August: List of Monthlong Observances

Below is a list of August's 83 observances and awareness events for the month. There are also 1204 holidays scheduled on specific days during the month.

1.

Family Meals Month

#FamilyMealsMonth

Food / Drink
2.

National Sandwich Month

#NationalSandwichMonth #SandwichMonth

Food / Drink
3.

National Breastfeeding Month

#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #BreastfeedingMonth

Health
4.

National Crayon Collection Month

#NationalCrayonCollectionMonth #CrayonCollectionMonth

5.

National Peach Month

#NationalPeachMonth #PeachMonth

Food / Drink
6.

Indie August

#IndieAugust

The Arts
7.

National Panini Month

#NationalPaniniMonth #PaniniMonth

Food / Drink
8.

National Back To School Month

#NationalBackToSchoolMonth #BackToSchoolMonth

9.

Kids Eat Right Month

#KidsEatRightMonth

Food / Drink
10.

Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

#GetReadyForKindergartenMonth #NationalGetReadyForKindergar…

11.

MedicAlert Awareness Month

#MedicAlertAwarenessMonth #MedicAlertMonth

Health
12.

Black Business Month

#BlackBusinessMonth #NationalBlackBusinessMonth

13.

National Clown Month

#NationalClownMonth #ClownMonth

14.

National Romance Awareness Month

#NationalRomanceAwarenessMonth #RomanceAwarenessMonth

15.

National Shooting Sports Month

#NationalShootingSportsMonth #ShootingSportsMonth

16.

National Immunization Awareness Month

#NationalImmunizationAwarenes… #ImmunizationAwarenessMonth #NIAM

Health
17.

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

#ChildrensEyeHealthAndSafetyM…

Health
18.

National Family Fun Month

#NationalFamilyFunMonth #FamilyFunMonth

19.

National Catfish Month

#NationalCatfishMonth #CatfishMonth

Food / Drink
20.

National Brownies At Brunch Month

#NationalBrowniesAtBrunchMonth #BrowniesAtBrunchMonth

Food / Drink
21.

National Goat Cheese Month

#NationalGoatCheeseMonth #GoatCheeseMonth

Food / Drink
22.

National Eye Exam Month

#NationalEyeExamMonth #EyeExamMonth

Health
23.

American Artist Appreciation Month

#AmericanArtistAppreciationMo…

The Arts
24.

Arrr-gust: International Pirate Month

#InternationalPirateMonth #PirateMonth #Arrrgust

25.

National Golf Month

#NationalGolfMonth #GolfMonth

26.

Get Acquainted with Kiwifruit Month

#GetAcquaintedWithKiwifruitMo…

Food / Drink
27.

Shop Online for Groceries Month

#ShopOnlineForGroceriesMonth

Food / Drink
28.

World Photographer Month

#WorldPhotographerMonth #PhotographerMonth

Travel / Lodging
29.

Nudist History Month

#NudistHistoryMonth #NationalNudistHistoryMonth

Travel / Lodging
30.

Black August

#BlackAugust

31.

National Win With Civility Month

#NationalWinWithCivilityMonth #WinWithCivilityMonth

32.

Washington Wine Month

#WashingtonWineMonth #WAWineMonth

Nightlife
33.

International Cult Awareness Month

#InternationalCultAwarenessMo… #CultAwarenessMonth #ICAM

34.

Children's Vision and Learning Month

#ChildrensVisionAndLearningMo…

Health
35.

National Water Quality Month

#NationalWaterQualityMonth #WaterQualityMonth

Food / Drink
36.

Motorsports Awareness Month

#MotorsportsAwarenessMonth

37.

Read A Romance Month

#ReadARomanceMonth #NationalReadARomanceMonth

38.

Rawgust

#Rawgust

Food / Drink
39.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month

#SpinalMuscularAtrophyAwarene…

Health
40.

Drawing August

#DrawingAugust #DrawingAugust2026

The Arts
41.

Happiness Happens Month

#HappinessHappensMonth #NationalHappinessHappensMonth

42.

