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Public Holidays in August 2018
| Day | Date | Country | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 1st |  Barbados |
Emancipation Day |
| Wed | 1st |  Benin |
Independence Day |
| Wed | 1st |  DR Congo |
Parents' Day |
| Wed | 1st |  Switzerland |
National Day |
| Wed | 1st |  Various |
Emancipation Day |
| Thu | 2nd |  Bermuda |
Emancipation Day |
| Thu | 2nd |  Costa Rica |
Virgin of Los Angeles Day |
| Thu | 2nd |  Macedonia |
Republic Day |
| Fri | 3rd | Bermuda |
Somers' Day |
| Fri | 3rd |  Equatorial Guinea |
Freedom Day |
| Fri | 3rd |  Guinea-Bissau |
Pidjiguoiti Day |
| Fri | 3rd |  Niger |
Independence Day |
| Fri | 3rd |  Rwanada |
Umuganura Day |
| Sat | 4th |  El Salvador |
Fiestas Patronales Holiday |
| Sat | 4th |  India |
Ker Puja |
| Sun | 5th |  Burkina Faso |
Independence Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Croatia |
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day |
| Sun | 5th | El Salvador |
Fiestas Patronales Holiday |
| Mon | 6th |  Anguilla |
August Monday |
| Mon | 6th |  Antigua and Barbuda |
J'Ouvert |
| Mon | 6th |  Australia |
Picnic Day |
| Mon | 6th | Australia |
Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 6th | Barbados |
Kadooment Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Bolivia |
Independence Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Canada |
Civic Day |
| Mon | 6th | El Salvador |
Fiesta de San Salvador |
| Mon | 6th |  Iceland |
Commerce Day |
| Mon | 6th | India |
Bonalu |
| Mon | 6th |  Ireland |
August Holiday |
| Mon | 6th |  Spain |
Our Lady of Africa |
| Mon | 6th |  United Kingdom |
August Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 6th | Various |
Emancipation Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Zambia |
Farmers' Day |
| Tue | 7th | Antigua and Barbuda |
Last Lap |
| Tue | 7th |  Colombia |
Battle of Boyacá |
| Tue | 7th |  Ivory Coast |
Independence Day |
| Tue | 7th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Culturama Day |
| Wed | 8th | India |
Public Holiday |
| Wed | 8th |  Taiwan |
Father's Day |
| Wed | 8th |  Tanzania |
Nane Nane (Farmer's) Day |
| Thu | 9th | Anguilla |
August Thursday |
| Thu | 9th |  Singapore |
National Day |
| Thu | 9th |  South Africa |
National Women's Day |
| Thu | 9th |  Suriname |
Indigenous People's Day |
| Fri | 10th | Anguilla |
Constitution Day |
| Fri | 10th |  Ecuador |
Independence Day |
| Sat | 11th |  Chad |
Independence Day |
| Sat | 11th | India |
Karkkadaka Vavu |
| Sat | 11th |  Japan |
Mountain Day |
| Sun | 12th |  Brazil |
Father's Day |
| Sun | 12th |  Thailand |
Mother's Day |
| Mon | 13th |  Central African Republic |
Independence Day |
| Mon | 13th |  Grenada |
Carnival Monday |
| Mon | 13th | India |
Patriot's Day |
| Mon | 13th |  Samoa |
Father's Day |
| Mon | 13th | Thailand |
H.M. Queens Birthday Holiday |
| Mon | 13th |  Tunisia |
Women's Day |
| Mon | 13th |  Zimbabwe |
Heroes' Day |
| Tue | 14th | Grenada |
Carnival Tuesday |
| Tue | 14th |  Morocco |
Oued Ed-Dahab Day |
| Tue | 14th |  Pakistan |
Independence Day |
| Tue | 14th |  Saudi Arabia |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Tue | 14th |  Vatican City |
Vigil of Assumption Day |
| Tue | 14th | Zimbabwe |
Defence Forces Day |
| Wed | 15th | Australia |
Royal Queensland Show |
| Wed | 15th |  Bangladesh |
National Mourning Day |
| Wed | 15th |  Congo |
Independence Day |
| Wed | 15th | Equatorial Guinea |
Constitution Day |
| Wed | 15th | India |
Independence Day |
| Wed | 15th |  Italy |
Ferragosto |
| Wed | 15th |  Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein National Day |
| Wed | 15th |  Nigeria |
Public Holiday |
| Wed | 15th |  North Korea |
National Liberation Day |
| Wed | 15th |  Paraguay |
