Public holidays and other special days in 200+ countries. Carefully researched and constantly updated.
| Date | Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | Wednesday | The Royal St John's Regatta (Regatta Day) | Canada |
| Independence Day | Cote d'Ivoire | ||
| Chinese Valentine's Day | China | ||
| Battle of Boyacá Day | Colombia | ||
| Festival Wednesday | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Aug 8 | Thursday | Peace Festival in Augsburg | Germany |
| Farmers' Day | Tanzania | ||
| Aug 9 | Friday | Day off for Independence Day | Ecuador |
| National Day | Singapore | ||
| Indigenous Peoples Day | Suriname | ||
| National Women's Day | South Africa | ||
| Aug 10 | Saturday | Arafat (Hajj) Day | United Arab Emirates |
| Day of Arafat | Afghanistan | ||
| Arafat Day | Bahrain | ||
| Independence Day | Ecuador | ||
| Arafat Day | Egypt | ||
| Working day for Aug 19 | Hungary | ||
| Erev Tisha B'Av | Israel | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan | ||
| Last Day of Santo Domingo Celebrations | Nicaragua | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Sudan | ||
| Sacrifice Feast Eve | Turkey | ||
| Eid al-Adha Eve | Yemen | ||
| Aug 11 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Benin, Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Oman, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Uzbekistan, Yemen |
| Tisha B'Av | Australia, Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States | ||
| Father's Day | Brazil | ||
| Arafat Day | Djibouti | ||
| Mountain Day | Japan | ||
| Waqfat Arafat Day | Kuwait | ||
| Day of Arafah | Libya | ||
| Kurban Bayram | Montenegro | ||
| Hajj Day | Maldives | ||
| Arafat Day | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Independence Day | Chad | ||
| Aug 12 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| Eid al-Qurban Holiday | Afghanistan | ||
| Eid ul Adha | Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Brunei, Canada, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Croatia, India, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Maldives, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Suriname, South Sudan, Syria, Chad, Tajikistan, East Timor, Turkmenistan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Mayotte, South Africa | ||
| Feast of the Sacrifice (day 2) | Azerbaijan | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Djibouti | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Algeria | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 2 | Egypt | ||
| Carnival (First Day) | Grenada | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan | ||
| Mountain Day observed | Japan | ||
| Kurban Bayram Holiday | Montenegro | ||
| Hari Raya Haji (Day 2) | Malaysia | ||
| Edul Aajaha | Nepal | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Oman | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Sudan | ||
| Independence Day observed | Chad | ||
| The Queen's Birthday | Thailand | ||
| Sacrifice Feast Day 2 | Turkey | ||
| Victory Day | United States | ||
| Father's Day | Samoa | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Yemen | ||
| Heroes' Day | Zimbabwe | ||
| Aug 13 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday 2 | United Arab Emirates |
| Eid al-Qurban Holiday | Afghanistan | ||
| Feast of the Sacrifice (day 3) | Azerbaijan | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 2 | Bangladesh | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Bahrain | ||
| Independence Day | Central African Republic | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Djibouti | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 3 | Egypt | ||
| Carnival (Second Day) | Grenada | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Iraq | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Comoros | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Kuwait | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Lebanon | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Libya | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Morocco | ||
| Kurban Bayram Holiday | Montenegro | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Niger, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Id el Kabir additional holiday | Nigeria | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Oman | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 2 | Philippines | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 2 | Pakistan | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Sudan | ||
| Women's and Family Day | Tunisia | ||
| Sacrifice Feast Day 3 | Turkey | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Yemen | ||
| Defence Forces Day | Zimbabwe | ||
| Aug 14 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland | Australia |
| Eid al-Adha Day 3 | Bangladesh | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Bahrain | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 4 | Egypt | ||
| Falkland Day | Falkland Islands | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Iraq | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Kuwait | ||
| Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka | ||
| Eid al-Adha | Libya | ||
| Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab | Morocco | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Oman | ||
| Independence Day | Pakistan | ||
| Eid al-Adha Day 3 | Pakistan | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Qatar | ||
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Sudan | ||
| Sacrifice Feast Day 4 | Turkey | ||
| Raksha Bandhan | United States | ||
| Eid al-Adha holiday | Yemen | ||
| The list of countries shown for each holiday does not necessarily include all countries where it is observed. | |||
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