August 2023 observance calendar roundup
Jul 25, 2023What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in August 2023 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.
We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2023! Download our 2023 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference days and fill in goals, accomplishments and ideas throughout the year.
Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a full list of observances and we encourage you to check with your state/county for any area-specific days or with your peers in our GSM Facebook Community Group or free GSM network. Other helpful resources for additional observances include List of National Days, National Today, Ready.Gov’s Preparedness Calendar, NWS Awareness and Preparedness Calendar, or the United Nations List of International Days and Weeks.
Observed in the month of August
- American Adventures Month
- American Artist Appreciation Month
- Back to School Month
- Black Business Month
- Family Fun Month
- MedicAlert Awareness Month
- Motorsports Awareness Month
- National Civility Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Minority Donor Awareness Month
- National Traffic Awareness Month
- National Water Quality Month
Weeks observed in August
- 6-12: International Assistance Dog Week
- 6-12: National Farmers Market Week
- 6-12: Stop on Red Week
- 20-24: World Water Week
- 25-31: Be Kind to Humankind Week
Days observed in August
- 1: Asahna Bucha Day
- 1: DOGust 1st (Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs)
- 1: National Minority Donor Awareness Day
- 1: National Night Out
- 1: Woman Astronomers Day
- 3: National Watermelon Day
- 4: National Coast Guard Day
- 5: Work Like a Dog Day
- 6: American Family Day
- 6: Farmworker Appreciation Day
- 6: Hiroshima Day
- 7: National Lighthouse Day
- 7: Purple Heart Day
- 9: Book Lover’s Day
- 9: International Day of The World’s Indigenous People
- 10: National S’mores Day
- 13: International Left-Handers Day
- 15: #CityHallSelfie Day
- 15: Feast of the Assumption
- 15: National Relaxation Day
- 16: Parsi New Year
- 19: International Homeless Animals Day
- 19: National Aviation Day
- 19: National Honey Bee Day
- 19: World Humanitarian Day
- 19: World Photography Day
- 21: National Senior Citizens Day
- 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- 25: National Park Service Founders Day
- 26-27: International Bat Night
- 26: National Dog Day
- 26: Women’s Equality Day
- 30: National Beach Day
- 30: National Grief Awareness Day
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