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 2021.
The list includes more than 235 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 2021 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 235+ holidays or use the following links to skip ahead to a specific category.
Access all Holidays for the Year
Did you know there are over 3,300 holidays to celebrate on social media each year?
Click here for a complete listing of holidays for every month of the year.
If you’d like a printable PDF with all the holidays listed out by month, check out the Social Media Content App. It includes a free PDF of all 3,300+ holidays.
August 2021 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 2 | British Columbia Day | #BCDay | British Columbia |
| August 2 | Heritage Day | Alberta, Canada | |
| August 2 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | #NewSouthWalesBankHoliday | Parts of Australia |
| August 2 | Picnic Day | #PicnicDay | Parts of Australia |
| August 2 | Summer Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | Scotland |
| August 2 | Civic/Provincial Day | #CivicHoliday | Parts of Canada |
| August 3 | Civic/Provincial Day | #CivicHoliday | Canada |
| August 4 | Regatta Day | #RegattaDay | Parts of Canada |
| August 11 | Ekka (Royal National Agricultural Show Day) | #Ekka | Queensland, Australia |
| August 20 | Gold Cup Parade | #GoldCupParade | Parts of Canada |
| August 30 | Summer Bank Holiday | #BankHoliday | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
August 2021 Religious Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | #IslamicNewYear | Muslim |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | #AssumptionofMary | Christian |
August 2021 Monthly Observances
| Holiday |
|---|
| American Adventures Month |
| American Artists Appreciation Month |
| Arrr-gust: International Pirate Month |
| Black Business Month |
| Boomers Making A Difference Month |
| Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month |
| Get ready for Kindergarten Month |
| Happiness Happens Month |
| MedicAlert Awareness Month |
| Motorsports Awareness Month |
| National Back to School Month |
| National Breastfeeding Month |
| National Catfish Month |
| National Child Support Awareness Month |
| National Crayon Collection Month |
| National Eye Exam Month |
| National Family Fun 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 SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) 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 |
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August 2021 Weekly Observances
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| August 1 - 7 | International Assistance Dog Week |
| August 1 - 7 | International Clown Week |
| August 1 - 7 | Intimate Apparel Market Week |
| August 1 - 7 | National Farmers Market Week |
| August 1 - 7 | National Minority Donor Awareness Week |
| August 1 - 7 | Single Working Women's Week |
| August 1 - 7 | Stop on Red Week |
| August 1 - 7 | World Breastfeeding Week |
| August 2 - 8 | National Bargain Hunting Week |
| August 6 - 15 | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
| August 8 - 14 | National Health Center Week |
| August 8 - 14 | National Resurrect Romance Week |
| August 11 - 17 | Elvis Week |
| August 15 - 21 | National Aviation Week |
| August 23 - 27 | National Composites Week |
| August 23 - 27 | World Water Week |
| August 25 - 31 | Be Kind To Humankind Week |
| August 28 - 29 | International Bat Night |
August 2021 Daily Observances
| Date | Holiday | Hashtag |
|---|---|---|
| August 1 | American Family Day | #AmericanFamilyDay |
| August 1 | Friendship Day | #FriendshipDay |
| August 1 | Lammas Day | #LammasDay |
