August

Month: August
* Admit You’re Happy Month
* Family Fun Month
* National Catfish Month
* National Eye Exam Month
* National Golf Month
* Peach Month
* Romance Awareness Month
* Water Quality Month
* National Picnic Month
Weekly Events:
* Week 1 National Simplify your Life Week
* Week 2 National Smile Week
* Week 3 Friendship Week
* Week 4 Be Kind to Humankind Week
Daily:
1 National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
3 National Watermelon Day
4 U.S. Coast Guard Day
5 Work Like a Dog Day
6 Chinese Valentine’s Day/Daughter’s Day – 7th day of 7th
Lunar Month
6 National Mustard Day first Saturday
6 Wiggle Your Toes Day
7 Friendship Day – First Sunday in August
7 International Forgiveness Day – First Sunday in August
7 National Lighthouse Day
7 Sisters Day – First Sunday in August
8 Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day – now
that’s nasty!
9 Book Lover’s Day
10 Lazy Day
10 National S’mores Day
11 Presidential Joke Day
11 Son and Daughter Day
12 Middle Child’s Day
13 Left Hander’s Day
14 National Creamsicle Day
14/15 V-J Day – which date do you mark the end of WWII?
15 Relaxation Day – now this one’s for me!
16 National Tell a Joke Day
17 National Thriftshop Day
18 Bad Poetry Day
19 Aviation Day
20 National Radio Day
21 Senior Citizen’s Day
22 Be an Angel Day
22 National Tooth Fairy Day – and/or February 28
23 Ride the Wind Day
24 Vesuvius Day
25 Kiss and Make Up Day
26 National Dog Day
26 Women’s Equality Day
27 Global Forgiveness Day
27 Just Because Day
28 Race Your Mouse Day -but we are not sure what kind of
“mouse”
29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day
30 Frankenstein Day
30 Toasted Marshmallow Day
31 National Trail Mix Day
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Day-long Observances
• International Beer Day: August 5 – a holiday in celebration of
beer Worldwide.
• National Underwear Day – August 5 (see official website)
• Wiggle Your Toes Day – August 6
• Sneak a Zucchini on your neighbor’s porch night – August 8
• The date to create day – August 8
• National Lazy Day – August 10
• Left Handers Day – August 13
• Blame someone else day – August 13
• Kool-Aid Day – Always the second weekend
• National Garage Sale Day – always second Saturday
• National Relaxation Day – August 15
• Meaning of “Is” Day – August 17
• Sandcastle and Sculpture Day – August , 18 or 19?
• Southern Hemisphere, Hoodie Hoo Day – August 22
• Be an angel day – August 22
• Kiss and make up day – August 25
• National second-hand wardrobe day – August 25
• Toilet Paper Day: August 26
• Gone-ta-pott Day – August 28
• Race your mouse around the icons day – August 28
• Happiness Happens Day
• Professional Speakers Day