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Events In August 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in August of this year.
August Events
Presidential Joke Day (1984): August 11
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Presidential Joke Day marks the anniversary of a presidential comic faux pax. On August 11, 1983, the late President Ronald Reagan was doing a voice test using a microphone, and he did not realize it wa...
August
Raspberry Bombe Day, Ntl.: August 11
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National Raspberry Bombe Day is a food holiday to celebrate the frozen dessert that is delicious and visually pleasing. Raspberry bombe consists of heavy cream, sugar, rum, sherbet, candied fruit, nuts, a...
August
Safe + Sound Week, Ntl.: August 11-17 (est...
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Safe + Sound Week is an annual event taking place every August across the United States, celebrating the accomplishments of workplace health and safety initiatives while providing resources and insights o...
August
Son and Daughter Day, Intl.: August 11
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International Son & Daughter Day is a day for parents to appreciate their children. The opposite of Father's Day and Mother's Day, today, kids rule.
August
Steelpan Day, World (1951): August 11
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A RUM-PA-PA-PUM! IT'S WORLD STEELPAN (DRUM) DAY World Steelpan Day, celebrated annually on August 11, is a global celebration dedicated to honoring the steelpan, also known as the steel drum. This day is...
August
Victory Day (US-RI)(1945): August 11
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Victory Day is a state holiday in Rhode Island. It marks the anniversary of Japan's official surrender at the end of WWII, as announced by President Harry Truman on August 14, 1945.
August
Bullying No Way: National Week of Action (...
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Bullying No Way National Week of Action in Australia occurs in August (formerly March) and became a full-week event in 2024. Bullying is an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated ve...
August
Defense Forces Day (ZW): August 12
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Defense Forces Day is Zimbabwe's day of honor for its military. This national holiday follows Heroes' Day each year and creates four day weekend in the African nation.
August
Elephant Day, World: August 12
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WORLD ELEPHANT DAY: RAISING AWARENESS FOR GENTLE GIANTS World Elephant Day, celebrated annually on August 12, is a global effort to raise awareness about elephants' plight and promote their conservation....
August
Fox Hill Day (BS): August 12
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Marking the freeing of African slaves in the Bahamas in 1838, the Fox Hills Festival is an annual celebration of music, dance, food, and church services. Held on the 2nd Tuesday of August in Nassau, Baham...
August
Kajari Teej (H): August 12
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Kajari Teej (Badi Teej) is a Hindu holiday celebrated in the lunar month of Bhadrapud. Women observe a day-long fast for their husbands. In the evening, they worship the goddess Parvati and pray for the...
August
Queen's Birthday (TH)(1932): August 12
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Queen Sirikit of Thailand was born on August 12, 1932. She is the mother of the current reigning king, King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Her birthday is a national holiday in Thailand.
August
Sankashti Chaturthi (H): August 12
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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) occurs on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). If this Chat...
August
Sewing Machine Day, Ntl. (1851): August 12
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National Sewing Machine Day celebrates Isaac Merritt Singer's patent number 8294, granted August 12, 1851. This innovation in sewing technology created the first sewing machine that could be used in homes...
August
Vinyl Record Day (1877): August 12
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Vinyl Record Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the phonograph by Thomas Edison on this day in 1877. It is supported by the non-profit Vinyl Record Day to preserve the legacy captured by vinyl...
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