| August 1 | National Disc Golf Day | #DiscGolfDay |
| August 1 | National Doll Day | #NationalDollDay |
| August 1 | National Girlfriends Day | #NationalGirlfriendsDay |
| August 1 | National Minority Donor Awareness Day | #MinorityDonorAwarenessDay |
| August 1 | National Raspberry Cream Pie Day | #RaspberryCreamPieDay |
| August 1 | Psychic Day | #PsychicDay |
| August 1 | Respect for Parents Day | #RespectForParentsDay |
| August 1 | Rounds Resounding Day | #RoundsResoundingDay |
| August 1 | Sandcastle and Sculpture Day | #SandcastleAndSculptureDay |
| August 1 | Scout Scarf Day | #ScoutScarfDay |
| August 1 | Sister's Day | #SistersDay |
| August 1 | Spider-Man Day | #SpiderManDay |
| August 1 | World Wide Web Day | #WorldWideWebDay |
| August 2 | Assistance Dog Day | #AssistanceDogDay |
| August 2 | National Coloring Book Day | #NationalColoringBookDay |
| August 2 | National Ice Cream Sandwich Day | #IceCreamSandwichDay |
| August 3 | National Grab Some Nuts Day | #NationalGrabSomeNutsDay |
| August 3 | National Night Out | #NightOut |
| August 3 | National Watermelon Day | #NationalWatermelonDay |
| August 4 | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day | #ChocolateChipCookieDay |
| August 4 | National Coast Guard Day | #NationalCoastGuardDay |
| August 4 | Single Working Women's Day | #SingleWorkingWomensDay |
| August 5 | National Oyster Day | #NationalOysterDay |
| August 5 | National Underwear Day | #NationalUnderwearDay |
| August 5 | National Work Like A Dog Day | #NationalWorkLikeADogDay |
| August 6 | Braham Pie Day | #BrahamPieDay |
| August 6 | Hiroshima Day | #HiroshimaDay |
| August 6 | International Beer Day | #BeerDay |
| August 6 | National Fresh Breath Day | #NationalFreshBreathDay |
| August 6 | National Root Beer Float Day | #RootBeerFloatDay |
| August 6 | National Wiggle Your Toes Day | #WiggleYourToesDay |
| August 7 | Mead Day | #MeadDay |
| August 7 | National Jamaican Patty Day | #JamaicanPattyDay |
| August 7 | National Lighthouse Day | #NationalLighthouseDay |
| August 7 | National Mustard Day | #MustardDay |
| August 7 | National Raspberries N’ Cream Day | #RaspberriesNCreamDay |
| August 7 | Professional Speakers Day | #ProfessionalSpeakersDay |
| August 7 | Purple Heart Day | #PurpleHeartDay |
| August 8 | International Cat Day | #CatDay |
| August 8 | National CBD Day | #CbdDay |
| August 8 | National Dollar Day | #NationalDollarDay |
| August 8 | National Frozen Custard Day | #FrozenCustardDay |
| August 8 | National Zucchini Day | #ZucchiniDay |
| August 8 | Odie Day | #OdieDay |
| August 8 | The Date to Create | #TheDateToCreate |
| August 8 | The Spirit of '45 Day | #SpiritOf45Day |
| August 9 | International Day of The World's Indigenous People | #DayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeople |
| August 9 | National Book Lovers Day | #NationalBookLoversDay |
| August 9 | National Rice Pudding Day | #NationalRicePuddingDay |
| August 9 | National Veep Day | #NationalVeepDay |
| August 10 | National Duran Duran Appreciation Day | #DuranDuranAppreciationDay |
| August 10 | National Lazy Day | #NationalLazyDay |
| August 10 | National S’mores Day | #NationalSmoresDay |
| August 10 | National Shapewear Day | #NationalShapewearDay |
| August 10 | National Spoil Your Dog Day | #SpoilYourDogDay |
| August 10 | World Lion Day | #WorldLionDay |
| August 11 | Ingersoll Day | #IngersollDay |
| August 11 | National Presidential Joke Day | #PresidentialJokeDay |
| August 11 | National Raspberry Bombe Day | #RaspberryBombeDay |
| August 11 | National Son’s and Daughter’s Day | #SonsAndDaughtersDay |
| August 12 | International Youth Day | #YouthDay |
| August 12 | National Julienne Fries Day | #JulienneFriesDay |
