Day Guide for Friday August 8th 2025 What are the holidays on August 8th 2025?

This is our day guide for Friday August 8th 2025 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 8th 2025

Anguilla: Constitution Day

Last day of the Carnival is celebrated as Constitution Day even though Anguilla's constitution took effect on 1 April 1982

Not a Public Holiday

Bangladesh: New Bangladesh Day

Marks the anniversary of the swearing-in of the interim government on August 8th 2025.

Regional

India (regional): Tendong Lho Rum Faat

Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.

Kiribati: Kiribati Youth Day

A day to encourage a healthy lifestyle amongst the younger generation in Kiribati

Sri Lanka: Nikini Full Moon Poya

Marks the retreat of the Bhikkhus following the Buddha's death, commemorated by a period of fasting and of retreat for the monastic communities

Not a Public Holiday

Taiwan: Father's Day

Not a public holiday. Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers

Tanzania: Nane Nane (Farmer's) Day

Nane Nane ('eight eight') day marks the contribution of farmers to the national economy

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General Information for August 8th 2025
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 220 of 2025
145 days left in 2025
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
2010 - 2010 China floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
1990 - Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1963 - Great Train Robbery: in England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).