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Events In August 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in August of this year.
August Events
Milwaukee Irish Festival (US-WI) August 14...
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Pony up on your river dancing, limericks, and sense of humor; it is time for the Milwaukee Irish Festival. The festival features Celtic culture, 17 stages of entertainment, food and beverages, sporting ev...
August
Navajo Code Talkers Day (1942): August 14
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Navajo Code Talkers Day commemorates the significant contribution of the Navajo Nation to the Allied victory in the Second World War. Navajo is unique because of its complexity and is an oral language, no...
August
V-J Day (1945): August 14
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On August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allied forces, ending WWII.
August
Admissions Day (US-HI)(1959): August 15
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Admissions Day is a state holiday in Hawaii, marking August 21, 1959, when the Hawaiian Islands entered the United States as its 50th state. Admissions Day is celebrated on the 3rd Friday in August.
August
Beautiful Days Festival (UK): August 15-17...
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Beautiful Days is the Levellers' family music festival. The event is organized by DMF Music and takes place at Escot Park in Devon, UK. It includes six stages, site art, a giant children's area, comedy, t...
August
Best Friends Day: August 15*
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Need an excuse to hang with your BFF? Best Friends Day is just the day to do that. Go shopping, play cards, or share a cup of coffee. Friends are the most significant wealth we have. This is one of two B...
August
Bullying and Violence, Day of Action Again...
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The Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence is an annual event in Australia dedicated to raising awareness and taking a stand against bullying and violence in schools and communities. Its purpose is t...
August
Chauvin Day (UK)(1790): August 15
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Chauvin Day commemorates the life of Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. Nicolas Chauvin is believed to have been born in Roquefort, France, on August 15, 1790. He...
August
Check the Chip Day, Ntl.: August 15
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Microchips significantly increase the chances that you'll get your pet back if he/she is lost or stolen, but a microchip only works if its registration information is accurate. To remind pet owners to ha...
August
Constitution Day, (GQ)(1982): August 15
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Constitution Day in Equatorial New Guinea marks the anniversary of August 15, 1982, the official ratification of the new constitution from the original of 1968 . Constitution Day is a national holiday.
August
Dormition of Theotokos (C): August 15
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Marking the assumption of the Virgin Mary to heaven, the Dormition of Theotokos is the Orthodox Catholic and Eastern Orthodox feast day following fourteen days of fasting.
August
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: August 15...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with state and local safety partners around the nation to remind drivers and motorcyclists about t...
August
Failures Day, Ntl.: August 15*
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National Failures Day instills the importance of failure in the pursuit of success. The Case Foundation sponsors this event each year and asks parents to speak with their children about the essential ro...
August
Feast of the Assumption of Mary (C): Augus...
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The Feast of the Assumption of Mary celebrates the assumption to heaven of the Virgin Mary in countries where Catholicism is a primary religion. Celebrations include public processions where people carr...
August
Independence Day (IN)(1947): August 15
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On August 15, 1947, the British Parliament officially declared India an independent nation no longer under its colonial rule. It would take another two years for the ratification of the Indian constitutio...
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