Are you a small business owner or marketer? Looking for August holidays or special dates to celebrate on social media?
Marketing your business on social media just got a lot easier with this complete list of holidays, observances, and special dates for August 2020.
The list includes more than 245 different holidays and observances to celebrate in August.
To learn why holidays make great social media posts read: The Complete Calendar of Social Media Holidays.
Holiday Hashtags for Social Media
When celebrating holidays on social media, it’s important to include the relevant hashtag(s) for that holiday in your post.
Using hashtags will help increase the reach of your post, exposing your business to a larger audience.
Hashtags are such an essential piece to your success on social media that I’ve done the research for you.
Most of the holidays listed below include the corresponding hashtag for social media.
For more social media post ideas read: What to Post on Social Media – 100 Post Ideas for 2020.
List of August 2020 Holidays
In an effort to simplify this massive list of holidays, I’ve divided the days into five categories – public holidays, religious holidays, monthly observances, weekly observances, and daily observances.
Scroll down to view all 245+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
August 2020 Public Holidays
This list contains public holidays and special observances in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Where Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Civic/Provincial Day | #CivicHoliday | Canada |
| August 3 | Picnic Day | #PicnicDay | Parts of Australia |
| August 3 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | #NewSouthWalesBankHoliday | Parts of Australia |
| August 3 | Summer Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | Scotland |
| August 31 | Summer Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
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August 2020 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Religion |
|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu |
| August 10 | Janmashtami | Hindu |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | Christian |
| August 20 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim |
| August 21 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu |
| August 29 | Ashura | Muslim |
August 2020 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| American Adventures Month |
| American Artists Appreciation Month |
| Arrr-gust: International Pirate Month |
| Black Business Month |
| Boomers Making A Difference Month |
| Child Support Awareness Month |
| Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month |
| Family Fun Month |
| Get ready for Kindergarten Month |
| Golf Month |
| Happiness Happens Month |
| MedicAlert Awareness Month |
| Motorsports Awareness Month |
| National Back to School Month |
| National Breastfeeding Month |
| National Catfish Month |
| National Crayon Collection Month |
| National Eye Exam Month |
| National Goat Cheese Month |
| National Golf Month |
| National Hair Loss Awareness Month |
| National Immunization Awareness Month |
| National Panini Month |
| National Peach Month |
| National Sandwich Month |
| National Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month |
| National Traffic Awareness Month |
| National Truancy Prevention Month |
| National Water Quality Month |
| National Wellness Month |
| National Win With Civility Month |
| Neurosurgery Awareness Month |
| Psoriasis Awareness Month |
| Romance Awareness Month |
| What Will Be Your Legacy Month |
August 2020 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| August 1 - 7 | International Clown Week |
