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Events In August 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in August of this year.
August Events
Youth Day, Intl.: August 12
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International Youth Day is a United Nations event first proposed by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in 1998. The UN endorsed this in 1999. Each year has a different focus on addr...
August
Filet Mignon Day, Ntl.: August 13
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National Filet Mignon Day ("tender fillet" in French) commemorates the steak cut thought by many to be the best part of the cow. Celebrate by enjoying a juicy filet with family and friends. The filet mig...
August
Independence Day, (CF)(1960): August 13
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Independence Day in the Central African Republic marks the anniversary of August 13, 1960, the day of independence from France. Independence Day is a national holiday.
August
Left-hander's Day, Intl.: August 13
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International Left-hander’s Day seeks to raise awareness of the hassles of left-handers experienced in a right-hander’s world and to bring light to the uniqueness of the left-handers. Created by Leftha...
August
Little League World Series (US-PA): August...
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Over 29 days, over 900 Little Leaguers®, ages 10 to 16, from nearly 80 baseball and softball teams worldwide compete yearly to determine the seven World Series division champions. These are the best of th...
August
Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant and Hermit...
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The Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant & Hermit Crab Races is an annual event in Ocean City, New Jersey, designed to celebrate hermit crabs (the city's mascot) and provide family-friendly entertainment for lo...
August
Obon Festival (JP): August 13-16
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THE OBON FESTIVAL: A SPECTACLE OF LANTERNS Japan's Obon Festival, also known as Bon Festival, is a Buddhist-Confucian tradition honoring the spirits of ancestors. It is a time for families to reunite, cl...
August
Prosecco Day, Ntl.: August 13
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Prosecco is Italy's contribution to sparkling wine and has existed for centuries. National Prosecco Day celebrates this delicate and fruity bubbly wine, the perfect light and refreshing cool summer treat....
August
Women's Day, (TN): August 13
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Women's Day in Tunisia is a national celebration of women, their lives, their contributions, and their independence.
August
Calligraphy Day, World: August 14
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Created in 2017, World Calligraphy Day is a promotional, fundraising, and educational initiative of The Pen Museum and Manuscript Pen Company in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Calligraphy is the ornate style...
August
Creamsicle Day, Ntl.: August 14
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National Creamsicle Day provides an excuse to eat your favorite flavor of Creamsicle. 11-year-old Frank Epperson (inventor of the popsicle) created the Creamsicle in 1905 of vanilla ice cream dipped in f...
August
Football, AFL Founded (1959): August 14
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Today is the anniversary of the first American Football League (AFL) meeting in 1959. In 1969, it merged with the National Football League (NFL). Merger conditions included a championship game between th...
August
Green Man Festival (UK): August 14-17 (est...
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GREEN MAN FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND NATURE IN WALES Each August, the picturesque Brecon Beacons in Wales come alive with the sounds of the Green Man Festival, a unique and vibrant celebration...
August
Independence Day (PK)(1947): August 14
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On August 15, 1947, the British Parliament declared India and Pakistan independent nations no longer under colonial rule. Both countries fought hard to gain independence with the non-violent movement led...
August
Lizard Day, World: August 14
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Lizards are members of the reptile family with more than 6,000 species worldwide. The largest is the Komodo Dragon. Except for bearded lizards and Gila monsters, these essential creatures to the ecosystem...
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