August Random Holidays – add Some Fun, Creative, and Random Holidays to Your Calendar

Whether you are winding down summer and starting school or still basking in the summer sun, August has some great random holidays to share with your family.

Originally Published July 30, 2020

What Does August Mean to You?

I sure love the smell of a freshly sharpened pencil bouquet and newly opened chalk and erasers. Don’t you relish the sight of all those chiseled markers in various colors ready to call attention to reading, writing, and math questions? Where we live, August is the start of a brand-new school year. And we start early in the month, the first Monday!

I love school supplies partially because they go so well with my notebooks. But I have always loved them. I worked for an office supply store for a long time, and people knew to ask me questions about pens and paper because I was passionate about them. If you have a favorite pen or are picky about your notebook, then you know what I mean.

You can check out my list of favorite lettering supplies or bullet journal supplies in these posts.

New Schedules = Second Chances?

August also signifies the start-up of new schedules for the coming months for us. It’s almost like a second chance at the year! No matter when you start the school year here’s an opportunity to add some fun to your calendar with the random holidays for August.

Holiday Categories

I certainly don’t include all the Random Holidays for any given month, so you’ll find a list of websites at the bottom of this post that you can search for additional holidays that suit your family. I also created a Google Calendar, which is shared for free. Included underneath the calendar are instructions on how to add the calendar to your view. You can toggle it on and off, so it doesn’t clutter your regular schedule.

I like to break the Random Holidays into sections like food, outdoors, and other holidays. I hope you find something (or a few) to celebrate this August!

Week/Month Long Celebrations

Simplify Your Life Week. Now this is a week I can get behind. Use the time to refocus and declutter. Though we often think of ‘things’ to declutter NationalDayCalendar.com suggests decluttering anything (not just objects) that causes stress or anxiety. I’m definitely going to start with a list of things I can either eliminate or reduce in my life.

What are some ways you could simplify your life?

Be Kind to Humankind Week. Last Week in August. The touching story of why Lorraine Jara was inspired to create this week really hits home. How often have we ignored an opportunity to be kind to others? It’s one of my life goals to be more kind.

Random Food Holidays in August

2 – Ice Cream Sandwich Day
3 – Watermelon Day
4 – Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
6- National Root Beer Float Day – are you an ice cream or root beer first when creating this tasty recipe?
10 – S’ mores Day
18 – National Fajita Day – Yum! This is one meal my family doesn’t argue (too much) about when I fix it. I guess I know what’s on the menu tonight!
20 – National Lemonade Day
24 – Waffle Day
25 – Banana Split Day
29 – National Lemon Juice Day – when life gives you lemons, what do you make?

We love waffles in our house, so even though waffle day is celebrated more than once in the year, we don’t miss it! I know what we are having for dinner on the 24th.

Celebrating with food is the easiest way to highlight the day. Although I love to doodle or paint food, so making something to represent it is always an option!

Creativity

1 – Planner Day
2 – Coloring Book Day
16 – Tell a Joke Day
19 – World Photo Day

World Calligraphy Day – 2nd Wednesday of August – celebrate by buying a calligraphy pen or letter your favorite quote. Don’t have a favorite quote? Find a list of my favorite inspirational quotes here. Or try a variant of calligraphy by starting your handlettering journey!

What’s your favorite joke? We have silly ones in our house that the kids made up but don’t make any sense. Whether you tell a joke on the 16th or not, you could record the silly jokes your kids used to say or write some down in your journal.

Indoor/Outdoor

August Indoor Random Holidays

9 – Book Lovers Day – Whether you celebrate this random holiday indoors or outdoors, use the excuse to grab a book and enjoy it.
10 – Lazy Day – Here’s your permission to laze about and get nothing done. Take a day and be lazy. It’s part of the celebration.
15 – Relaxation Day – go ahead and relax! You’ve worked hard (even on lazy day)!

