August 2026: festivals, holidays and important days
7 days to know about this month. Tap a date on the calendar, or scroll the list for wishes, quotes and greeting cards.
FestivalNationalSpecial dayYours
All days in August
- Aug2Friendship DaySun · 69 days agoWishes
- Aug15Independence DaySat · 56 days ago · Public holidayWishes
- Aug15Parsi New Year (Navroz)Sat · 56 days agoWishes
- Aug26OnamWed · 45 days agoWishes
- Aug26Milad-un-NabiWed · 45 days ago · Public holiday · date may shiftWishes
- Aug28Raksha BandhanFri · 43 days agoWishes
- Aug29National Sports DaySat · 42 days agoWishes
Festivals, holidays and important days in August 2026
- Sun2
Friendship Day
The first Sunday of August in India, for the friends who feel like family.
- Sat15
Independence Day
The day India became free in 1947, marked by the flag hoisting at the Red Fort. Public holiday in India.
- Sat15
Parsi New Year (Navroz)
The first day of the Parsi calendar, welcomed with prayers, new clothes and festive food.
- Wed26
Onam
Kerala's harvest festival, with pookalam flower carpets, boat races and the Onam sadya feast.
- Wed26
Milad-un-Nabi
The birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad. Public holiday in India. The date can shift by a day by region or moon sighting.
- Fri28
Raksha Bandhan
Sisters tie a rakhi and siblings promise to look out for each other.
- Sat29
National Sports Day
The birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.