| August 1 - 7 | National Minority Donor Awareness Week |
| August 1 - 7 | National Cleanse Your Skin Week |
| August 1 - 7 | Simplify Your Life Week |
| August 1 - 7 | World Breastfeeding Week |
| August 2 - 7 | Intimate Apparel Market Week |
| August 2 - 8 | International Assistance Dog Week |
| August 2 - 8 | National Exercise with Your Child Week |
| August 2 - 8 | National Farmers Market Week |
| August 2 - 8 | National Health Center Week |
| August 2 - 8 | Single Working Women's Week |
| August 2 - 8 | Stop on Red Week |
| August 3 - 9 | National Bargain Hunting Week |
| August 7 - 16 | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
| August 8 - 16 | Elvis Week |
| August 9 - 16 | National Resurrect Romance Week |
| August 10 - 16 | Safe and Sound Week |
| August 16 - 22 | National Aviation Week |
| August 19 - 23 | Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Week |
| August 23 - 28 | World Water Week |
| August 24 - 28 | National Composites Week |
| August 25 - 31 | Be Kind To Humankind Week |
| August 29 - 30 | International Bat Night |
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August 2020 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lammas Day | #LammasDay |
| 1 | Mead Day | #MeadDay |
| 1 | National Disc Golf Day | #DiscGolfDay |
| 1 | National Girlfriends Day | #NationalGirlfriendsDay |
| 1 | National Jamaican Patty Day | #JamaicanPattyDay |
| 1 | National Minority Donor Awareness Day | #MinorityDonorAwarenessDay |
| 1 | National Mustard Day | #MustardDay |
| 1 | National Raspberry Cream Pie Day | #RaspberryCreamPieDay |
| 1 | Respect for Parents Day | #RespectForParentsDay |
| 1 | Rounds Resounding Day | #RoundsResoundingDay |
| 1 | Sandcastle and Sculture Day | #SandcastleAndSculptureDay |
| 1 | Scout Scarf Day | #ScoutScarfDay |
| 1 | Spider-Man Day | |
| 1 | World Wide Web Day | #WorldWideWebDay |
| 2 | American Family Day | #AmericanFamilyDay |
| 2 | Friendship Day | #FriendshipDay |
| 2 | National Coloring Book Day | #NationalColoringBookDay |
| 2 | National Doll Day | #NationalDollDay |
| 2 | National Ice Cream Sandwich Day | #IceCreamSandwichDay |
| 2 | Psychic Day | #PsychicDay |
| 2 | Sister's Day | #SistersDay |
| 3 | National Grab Some Nuts Day | #NationalGrabSomeNutsDay |
| 3 | National Watermelon Day | #NationalWatermelonDay |
| 4 | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day | #ChocolateChipCookieDay |
| 4 | National Coast Guard Day | #NationalCoastGuardDay |
| 4 | National Night Out | #NightOut |
| 4 | Single Working Women's Day | #SingleWorkingWomensDay |
| 5 | National Oyster Day | #NationalOysterDay |
| 5 | National Underwear Day | #NationalUnderwearDay |
| 5 | National Work Like A Dog Day | #NationalWorkLikeADogDay |
| 6 | Hiroshima Day | #HiroshimaDay |
| 6 | National Fresh Breath Day | #NationalFreshBreathDay |
| 6 | National Root Beer Float Day | #RootBeerFloatDay |
| 6 | National Wiggle Your Toes Day | #WiggleYourToesDay |
| 7 | Braham Pie Day | #BrahamPieDay |
| 7 | International Beer Day | #BeerDay |
| 7 | National Lighthouse Day | #NationalLighthouseDay |
| 7 | National Raspberries N’ Cream Day | #RaspberriesNCreamDay |
| 7 | Professional Speakers Day | #ProfessionalSpeakersDay |
| 7 | Purple Heart Day | #PurpleHeartDay |
| 8 | International Cat Day | #CatDay |
| 8 | National Bowling Day | #BowlingDay |
| 8 | National CBD Day | #CbdDay |
| 8 | National Dollar Day | #NationalDollarDay |
| 8 | National Frozen Custard Day | #FrozenCustardDay |
| 8 | National Garage Sale Day | #GarageSaleDay |
| 8 | National Zucchini Day | #ZucchiniDay |
| 8 | Odie Day | #OdieDay |
| 8 | The Date to Create | #TheDateToCreate |