National Truancy Prevention Month

#NationalTruancyPreventionMon… #TruancyPreventionMonth

43.

National Psoriasis Awareness Month

#NationalPsoriasisAwarenessMo… #PsoriasisAwarenessMonth

Health
44.

International Autoinflammatory Awareness Month

#InternationalAutoinflammator… #AutoinflammatoryAwarenessMon…

Health
45.

Eat Dessert First Month

#EatDessertFirstMonth #NationalEatDessertFirstMonth

Food / Drink
46.

Anal Pleasure Month

#AnalPleasureMonth #AnalAugust #AnalSexMonth

Nightlife
47.

Action August

#ActionAugust

The Arts
48.

National Cowgirl Month

#NationalCowgirlMonth #CowgirlMonth

Nightlife
49.

National Neurosurgery Outreach Month

#NationalNeurosurgeryOutreach… #NeurosurgeryOutreachMonth

Health
50.

National The Sex Talk Month

Health
51.

International Humanitarian Law Month

#InternationalHumanitarianLaw… #HumanitarianLawMonth

Military
52.

American Adventures Month

#AmericanAdventuresMonth

Travel / Lodging
53.

Digital Nomad Month

Travel / Lodging
54.

Black Philanthropy Month

#BlackPhilanthropyMonth #BPM2026 #NationalBlackPhilanthropyMon…

55.

Tree Check Month

#TreeCheckMonth

56.

Rye Month

#RyeMonth #NationalRyeMonth

Nightlife
57.

Vignoles Month (Missouri)

#VignolesMonth #MOVignolesMonth

Nightlife
58.

National Gastroparesis Awareness Month

#GastroparesisAwarenessMonth #NationalGastroparesisAwarene… #GPAwarenessMonth

Health
59.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month

#StevensJohnsonSyndromeAwaren… #SJSAwarenessMonth

Health
60.

International EFT Tapping Month

#InternationalEFTTappingMonth #TappingMonth #InternationalTappingMonth

61.

International Peace Month

#InternationalPeaceMonth #PeaceMonth

62.

LIHEAP Action Month

#LIHEAPActionMonth

63.

National Apprenticeship Month

#NationalApprenticeshipMonth #ApprenticeshipMonth

64.

Celery, Fennel and Cactus Month

#CeleryFennelAndCactusMonth

Food / Drink
65.

Mushroom and Onion Month

Food / Drink
66.

Summer Sun Safety Month

#SummerSunSafetyMonth #SunSafetyMonth

Travel / Lodging
67.

Aicardi Syndrome Awareness Month

Health
68.

Amblyopia Awareness Month

#AmblyopiaAwarenessMonth

Health
69.

World Stress Management Month

#StressManagementMonth

Health
70.

Steelpan Month (Trinidad and Tobago)

#SteelpanMonth

Travel / Lodging
71.

Boomers Making a Difference Month

#BoomersMakingADifferenceMonth

72.

Bystander Awareness Month

#BystanderAwarenessMonth

73.

Learn Japanese Month

#LearnJapaneseMonth

74.

National Minority Donor Awareness Month

#NationalMinorityDonorAwarene…

75.

National Parks Month

#NationalParksMonth #ParksMonth

76.

National Political Affiliation Discrimination Awareness Month

#PADAMonth #NationalPADAMonth

77.

National Road Victim Month (UK)

#NationalRoadVictimMonth #RoadVictimMonth #NationalRoadVictimsMonth

78.

National Traffic Awareness Month

#NationalTrafficAwarenessMonth #TrafficAwarenessMonth

79.

Pedestrian Safety Month (Hawaii)

#PedestrianSafetyMonth

80.

Straight Pride Month

#StraightPrideMonth #HeterosexualPrideMonth

81.

What Will Be Your Legacy Month

#WhatWillBeYourLegacyMonth

82.

World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month

#WorldMuttIGreesRescueMonth

83.

Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month (California)

#MuslimAppreciationAndAwarene… #MuslimAppreciationMonth #MuslimAwarenessMonth

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