2026 Holiday Calendar

August 2026 Holidays - South Africa:ℹ

Jul 2026		August 2026				Sep 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu		Fri	Sat
							1

31 2	3	4	5	6	Today	7	8
						Int'l. Beer Day	Int'l. Cat Day
32 9	10	11	12	13		14	15
Nat'l. Women's Day Int'l. Day of the World's Indigenous...	Nat'l. Women's Day Observed World Lion Day		Int'l. Youth Day World Elephant Day	Int'l. Left-Handers Day			Assumption (of Mary)
33 16	17	18	19	20		21	22
			World Humanitarian Day			Int'l. Day of Remembrance and Tribute to...	Int'l. Day Commemorating the Victims of...
34 23	24	25	26	27		28	29
Int'l. Day for the Remembrance of the...		Mawlid Un Nabi					Int'l. Day against Nuclear Tests
35 30	31
Int'l. Day of the Victims of Enforced...							WinCalendar

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August Observances & Fun Facts
August 2026 is Observed as	Women's Month
August Birthstone	Peridot
August Astrological Sign	Leo (till 22nd) & Virgo (23rd→)

Start Mon

International Day of Cooperatives		Sat 4
World Population Day		Sat 11
Bastille Day (France)		Tue 14
World Youth Skills Day		Wed 15
World Emoji Day		Fri 17
Nelson Mandela International Day		Sat 18
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly		Sun 26
International Day of Friendship		Thu 30
World Day against Trafficking in Persons		Thu 30

Today
International Beer Day		Fri 7
International Cat Day		Sat 8
National Women's Day		Sun 9
Int'l. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples		Sun 9
National Women's Day Observed		Mon 10
World Lion Day		Mon 10
International Youth Day		Wed 12
World Elephant Day		Wed 12
International Left-Handers Day		Thu 13
Assumption (of Mary)		Sat 15
World Humanitarian Day		Wed 19
Int'l. Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism		Fri 21
Int'l. Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief		Sat 22
Int'l. Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition		Sun 23
Mawlid Un Nabi		Tue 25
International Day against Nuclear Tests		Sat 29
Int'l. Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances		Sun 30

Beginning of Spring		Tue 1
Arbor Week Starts		Tue 1
Casual Day		Fri 4
International Day of Charity		Sat 5
International Literacy Day		Tue 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Thu 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Sat 12
International Day of Democracy		Tue 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Wed 16
Yom Kippur		Mon 21
International Day of Peace		Mon 21
Spring Equinox		Tue 22
World Rhino Day		Tue 22
International Day of Sign Languages		Wed 23
Heritage Day		Thu 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 24
Sukkot (Begins)		Fri 25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Sat 26
World Tourism Day		Sun 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Mon 28
World Rabies Day		Mon 28
International Translation Day		Wed 30