| August 12 | National Middle Child Day | #MiddleChildDay |
| August 12 | National Sewing Machine Day | #SewingMachineDay |
| August 12 | National Vinyl Record Day | #VinylRecordDay |
| August 12 | World Elephant Day | #ElephantDay |
| August 13 | International Left-Handers Day | #LeftHandersDay |
| August 13 | National Filet Mignon Day | #NationalFiletMignonDay |
| August 13 | National Prosecco Day | #NationalProseccoDay |
| August 14 | National Bowling Day | #BowlingDay |
| August 14 | National Creamsicle Day | #CreamsicleDay |
| August 14 | National Financial Awareness Day | #FinancialAwarenessDay |
| August 14 | National Garage Sale Day | #GarageSaleDay |
| August 14 | National Navajo Code Talkers Day | #NavajoCodeTalkersDay |
| August 14 | National V-J Day | #VJDay |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | #AssumptionOfMary |
| August 15 | National Leathercraft Day | #NationalLeathercraftDay |
| August 15 | National Lemon Meringue Pie Day | #LemonMeringuePieDay |
| August 15 | National Relaxation Day | #NationalRelaxationDay |
| August 15 | Nicolas Chauvin Day | #ChauvinDay |
| August 16 | Cupcake Day (Australia) | #RspcaCupcakeDay |
| August 16 | National Airborne Day | #NationalAirborneDay |
| August 16 | National Roller Coaster Day | #RollerCoasterDay |
| August 16 | National Rum Day | #NationalRumDay |
| August 16 | National Tell a Joke Day | #TellAJokeDay |
| August 17 | Baby Boomers Recognition Day | #BabyBoomersRecognitionDay |
| August 17 | Black Cat Appreciation Day | #BlackCatAppreciationDay |
| August 17 | National Nonprofit Day | #NationalNonprofitDay |
| August 17 | National Thrift Shop Day | #NationalThriftShopDay |
| August 18 | Bad Poetry Day | #BadPoetryDay |
| August 18 | Helium Discovery Day | #HeliumDiscoveryDay |
| August 18 | National Fajita Day | #NationalFajitaDay |
| August 18 | National Ice Cream Pie Day | #IceCreamPieDay |
| August 18 | National Mail Order Catalog Day | #MailOrderCatalogDay |
| August 18 | National Medical Dosimetrist Day | #MedicalDosimetristDay |
| August 18 | Serendipity Day | #SerendipityDay |
| August 19 | International Bow Day | #InternationalBowDay |
| August 19 | International Orangutan Day | #OrangutanDay |
| August 19 | National Aviation Day | #NationalAviationDay |
| August 19 | National Potato Day | #PotatoDay |
| August 19 | National Soft Ice Cream Day | #NationalSoftIceCreamDay |
| August 19 | World Humanitarian Day | #HumanitarianDay |
| August 19 | World Photo Day | #WorldPhotoDay |
| August 20 | National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day | #ChocolatePecanPieDay |
| August 20 | National Lemonade Day | #LemonadeDay |
| August 20 | National Men's Grooming Day | #MensGroomingDay |
| August 20 | National Radio Day | #NationalRadioDay |
| August 20 | World Mosquito Day | #WorldMosquitoDay |
| August 21 | International Dalke Remembrance Day | #DalekRemembranceDay |
| August 21 | International Geocaching Day | #GeocachingDay |
| August 21 | International Homeless Animals Day | #HomelessAnimalsDay |
| August 21 | National Brazilian Blowout Day | #BrazilianBlowoutDay |
| August 21 | National Senior Citizens Day | #SeniorCitizensDay |
| August 21 | National Spumoni Day | #NationalSpumoniDay |
| August 21 | Take Your Cat to the Vet Day | #TakeYourCatToTheVetDay |
| August 21 | World Honey Bee Day | #WorldHoneyBeeDay |
| August 22 | Be An Angel Day | #BeAnAngelDay |
| August 22 | National Bao Day | #NationalBaoDay |
| August 22 | National Pecan Torte Day | #NationalPecanTorteDay |
| August 22 | National Tooth Fairy Day | #NationalToothFairyDay |
| August 22 | Never Bean Better Day | #NeverBeanBetterDay |
