Holidays 8.14
Holidays
Air Force Day (Taiwan)
Balochistan Solidarity Day
Black Day (Parts of Pakistan)
Color Book Day
Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco)
Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia)
814 Day
Energy Industry Employee’s Day (Poland)
Engineer’s Day (Dominican Republic)
Falklands Discovery Day (UK)
Faradda di li candareri (Descent of the Candlesticks; Sardinia)
Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña Holiday (Bolivia)
Green Day (South Korea)
Halle Berry Day
Husbands in Love Day
International Memorial Day for Comfort Women
International Nagging Day
International Day of Traditional Sports & Games
Kaj Munk (Lutheranism)
Language Day (Orania)
La Torta dei Fieschi (Italy)
Liberty Tree Day (Massachusetts)
Love Donegal Day (UK)
Love Your Bookshop Day
Military Marriage Day
National ABLE Savings Day
National Financial Awareness Day
National Honeymoon Day
National Mortgage E-Close Day
National Slap Someone in the Back of the Head Day (Garfield)
National Spirit of ’45 Day
National Tattoo Removal Day
National Women’s Empowerment Day
Navajo Code Talkers Day
Oued Ed-Dahab Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (India)
Pixie Haircut Day
Pramuka Day (Scouting Day; Indonesia)
Romance Awareness Day
St. Arnold of Soissons' Day (patron saint of brewers and hop-pickers)
Social Security Day
Treaty of Ghent Day
Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena)
Union for Liberty Day (Haiti)
V-J Day
World Calligraphy Day
World Prediabetes Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Altbier Day
Chock Full O’ Nuts Day
International Rosé Wine Day
National Creamsicle Day
National Flavored Crust Day
Nature Celebrations
Feast of the Tiger (Elder Scrolls)
An Obstinancy of Bison Day (Animal Collective Noun Days)
Rapeseed Day (French Republic)
Wall Germander Day (Respect; Korean Birth Flowers)
World Lizard Day
Astronomical Celebrations or Events
Ariane V-45 Communications Satellite (Launched; 1991)
Até Asteroid Day
Lunar Obiter 1 (Reached Orbit of the Moon; 1966)
Mariner 2 Probe (Launched; 1962)
Sports & Games Celebrations or Events
Chicago Grand Slam World Match Sailing Race (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 8.20]
Field Hockey World Cup (Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands) [thru 8.30]
#44 Day (Reggie Jackson's New York Yankees number retired; 1993)
Judo Grand Prix (Lima, Peru) [thru 8.20]
NZ Darts Masters (Aukland, New Zealand) [thru 8.15]
Sports Day (Russia)
Whiffle Ball Day
Independence, Flag & Related Days
Albania (Declared a Republic; 1924)
Anniversary Day (Tristan da Cunha; Saint Helena)
Anniversary of the Return to Power (Afghanistan)
Larsonia (a.k.a. Kingdom of Larsonia; Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]
Norway and Sweden (Unified; 1814)
Oregon (Territory established; 1848)
Pakistan (from UK, 1947)
Tristan da Cunha (Annexed by UK; 1816)
2nd Friday in August
Comfort Food Friday [Every Friday]
Fish & Chips Friday [2nd Friday of Each Month]
Five For Friday [Every Friday]
Flashback Friday [Every Friday]
Follow Friday [2nd Friday of Each Month]
Fredagsmys (Cozy Friday; Sweden) [Every Friday]
Friday Finds [Every Friday]
Frugal Friday [2nd Friday of Each Month]
Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]
Gals Night Out [2nd Friday]
Grey Cat Day [2nd Friday]
Hartjesdagen begins (Little Hearts Day; Netherlands) [Friday before 3rd Monday]
Horse-Racing Day (Irish Book of Rights for Celtic Kings; Celtic Book of Days) [Every Friday]
Lake Michigan Day [2nd Friday]
National Blood Book Awareness Day (UK) [2nd Friday]
National Kool-Aid Day [2nd Friday] (also 3rd Friday)
No Man's Land Celebration [2nd Friday]
Red Nose Day (Australia) [2nd Friday]
Shop Online for Groceries Day [2nd Friday]
TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) [Every Friday]
World Cross Stitch Day [2nd Friday]
Worldwide Art Day [2nd Friday]
Weekly Holidays beginning August 14 (2nd Full Week of August)
Dine L.A. Restaurant Week (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.28]
Kool-Aid Days (Hastings, Nebraska) [thru 8.16]
Festivals On or Beginning August 14, 2026
Best of the West Ribfest (Watford City, North Dakota)
Bolton Fair (Lancaster, Massachusetts) [thru 8.16]
Celebrate Erie (Erie, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.16]
