Day Guide for Tuesday August 4th 2026 What are the holidays on August 4th 2026?

This is our day guide for Tuesday August 4th 2026 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 4th 2026

International: Arbaeen

Commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Antigua and Barbuda: Carnival Tuesday

Second day of public holidays for the Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda

British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Tuesday

Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays

Cook Islands: Constitution Day

Marks the promulgation of the constitution of the Cook Islands on this day in 1965.

Regional

El Salvador (regional): Fiestas Patronales Holiday

The Fiesta de San Salvador celebrates the country

Regional

Pakistan (regional): Urs Mubarak of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh

A public holiday in Lahore for an 11th cebtury Sufi saint from present-day Afghanistan, who is lived and died in Lahore.

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Culturama Day

Similar to other carnivals in the Caribbean, Culturama highlights the cultural heritage of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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General Information for August 4th 2026
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 216 of 2026
149 days left in 2026
Week 32 of the year
On this Day in History
1995 - Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
1938 - The first Supermarine Spitfire is delivered to 19 Squadron, RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire.
1875 - Danish fairy tales' author Hans Christian Andersen passes away near Copenhagen, Denmark, after suffering from liver cancer.
1578 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - the Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.