Important days in August
- International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- International Youth Day
- Indian Independence Day
- Women's Equality Day
- International Lefthanders Day
- National GoTopless Protest day
- World Breastfeeding Week
- Victory over Japan Day
- Gwangbokjeol
- International Friendship Day
- Kranti Divas
- International day of Solidarity with the struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia
- Nagasaki Peace Day
- World Photography Day
- World Mosquito Day
- Sanskrit Day
- National Sports Day of India
- Telugu Language Day
- Raksha Bandhan
- Parsi New Year
- Ninoy Aquino Day
- Araw ng mga Bayani
- Aadi Perukku
- Aadi Pooram
- Nag Panchami
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Janmashtami
- Metemneo Festival
- Bhaderwah Mela
- North Carolina Apple Festival
- Pori Folk Festival
- Minjar Mela
- Gugnaumi
- Folklorama Festival
- Kajli Teej Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Seoul International Youth Film Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Midwest Reggae Festival
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Gäubodenvolksfest
- Great British Beer Festival
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
- Australian Science Festival
- Burning Man Festival
- Esala Perahera
- La Tomatina
- V Festival
- Drupka Teshi
- Hiroshima Day
- Quit India Movement Day
- Pakistan's Independence Day
- Sadhbhavana Divas
- International Forgiveness Day
- Balaram Jayanti
- TsĂĽngrem Mong
- Trung Nguyen Festival
- Chinese Ghost Festival
- Diocese of Cleveland Family Festival
- Metumniu
- Dukpa Tse Shi
- Birmingham International Carnival
- Balham and Tooting Carnival
- Rongchu Gala
- Tendong Lho Rum Faat
- Kandali Festival
- Cardiff MAS Carnival
- Leeds West Indian Carnival
- Leicester Caribbean Carnival
- Caribbean Carnival of Manchester
- Nottingham Caribbean Carnival
- Ryde Carnival
- Carnaval del Pueblo
- Hastings Old Town Carnival
- Weymouth Carnival
- Devizes Carnival
- Gamha Purnima
- Khudurukuni Osha
- World Cat Day