Day Guide for Monday August 4th 2025

This is our day guide for Monday August 4th 2025 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 216 of 2025.

Holidays on August 4th 2025

International: Emancipation Day. Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
Anguilla: August Monday. August Monday is the focal day of the Anguillan Carnival and the island's biggest holiday
Antigua and Barbuda: Carnival Monday. A colourful spectacle on the early-morning on the Monday is the J'ouvert, a street party that mimics the celebrations that took place on August 1st 1834 when slavery was abolished.

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Australia (regional): Picnic Day. Originally declared a public holiday to enable Darwin's railway workers to go to Adelaide River for a picnic.

Not a Public Holiday

Australia (regional): Bank Holiday. Banks close in New South Wales on the first Monday in August
Barbados: Kadooment Day. First Monday in August. Climax of a carnival to mark the end of the sugar cane harvest
British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Monday. Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

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Canada (regional): Heritage Day. An optional general holiday observed by most companies to celebrate the heritage of Alberta

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Canada (regional): Civic Holiday. The first Monday in August in Ontario is a statutory holiday that is widely observed by many employers

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Canada (regional): Civic Day. Throughout Canada, the first Monday in August is generally a holiday though it is known by different names in different areas
Cook Islands: Constitution Day. Marks the promulgation of the constitution of the Cook Islands on this day in 1965.

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El Salvador (regional): Fiestas Patronales Holiday. The Fiesta de San Salvador celebrates the country
Equatorial Guinea: Freedom Day (in lieu). Marks the date in 1979 when Teodoro Obiang deposed Macías Nguema
Iceland: Commerce Day. This holiday was first observed Thursday September 13th 1894. The date is known as it was agreed on at a meeting of unions and managers from the larger shops in Reykjavík
Ireland: August Bank Holiday. The August Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland is observed on the first Monday in August
Lebanon: Beirut Explosion Memorial Day. A day to honour the 200 people who lost their lives in the 2020 explosion.
Tuvalu: Tuvalu National Children's Day. A public holiday on the first Monday in August to honour the youth of Tuvalu.

Regional

United Kingdom (regional): Summer bank holiday. Scotland only. This holiday is observed on the first Monday in August
Zambia: Farmers' Day. A day to celebrate the contribution and work of the agricultural sector in Zambia

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Observances on August 4th 2025

  • United Kingdom: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
  • USA: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
  • USA: National Coast Guard Day
  • USA: Great American Outdoors Day
  • International: National White Wine Day

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