August Holidays and Observances

Happy Happy August!  The summer has quickly come to an end and it’s time for the kids to head back to school! (YAY!)  I am looking forward to my boys going back so we can get back into some sort of a schedule, but am going to miss our lazy days of sleeping in and hanging with friends.  I’m also a little nervous about third grade!  I think we’re all going to have a rude awakening with how hard the work will be, the amount of homework and preparing for FCAT!  No matter what grade your littles are going into, I hope they (and you) have a great first day!

Here are the bizarre, crazy, silly, unknown, strange, unusual, weird, etc etc Holidays & Observances of August!  Find the previous months’ lists here:  January, February, March, April, May, June, July

MONTH
American Adventures Month
American Artists Appreciation Month
Children’s Vision & Learning Month
Golf Month
Happiness Happens Month
National Catfish Month
National Goat Cheese Month
National Panini Month
National Water Quality Month
Orange & Papaya Month

WEEK
1-7 International Clown Week
1-7 Simplify Your Life Week
1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
4-10 Assistance Dog Week
4-10 Exercise With Your Child Week
4-10 National Fraud Awareness Week
5-9 Psychic Week
8-11 National Hobo Week
10-16 Elvis Week
11-17 Weird Contest Week
15-21 National Aviation Week
18-24 Little League Baseball World Series
26-30 National Safe at Home Week

DAY
1 Girlfriend’s Day
1 Respect For Parents
1 Spiderman Day
2 International Beer Day
3-7 International Tree Climbing Days
3 National Mustard Day
3 Watermelon Day
4 National Chocolate Chip Day
4 Friendship Day
4 National Doll Day
4 National Kids’ Day
4 Sister’s Day
5 National Underwear Day
6 National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day
6 National Root Beer Float Day
6 National Night Out
8 Happiness Happens Day
8 Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night
9-11 Kool-Aid Day
9 Worldwide Art Day
10 National Duran Duran Appreciation Day
10 National Garage Sale Day
10 Skyscraper Appreciation Day
10 S’mores Day
12 Sewing Machine Day
12 Vinyl Record Day
13 International Lefthander’s Day
15 Best Friends Day
15 National Relaxation Day
16 Hug Your Boss Day
16 Men’s Grooming Day
17 International Homeless Animals Day
17 Meaning of ‘Is’ Day
17 National Thrift Shop Day
18 Bad Poetry Day
18 Birth Control Pills Day
18 Mail Order Catalog Day
19 Cupcake Day
21 Senior Citizen’s Day
22 Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
22 Be An Angel Day
24 National Waffle Day
24-25 National Bat Night
25 Go Topless Day
25 Kiss & Make Up Day
26 National Dog Day
30 National Toasted Marshmallow Day