Founding of Asunción |
| Wed | 15th | Saudi Arabia |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Wed | 15th |  South Korea |
Liberation Day |
| Wed | 15th | Various |
Assumption of Mary |
| Thu | 16th |  Dominican Republic |
Restoration Day |
| Thu | 16th |  Gabon |
Independence Day Holiday |
| Thu | 16th | Nigeria |
Public Holiday |
| Thu | 16th |  Romania |
Assumption of Mary Holiday |
| Thu | 16th | Saudi Arabia |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Fri | 17th | Gabon |
Independence Day |
| Fri | 17th | India |
Parsi New Year |
| Fri | 17th |  Indonesia |
Independence Day |
| Fri | 17th |  Philippines |
Kadayawan Festival |
| Fri | 17th | Romania |
Assumption of Mary Holiday |
| Sun | 19th |  Afghanistan |
Independence Day |
| Sun | 19th | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Mon | 20th |  Argentina |
St. Martin's Day |
| Mon | 20th | Canada |
Discovery Day |
| Mon | 20th | Colombia |
Assumption Holiday |
| Mon | 20th |  Estonia |
Independence Restoration Day |
| Mon | 20th |  Hungary |
Saint Stephens Day |
| Mon | 20th | Morocco |
Revolution Day |
| Mon | 20th | Philippines |
Kadayawan Festival |
| Mon | 20th | Various |
Arafat Day |
| Mon | 20th | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Tue | 21st | Morocco |
Youth Day |
| Tue | 21st | Philippines |
Ninoy Aquino Day |
| Tue | 21st | Various |
Arafat Day |
| Tue | 21st | Various |
Eid al-Adha |
| Tue | 21st | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Wed | 22nd | Various |
Eid al-Adha |
| Wed | 22nd | Various |
Hari Raya Haji |
| Wed | 22nd | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Thu | 23rd | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Thu | 23rd | Various |
Hari Raya Haji Holiday |
| Fri | 24th | India |
First Onam |
| Fri | 24th |  Liberia |
Flag Day |
| Fri | 24th |  Ukraine |
Independence Day |
| Fri | 24th | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Sat | 25th | India |
Thiruvonam |
| Sat | 25th | North Korea |
Day of Songun |
| Sat | 25th |  Sri Lanka |
Nikini Full Moon Poya |
| Sat | 25th |  Uruguay |
Independence day |
| Sat | 25th | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Sun | 26th | India |
Third Onam |
| Sun | 26th | India |
Raksha Bandhan |
| Sun | 26th | Various |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Mon | 27th |  Gibraltar |
Late Summer Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 27th | India |
Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| Mon | 27th |  Isle of Man |
Summer Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 27th |  Moldova |
Independence Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Namibia |
Heroes' Day (observed) |
| Mon | 27th |  Papua New Guinea |
National Repentance Day (in lieu) |
| Mon | 27th | Philippines |
National Heroes Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Qatar |
Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Mon | 27th |  UK |
August Bank Holiday |
| Tue | 28th |  Georgia |
Saint Mary's Day |
| Tue | 28th | India |
Ayankali Jayanthi |
| Wed | 29th |  Slovakia |
Slovak National Uprising anniversary |
| Thu | 30th |  East Timor |
Popular Consultation Day |
| Thu | 30th |  Iran |
Eid-e-Ghadir |
| Thu | 30th |  Kazakhstan |
Constitution Day |
| Thu | 30th |  Peru |
Santa Rosa De Lima |
| Thu | 30th |  Turkey |
Victory Day |
| Fri | 31st | India |
Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev |
| Fri | 31st | Kazakhstan |
Public Holiday |
| Fri | 31st |  Malaysia |
National Day |
| Fri | 31st | Moldova |
National Language Day |
| Fri | 31st |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Independence Day |
Key
| National Holiday |
| Regional Holiday |
| Not a Public Holiday or banks only |
| Government/Public Sector |
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