What 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 2024 you might want to consider building content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts.

ICYMI, we put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for all of 2024! Download our 2024 Observance Calendar Roundup to easily reference observances 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
• National Wellness Month
• Summer Sun Safety Month

Weeks observed in August

• 1-7: National Minority Donor Awareness Week

• 4-10: International Assistance Dog Week
• 4-10: National Farmers Market Week
• 4-10: Stop on Red Week
• 25-29: World Water Week
• 25-31: Be Kind to Humankind Week

Days observed in August

• 1: DOGust 1st (Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs)
• 1: National Minority Donor Awareness Day
• 1: Woman Astronomers Day
• 1: World Wide Web Day
• 3: National Watermelon Day
• 4: American Family Day
• 4: National Coast Guard Day
• 5: Work Like a Dog Day
• 6: Farmworker Appreciation Day
• 6: Hiroshima Day
• 6: National Night Out
• 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
• 10: World Lion Day
• 12-13: Tisha B’Av
• 12: World Elephant Day
• 13: International Left Handers Day
• 14: National Navajo Code Talkers Day
• 14: World Lizard Day
• 15: #CityHallSelfie Day
• 15: National Back to School Prep Day
• 15: National Relaxation Day
• 17: International Geocaching Day
• 17: International Homeless Animals Day
• 17: World Honey Bee Day
• 19: National Aviation Day
• 19: World Humanitarian Day
• 19: World Photography Day
• 20: National Radio Day
• 20: World Mosquito Day
• 21: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
• 21: Internet Self-Care Day
• 21: National Senior Citizens Day
• 22: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
• 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
• 24-25: International Bat Night
• 25: National Park Service Birthday
• 26: National Dog Day
• 26: Women’s Equality Day
• 30: National Beach Day
• 30: National Grief Awareness Day
• 31: International Overdose Awareness Day

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