August 2026 Calendar with Holidays

National Doctors Day		Wed 1
Saint Thomas		Fri 3
International Day of Cooperatives		Sat 4
World Chocolate Day		Tue 7
World Population Day		Sat 11
World Youth Skills Day		Wed 15
World Snake Day		Thu 16
World Emoji Day		Fri 17
Nelson Mandela Day		Sat 18
Kargil Victory Day		Sun 26
World Hepatitis Day		Tue 28
World Tiger Day		Wed 29
International Day of Friendship		Thu 30
World Day against Trafficking in Persons		Thu 30

World Breastfeeding Week begins		Sat 1
Friendship Day		Sun 2
Hiroshima Day		Thu 6
International Beer Day		Fri 7
International Cat Day		Sat 8
Int'l. Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples		Sun 9
Quit India Day		Sun 9
International Youth Day		Wed 12
World Elephant Day		Wed 12
International Left-Handers Day		Thu 13
Pakistan Independence Day		Fri 14
Independence Day (स्वतंत्रता दिवस)		Sat 15
World Humanitarian Day		Wed 19
World Photography 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 Begins		Tue 25
International Day against Nuclear Tests		Sat 29
National Sports Day		Sat 29
Int'l. Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances		Sun 30

National Nutrition Week Starts		Tue 1
International Day of Charity		Sat 5
Teachers' Day		Sat 5
International Literacy Day		Tue 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Thu 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Sat 12
Grandparents Day		Sun 13
International Day of Democracy		Tue 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Wed 16
Marathwada Liberation Day		Thu 17
International Peace Day		Mon 21
International Day of Sign Languages		Wed 23
NSS Day		Thu 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 24
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Sat 26
National Daughters Day		Sun 27
World Deaf Day		Sun 27
World Tourism Day		Sun 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Mon 28
World Rabies Day		Mon 28
World Heart Day		Tue 29
International Translation Day		Wed 30

August 2026 Holidays - India: