Day Guide for Monday August 3rd 2026

This is our day guide for Monday August 3rd 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 215 of 2026.

Holidays on August 3rd 2026

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.

Not a Public Holiday

Australia (regional): Bank Holiday. Banks close in New South Wales on the first Monday in August

Regional

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

Regional

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

Regional

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

Regional

Canada (regional): Civic Holiday. The first Monday in August in Ontario is a statutory holiday that is widely observed by many employers
Equatorial Guinea: Freedom Day. Marks the date in 1979 when Teodoro Obiang deposed Macías Nguema
Guinea-Bissau: Pidjiguiti Day. Anniversary of the Pindjiguiti massacre in 1959, when the Portuguese colonial police repressed a protest of Bissau-Guinean workers, causing the death of at least 50 people.
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
Niger: Independence Day. Commemoration of Niger's independence from France on August 3rd 1960
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 3rd 2026

  • USA: National Grab Some Nuts Day
  • USA: National Watermelon Day
  • Venezuela: Flag Day

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