer hunt application deadlineOutdoors · Hunting · Minnesota | Minnesota | annual | Minnesota DNR | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 21Sat | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo |
| Aug 22Sun | 250th anniversary: American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold used a ruse to convince the British...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| Leni Riefenstahl, born 1902 (125 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 23Mon | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo |
| Aug 24Tue | Independence Day (Ukraine)Holidays · Ukraine · Ukraine | Ukraine | annual | Nager.Date | in 11 mo |
| Last quarter moonSky · Moon phases · 9:27 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 11 mo | |
| Paulo Coelho, born 1947 (80 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 25Wed | Krishna JanmashtamiTentativeReligion · Hinduism | – | annual | WikipediaComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| Nvidia earnings (Q2 FY2028)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Nvidia (NVDA) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo | |
| CrowdStrike earnings (Q2 FY2028)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | CrowdStrike (CRWD) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo | |
| Salesforce earnings (Q2 FY2028)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | Salesforce (CRM) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 26Thu | Minnesota State Fair 2027Culture · Minnesota · to Sep 6 · State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | State Fairgrounds, Falcon Heights | annual | Minnesota State FairComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| Aug 27Fri | World Lake DayObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo |
| Aug 28Sat | Dormition of the Theotokos (Julian calendar)Religion · Orthodox Christianity | – | annual | Orthodox Church in AmericaComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| SAT test date (anticipated)Academic · Exams · US test centers | US test centers | annual | College Board | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 29Sun | International Day against Nuclear TestsObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo |
| Aug 30Mon | Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, born 1852 (175 years)People · Birth anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo |
| International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| Aug 31Tue | New moonSky · Moon phases · 12:41 pm CT | – | monthly | NASAComputed (rule) | in 11 mo |
| 25th anniversary: Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South...History · Anniversaries | – | annual | Wikipedia | in 11 mo | |
| International Day for People of African DescentObservances · UN international days | – | annual | United Nations | in 11 mo | |
| MongoDB earnings (Q2 FY2028)TentativeEconomy · Earnings | MongoDB (MDB) | quarterly | Quarterly | in 11 mo |
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.