| August 22 | World Plant Milk Day | #WorldPlantMilkDay |
| August 23 | Cheap Flight Day | #CheapFlightDay |
| August 23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition | |
| August 23 | National Ride The Wind Day | #RideTheWindDay |
| August 23 | National Sponge Cake Day | #NationalSpongeCakeDay |
| August 23 | Valentino Day | #ValentinoDay |
| August 24 | International Strange Music Day | #StrangeMusicDay |
| August 24 | National Knife Day | #KnifeDay |
| August 24 | National Peach Pie Day | #NationalPeachPieDay |
| August 24 | National Waffle Day | #NationalWaffleDay |
| August 24 | Pluto Demoted Day | #PlutoDemotedDay |
| August 24 | Vesuvius Day | #VesuviusDay |
| August 24 | William Wilberforce Day | #WilliamWilberforceDay |
| August 25 | National Banana Split Day | #NationalBananaSplitDay |
| August 25 | National Kiss and Make Up Day | #KissAndMakeUpDay |
| August 25 | National Park Service Founders Day | #NPSFoundersDay |
| August 25 | National Second-hand Wardrobe Day | #SecondhandWardrobeDay |
| August 25 | National Whiskey Sour Day | #NationalWhiskeySourDay |
| August 26 | National Cherry Popsicle Day | #CherryPopsicleDay |
| August 26 | National Dog Day | #NationalDogDay |
| August 26 | National Toilet Paper Day | #ToiletPaperDay |
| August 26 | National WebMistress Day | #nationalWEBMISTRESSday |
| August 26 | National Women’s Equality Day | #WomensEqualityDay |
| August 27 | National Just Because Day | #NationalJustBecauseDay |
| August 27 | National Pots De Creme Day | #NationalPotsDeCremeDay |
| August 28 | Crackers Over The Keyboard Day | #CrackersOverTheKeyboardDay |
| August 28 | Daffodil Day | #DaffodilDay |
| August 28 | National Bow Tie Day | #NationalBowTieDay |
| August 28 | National Cherry Turnovers Day | #CherryTurnoverDay |
| August 28 | National Power Rangers Day | #NationalPowerRangersDay |
| August 28 | National Red Wine Day | #RedWineDay |
| August 28 | Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day | #RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay |
| August 29 | Individual Rights Day | #IndividualRightsDay |
| August 29 | International Day Against Nuclear Tests | #DayAgainstNuclearTests |
| August 29 | More Herbs, Less Salt Day | #MoreHerbsLessSaltDay |
| August 29 | National Chop Suey Day | #NationalChopSueyDay |
| August 29 | National Lemon Juice Day | #LemonJuiceDay |
| August 30 | Frankenstein Day | #FrankensteinDay |
| August 30 | International Whale Shark Day | #WhaleSharkDay |
| August 30 | National Beach Day | #BeachDay |
| August 30 | National Grief Awareness Day | #GriefAwarenessDay |
| August 30 | National Holistic Pet Day | #HolisticPetDay |
| August 30 | National Toasted Marshmallow Day | #ToastedMarshmallowDay |
| August 31 | Eat Outside Day | #EatOutsideDay |
| August 31 | International Overdose Awareness Day | #OverdoseAwarenessDay |
| August 31 | Love Litigating Lawyers Day | #LoveLitigatingLawyersDay |
| August 31 | National Diatomaceous Earth Day | #DiatomaceousEarthDay |
| August 31 | National Matchmaker Day | #MatchmakerDay |
| August 31 | National Trail Mix Day | #NationalTrailMixDay |
Sources:
https://www.timeanddate.com, https://nationaldaycalendar.com, https://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.holidayscalendar.com, https://nationaltoday.com, https://www.checkiday.com, https://www.brownielocks.com
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September 2021 Holidays
The complete list of holidays, observances, and fun, weird, and special dates for September 2021 can be found here: AngieGensler.com/September-Holidays
The access the list of holidays for every month in 2021, visit the 2021 Holidays index page.
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