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A complete list of all the August holidays, including all the random, bizarre, food holidays. Grab this printable calendar plus get inspiration for how to celebrate them!
Check out all our monthly holiday lists here.
Get ready to celebrate! August may be the month that Summer is winding down, but there’s plenty of reasons to celebrate!
August 1: Swiss Day
- eat some Swiss chocolate or Zopf with yummy gruyere cheese!
August 2: National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 3: National Watermelon Day
August 4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
August 5: National Oyster Day
August 6: National Root Beer Float Day
- Have a Root Beer Taste Test
August 7: National Raspberries in Cream Day
August 8: National Zucchini Day
August 8: National Frozen Custard Day
August 9: National Rice Pudding Day
August 10: National Banana Split Day; National S’mores Day
- Go camping and make s’mores
- If you don’t have a campfire, try these incredible indoor s’mores
- Make mini s’mores
August 14: National Creamsicle Day
August 16: Bratwurst Day
- Eat a brat or hot dog with this amazing Special Sauce
August 18: National Soft Ice Cream Day
August 19: Hot & Spicy Food Day, Potato Day
August 20: Lemonade Day; National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
- Have a lemonade stand
August 21: National Pecan Torte Day
August 22: National Spumoni Day; Be an Angel Day
August 22: Eat a Peach Day
- Make frozen fruit salad
- Try this No-bake Peach Torte
August 23: National Sponge Cake Day
August 24: National Peach Pie Day
August 24: National Waffle Day (Waffle Day in Sweden is March 25th)
- Make homemade waffles
August 26: National Cherry Popsicle Day
August 27: Banana Lovers Day
- Eat banana anything!
August 31: Eat Outside Day; International Bacon Day
- Have a picnic or eat on the patio
What August Food Holidays will you be celebrating?
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