| 9 | International Day of The World's Indigenous People | #DayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeople |
| 9 | National Book Lovers Day | #NationalBookLoversDay |
| 9 | National Rice Pudding Day | #NationalRicePuddingDay |
| 9 | National Veep Day | #NationalVeepDay |
| 9 | The Spirit of '45 Day | #SpiritOf45Day |
| 10 | Assistance Dog Day | #AssistanceDogDay |
| 10 | National Duran Duran Appreciation Day | #DuranDuranAppreciationDay |
| 10 | National Lazy Day | #NationalLazyDay |
| 10 | National S’mores Day | #NationalSmoresDay |
| 10 | National Shapewear Day | #NationalShapewearDay |
| 10 | National Spoil Your Dog Day | #SpoilYourDogDay |
| 10 | World Lion Day | #WorldLionDay |
| 11 | Ingersoll Day | #IngersollDay |
| 11 | National Presidential Joke Day | #PresidentialJokeDay |
| 11 | National Raspberry Bombe Day | #RaspberryBombeDay |
| 11 | National Son’s and Daughter’s Day | #SonsAndDaughtersDay |
| 12 | International Youth Day | #YouthDay |
| 12 | National Julienne Fries Day | #JulienneFriesDay |
| 12 | National Middle Child Day | #MiddleChildDay |
| 12 | National Sewing Machine Day | #SewingMachineDay |
| 12 | National Vinyl Record Day | #VinylRecordDay |
| 12 | World Elephant Day | #ElephantDay |
| 13 | International Left-Handers Day | #LeftHandersDay |
| 13 | National Filet Mignon Day | #NationalFiletMignonDay |
| 13 | National Prosecco Day | #NationalProseccoDay |
| 14 | National Creamsicle Day | #CreamsicleDay |
| 14 | National Financial Awareness Day | #FinancialAwarenessDay |
| 14 | National Navajo Code Talkers Day | #NavajoCodeTalkersDay |
| 14 | National V-J Day | #VJDay |
| 15 | Assumption of Mary | #AssumptionOfMary |
| 15 | International Geocaching Day | #GeocachingDay |
| 15 | International Homeless Animals Day | #HomelessAnimalsDay |
| 15 | National Best Friends Day | #BestFriendsDay |
| 15 | National Leathercraft Day | #NationalLeathercraftDay |
| 15 | National Lemon Meringue Pie Day | #LemonMeringuePieDay |
| 15 | National Relaxation Day | #NationalRelaxationDay |
| 15 | Nicolas Chauvin Day | #ChauvinDay |
| 15 | World Honey Bee Day | #WorldHoneyBeeDay |
| 16 | National Airborne Day | #NationalAirborneDay |
| 16 | National Roller Coaster Day | #RollerCoasterDay |
| 16 | National Rum Day | #NationalRumDay |
| 16 | National Tell a Joke Day | |
| 17 | Baby Boomer's Recognition Day | #BabyBoomersRecognitionDay |
| 17 | Black Cat Appreciation Day | #BlackCatAppreciationDay |
| 17 | Cupcake Day (Australia) | #RspcaCupcakeDay |
| 17 | National Nonprofit Day | #NationalNonprofitDay |
| 17 | National Thrift Shop Day | #NationalThriftShopDay |
| 18 | Bad Poetry Day | #BadPoetryDay |
| 18 | Helium Discovery Day | #HeliumDiscoveryDay |
| 18 | National Fajita Day | #NationalFajitaDay |
| 18 | National Ice Cream Pie Day | #IceCreamPieDay |
| 18 | National Mail Order Catalog Day | #MailOrderCatalogDay |
| 18 | Serendipity Day | #SerendipityDay |
| 19 | International Bow Day | #InternationalBowDay |
| 19 | International Orangutan Day | #OrangutanDay |
| 19 | National Aviation Day | #NationalAviationDay |
| 19 | National Medical Dosimetrist Day | #MedicalDosimetristDay |
| 19 | National Potato Day | #PotatoDay |
| 19 | National Soft Ice Cream Day | #NationalSoftIceCreamDay |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Day | #HumanitarianDay |
| 19 | World Photo Day | #WorldPhotoDay |
| 20 | National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day | #ChocolatePecanPieDay |
| 20 | National Lemonade Day | #LemonadeDay |
| 20 | National Radio Day | #NationalRadioDay |
| 20 | World Mosquito Day | #WorldMosquitoDay |
| 21 | International Dalke Remembrance Day | #DalekRemembranceDay |
| 21 | National Brazilian Blowout Day | #BrazilianBlowoutDay |