Cheeseburger in Caseville (Caseville, Michigan) [thru 8.23]
Deer Fest (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) [thru 8.16]
Edinburgh Art Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland) [thru 8.30]
Flow Festival (Helsinki, Finland) [thru 8.16]
Franklin County Watermelon Festival (Russellville, Alabama) [thru 8.15]
Georgia Mountain Fair (Hiawassee, Georgia) [thru 8.22]
Germanfest Picnic (Dayton, Ohio) [thru 8.16]
Jersey Battle of Flowers (Saint Helier, Jersey) [thru 8.15]
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival (Machias, Maine) [thru 8.16]
Mammoth Wine Weekend (Mammoth Lakes, California) [thru 8.15]
Milford Oyster Festival - After Dark (Milford, Connecticut) [thru 8.15]
Montgomery County Agricultural Fair (Gaithersburg, Maryland) [thru 8.22]
Nebraska Balloon & Wine Festival (Elkhorn, Nebraska) [thru 8.15]
PastyFest (Calumet, Michigan) [thru 8.16]
Philadelphia Folk Festival (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.16]
Sarajevo Film Festival (Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina) [thru 8.21]
Sutherlin Blackberry Festival (Sutherlin, Oregon) [thru 8.16]
Wallace Huckleberry Festival (Wallace, Idaho) [thru 8.16]thru 8.16]
Wicomico County Fair (Salisbury, Maryland) [thru 8.16]
Wild Blueberry Festival (Paradise, Michigan) [thru 8.16]
Feast Days
Anniversary of Snick-Snacker’s Derek Foot (Shamanism)
Arnold of Soissons (Christian; Saint) [brewers, hop-pickers]
Assumption Eve (France, Holy See)
Assumption Vigil (Vatican City)
Athanasia (Christian; Saint & Matron)
Buck Dharma Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Burryman Day (Scotland; Everyday Wicca)
Day of Peace Between Horus and Set (Ancient Egypt)
Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia (Christian; Saint)
Eachanan (Christian; Saint)
Eusebius of Rome (Christian; Saint)
Festival of Torches, Day 2 (In Honor of Diana; Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Jacques Coeur (Positivist; Saint)
Jonathan Myrick Daniels (Episcopal Church)
Marcellus of Apamea (Christian; Martyr)
Maximilian Kolbe (Christian; Saint)
Ready Eddie (Muppetism)
Rice and Millet Day (Pagan)
Think About Infinity Day (Pastafarian)
Werenfrid (Christian; Saint)
Lunar Calendar Holidays
Chinese: Month 7 (Bing-Shen), Day 2 (Geng-Shen)
Day Pillar: Metal Monkey
12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Establish Day (建 Jian) [Inauspicious]
Holidays: None Known
Secular Saints Days
Alice Adams (Literature)
Russell Baker (Literature)
Halle Berry (Entertainment)
Herman Branson (Science)
Roy Buchanon (Music)
David Crosby (Music)
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (Art)
Richard R. Ernst (Science)
John Galsworthy (Literature)
René Goscinny (Art)
Marcia Gay Harden (Entertainment)
Magic Johnson (Sports)
Mila Kunis (Entertainment)
Gary Larson (Art)
Steve Martin (Entertainment)
Connie Smith (Music)
Danielle Steel (Literature)
Susan St. James (Entertainment)
Bruce Thomas (Music)
Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Art)
Carle Vernet (Art)
Claude Joseph Vernet (Art)
Wim Wenders (Entertainment)
Lina Wertmüller (Entertainment)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [45 of 71]
Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 37 of 60)
Premieres
Alice in Wonderland Ride, at Disneyland (Theme Park Attraction; 1958)
Andy and Min at the Theatre (The Gumps Cartoon; 1920)
Andy Visits the Osteopath (The Gumps Cartoon; 1920)
Apple, by Mother Love Bone (Album; 1990)
Baby Butch (Tom & Jerry MGM Cartoon; 1954)
Black Magic (Paramount Cartoon; 1921)
The Book of Psalms, published by Faust (Book; 1457)
Born To Do It, by Craig David (Album; 2000)
Boston Courant (Newspaper; 1721)
Busman’s Holiday (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)
The Cabaret (Aesop's Film Fable Cartoon; 1929)
Caligula (Adult Film; 1979)
Can’t Buy Me Love (Film; 1987)
Can’t Stand Losing You, by the Police (Song; 1978)
Cinderella (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1930)
Cologne Cathedral (Church; 1880)
The Commitments (Film; 1991)
District 9 (Film; 2009)
Dora the Explorer (Animated TV Series; 2000)
Dough Ray Me-Ow (WB MM Cartoon; 1948)
The Fable of the Fox and the Crow (Aesop's Film Fable Cartoon; 1921)
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (Anime Film; 2017)
