Day Guide for Monday August 7th 2023 What are the holidays on August 7th 2023?

This is our day guide for Monday August 7th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on August 7th 2023

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 Holiday

The first Monday in August in Ontario is a statutory holiday that is widely observed by many employers

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

Colombia: Battle of Boyacá

The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy

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

Ivory Coast: Independence Day

Celebrates Côte d'Ivoire's independence from France on August 7th 1960

Jamaica: Independence Day (in lieu)

Jamaican independence was granted on August 6th 1962 and each year the date is dedicated to the remembrance of Jamaican history

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

Observances on August 7th 2023

USA: National Lighthouse Day

Even in these days of GPS, Lighthouses play an important role in keeping shipping safe round our coast.

USA: National Raspberries N’ Cream Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberries N’ Cream Day

USA: Purple Heart Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Purple Heart Day

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General Information for August 7th 2023
There are 18 public holidays today.
Day 219 of 2023
146 days left in 2023
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1957 - Oliver Hardy dies, one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, probably the greatest and most successful comedy team in the history of cinema.
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
1942 - World War II: the Battle of Guadalcanal begins - United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
1858 - Australian rules football was founded and the first match was played between Melbourne Football Club and Scotch Grammar. The Melbourne Football Club (the oldest remaining sporting club in the world), was also founded on this day.