| 21 | National Men's Grooming Day | #MensGroomingDay |
| 21 | National Senior Citizens Day | #SeniorCitizensDay |
| 21 | National Spumoni Day | #NationalSpumoniDay |
| 21 | Take Your Cat to the Vet Day | #TakeYourCatToTheVetDay |
| 22 | Be An Angel Day | #BeAnAngelDay |
| 22 | National Bao Day | #NationalBaoDay |
| 22 | National Pecan Torte Day | #NationalPecanTorteDay |
| 22 | National Tooth Fairy Day | #NationalToothFairyDay |
| 22 | Never Bean Better Day | #NeverBeanBetterDay |
| 22 | World Plant Milk Day | #WorldPlantMilkDay |
| 23 | Cheap Flight Day | #CheapFlightDay |
| 23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition | |
| 23 | National Ride The Wind Day | #RideTheWindDay |
| 23 | National Sponge Cake Day | #NationalSpongeCakeDay |
| 23 | Valentino Day | #ValentinoDay |
| 24 | International Strange Music Day | #StrangeMusicDay |
| 24 | National Knife Day | #KnifeDay |
| 24 | National Peach Pie Day | #NationalPeachPieDay |
| 24 | National Waffle Day | #NationalWaffleDay |
| 24 | Pluto Demoted Day | #PlutoDemotedDay |
| 24 | Vesuvius Day | #VesuviusDay |
| 24 | William Wilberforce Day | #WilliamWilberforceDay |
| 25 | National Banana Split Day | #NationalBananaSplitDay |
| 25 | National Kiss and Make Up Day | #KissAndMakeUpDay |
| 25 | National Park Service Founders Day | #NPSFoundersDay |
| 25 | National Secondhand Wardrobe Day | #SecondhandWardrobeDay |
| 25 | National Whiskey Sour Day | #NationalWhiskeySourDay |
| 26 | National Cherry Popsicle Day | #CherryPopsicleDay |
| 26 | National Dog Day | #NationalDogDay |
| 26 | National Toilet Paper Day | #ToiletPaperDay |
| 26 | National WebMistress Day | #nationalWEBMISTRESSday |
| 26 | National Women’s Equality Day | #WomensEqualityDay |
| 27 | National Just Because Day | #NationalJustBecauseDay |
| 27 | National Pots De Creme Day | #NationalPotsDeCremeDay |
| 28 | Crackers Over The Keyboard Day | #CrackersOverTheKeyboardDay |
| 28 | Daffodil Day | #DaffodilDay |
| 28 | National Bow Tie Day | #NationalBowTieDay |
| 28 | National Cherry Turnovers Day | #CherryTurnoverDay |
| 28 | National Power Rangers Day | #NationalPowerRangersDay |
| 28 | National Red Wine Day | #RedWineDay |
| 28 | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day | #RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay |
| 29 | Individual Rights Day | #IndividualRightsDay |
| 29 | International Day Against Nuclear Tests | #DayAgainstNuclearTests |
| 29 | More Herbs, Less Salt Day | #MoreHerbsLessSaltDay |
| 29 | National Chop Suey Day | #NationalChopSueyDay |
| 29 | National Lemon Juice Day | #LemonJuiceDay |
| 29 | Pony Express Day | #PonyExpressDay |
| 30 | Frankenstein Day | #FrankensteinDay |
| 30 | International Whale Shark Day | #WhaleSharkDay |
| 30 | National Beach Day | #BeachDay |
| 30 | National Grief Awareness Day | #GriefAwarenessDay |
| 30 | National Holistic Pet Day | #HolisticPetDay |
| 30 | National Toasted Marshmallow Day | #ToastedMarshmallowDay |
| 31 | Eat Outside Day | #EatOutsideDay |
| 31 | International Overdose Awareness Day | #OverdoseAwarenessDay |
| 31 | Love Litigating Lawyers Day | #LoveLitigatingLawyersDay |
| 31 | National Diatomaceous Earth Day | #DiatomaceousEarthDay |
| 31 | National Matchmaker Day | #MatchmakerDay |
| 31 | National Trail Mix Day | #NationalTrailMixDay |
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2020 September Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, fun, weird, and special dates for September 2020 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/September-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2020, visit the 2020 Holidays index page.
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