The Frog Pond (Columbia Favorites Cartoon; 1952)
The Front Page, by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (Broadway Play; 1928)
Hang On Sloopy, by The McCoys (Song; 1965)
High School Musical 2 (Soundtrack Album; 2007)
Hot and Cold (Pooch the Pup Walter Lantz Cartoon; 1933)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Film; 1998)
If You Leave Me Now, by Chicago (Song; 1976)
I'm a Loser, by The Beatles (Song; 1964)
The Kill Order, by James Dashner (Novel; 2012) [Maze Runner #4]
Lemonade, by Internet Money (Song; 2020)
Les Miserables (Film; 1952)
Maggie Mae, by Rod Stewart (Song; 1971)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Film; 2015)
Ma Perkins (Radio Series; 1933)
Mickey's Fire Brigade (Disney Cartoon; 1935)
Mouse Menace (Blue Ribbon Hit Parade Cartoon; 1954)
¡Mucha Lucha! (Animated TV Series; 2002)
No Way Out (Film; 1987)
Oh My Darlin' Serpentine (WB Cartoon; 2001)
One Ham’s Family (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1943)
Pigs in a Polka (Blue Ribbon Hit Parade Cartoon; 1948)
The Pilot of Peace (Pathe News Cartoon; 1915)
A Place in the Sun (Film; 1951)
Ponyo (Studio Ghibli Animated Film; 2009)
A Private Affair (Film; 1959)
The Quiet Man (Film; 1952)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film; 1975)
The Saint Intervenes (a.k.a. Boodle), by Leslie Charteris (Short Stories; 1934) [Saint #14]
Saturday the 14th (Film; 1981)
Slums of Beverly Hills (Film; 1998)
Social Security Act (Law enacted; 1935)
So It Goes, by Nick Lowe (Song; 1976)
The Spirit Room, by Michelle Branch (Album; 2001)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Animated Film; 2020)
Static (Aesop's Film Fable Cartoon; 1928)
Stop! Look! And Hasten! (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)
Straight Outta Compton (Film; 2015)
Student of Prague (BBC TV Film; 1938) [1st BBC Feature Film]
Tangled Television (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1940)
T-Bone for Two (Pluto Disney Cartoon; 1942)
Ted Lasso (TV Series; 2020)
Texas Republican (Newspaper; 1819)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (Film; 2009)
Il Turco in Italia (Turk in Italy), by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1814)
Voo-Doo Boo-Boo (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)
The Way of the Dragon (Film; 1972)
We Gotta Get Out of This Place, by the Animals (Song; 1965)
Who’s Next, by The Who (Album; 1971)
Today’s Name Days
Maximilian (Austria)
Alfred, Euzebije, Maksimilijan (Croatia)
Alan (Czech Republic)
Eusebius (Denmark)
Gisella, Svea (Estonia)
Kanerva, Onerva (Finland)
Évrard (France)
Maximilian, Meinhard (Germany)
Marcell (Hungary)
Alfredo (Italy)
Virma, Zelma, Zemgus (Latvia)
Euzebijus, Grintautas, Guostė (Lithuania)
Hallgeir, Hallgjerd (Norway)
Alfred, Atanazja, Dobrowój, Euzebiusz, Kalikst, Kaliksta, Machabeusz (Poland)
Mojmír (Slovakia)
Maximiliano (Spain)
Uno (Sweden)
Anahi, Athena, Tamara, Tamia, Tammie, Tammy, Tara, Taryn, Terra (USA)
Today’s National Name Days
National Mila Day
National René Day
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 226 of 2026; 139 days remaining in the year
ISO Week: Day 5 of Week 33 of 2026
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 10 of 28] (thru 9.1)
Chinese: Month 7 (Bing-Shen), Day 2 (Geng-Shen)
Chinese Year of the: Horse 4724 (until February 6, 2027) [Bing-Wu]
Coptic: 8 Misra 1742
Druid Tree Calendar: Hackberry (August 14-23) [Day 1 of 10]
Hebrew: 1 Elul 5786
Islamic: 29 Safar 1448
Julian: 1 August 2026
Meteorological Summer [Day 75]
Moon: 5%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 2 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Jacques Coeur]
Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 3 of 15] (thru 8.26)
Season: Spring (Day 55 of 93)
SUn Calendar: 16 Yellow; Twosday [16 of 30]
Week: 2nd Full Week of August
Zodiac:
Tropical (Typical): Leo (Day 23 of 31)
Sidereal Zodiac: Cancer (Day 29 of 31)
Schmidt Zodiac: Cancer (Day 17 of 26)
IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Leo (Day 5 of 38)
IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Leo (Day 5 of 37)
Calendar Changes
August (a.k.a. Sextilis or Augustus; Julian Calendar) [Month 8 of 12]
Elul (a.k.a. ʼĔlūl) [אֱלוּל] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 6 of 12]
Hackberry (August 14-23) [Druid Tree Calendar] (Month 25 of 40)