Outdoor Holidays

6 – Cycle to Work Day
7 – Light House Day
11 – Mountain Day – celebrated in Japan, it spread to other countries as well. Where could you go hiking or just view a majestic mountain? Take a day to appreciate nature in the form of mountains. In 2021, Japan will celebrate this holiday on the 9th instead of the 11th to coincide with the end of the Summer Olympics.
16 – Roller Coaster Day
30 – Beach Day
31 – Eat Outside Day

Images of lighthouses are some of my favorites, with the surf crashing against the side and the light shining true no matter what. It is absolutely one of my favorite images. I know I need to celebrate lighthouse day by pinning some spectacular lighthouse images & maybe painting a few.

Celebrate Animals

4 – International Clouded Leopard Day
8 – International Cat Day
10 – Spoil Your Dog Day – as if we need an excuse!
12 – World Elephant Day
14 – World Lizard Day
17 – National Black Cat Appreciation Day – I thought they had a day in October. But I’ll appreciate a velvety soft black cat any day.
19 – International Orangutan Day
26 – National Dog Day
30 – International Whale Shark Day

August Random Holidays

8 – Happiness Happens Day #happinesshappensday
12 – Middle Child Day
13 – Left Hander’s Day
27 – Just Because Day
28 – Bow Tie Day

I think that Happiness Happens Day is a perfect day to include in this random holiday calendar! According to the National Day Calendar, this day was founded in 1999 by the Secret Society of Happy People. They identified 31 ways to be happy. Check it out and see how many ways you enjoy being happy.

Which Random Holidays Will You Celebrate in August?

I hope you found some inspiration this August to celebrate some random holidays or to make something creative to break up the monotony of the day-to-day. That’s my goal with these random holidays every month. When I look back, I want unique memories that last instead of looking back and figuring out where the time went.

Be sure to add some fun days to your bullet journal or planner. It’s the only way I remember to celebrate.

Random Holiday Archives

Do you need more reasons to celebrate? I know I do! Find my random holiday archives here, PLUS find more ideas & ways to celebrate random holidays. Browse through all of my hand-picked holidays grouped by month. Give your family a reason to #randomlycelebrate.

By the way, if you’d like to find out more about a holiday, check the links in the random holiday archive. You’ll find all the random holiday sources I used to compile my favorites list. Click on one of the entries in the Random Holidays Calendar for even more details!

By the way, you can add the Google Calendar to your calendar list and always have random holidays at your fingertips – each calendar entry has a direct link to the original source and the social media hashtag recommendation. (Tip: You can toggle on and off the calendar as needed!) Check out the random holiday archives here!

Skip Right to a Month to Start Celebrating:

Random Holiday Links:

Choose The Holidays Right for You

What if you don’t like the holidays I choose? Below are links to the other random holiday sites I found – pick your favorites and celebrate the ones that resonate with you! It’s about breaking out of the monotony and creating your happiness.

Find more to celebrate – I compiled my random holidays from the websites below. There are so many holidays to enjoy! If you find a day you’d like me to feature – leave me a note below!

• Nationaldaycalendar.com
• Nationaltoday.com
• daysoftheyear.com
• checkiday.com
• heywhatday.com
• Timeanddate.com
• holidayinsights.com
• wildcalendar.com
• thereisadayforthat.com

Need Some Ideas for Creating Using Random Holidays as Your Inspiration?

That sounds fun. Here are some ways you can be creative!

• Letter the name of the holiday (want to learn to hand letter? Here’s where to start handlettering.)
• Write it in funky fonts (check out this post for ideas.)
• Take a picture (I heard selfies are a thing 😜).
• Doodle the holiday
• Paint a picture of the holiday or you celebrating the holiday.
• Write a blog post or journal entry.
• Create a planner spread.
• Create a color palette inspired by the holiday.

• What imaginary character or Disney Princess would most likely celebrate this holiday?
• What colors should we choose for this holiday?
• Make a favorite dish or create a new recipe in honor of the day.
• If the holiday had a mascot, what would it be?
• Don’t let my ideas limit you. Find something that inspires you, and create!

If you don’t create anything – spend the time with your family or friends! It’s all about creating a better, more fulfilling life. I believe these silly, random holidays help add a little smile to your face and a bit more laughter to your days. Choose to add joy to your life.