This month, we remember when Pluto was a planet. We give our dogs a cuddle and an extra walk. We celebrate left-handedness. And we curl up with our favourite books. What. a. month.
Check out July here if you missed it and September will be with you very soon!
Check out the dates below, pick your faves and add them to your content calendar!
Month-Long Events
Tradies National Health Month
MS Readathon — One month challenge
Special Days — August
August 1
SALA Festival — South Australia
Girlfriend’s Day
Homelessness Prevention Week
OCD and Anxiety Disorders Week
World Breastfeeding Week
Meat Free Week
Honey Money Days
August 3
Melbourne International Film Festival
August 4
Single Working Women’s Day
International Beer Day
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NATICD)
August 5
Work Like a Dog Day
CafeSmart
August 6
Dental Health Week
National EOS Awareness Week
Sisters’ Day
National Missing Persons Week
August 7
Haemochromatosis Awareness Week
Picnic Day NT
Elvis Week
August 8
Dying To Know Day
Happiness Happens Day
August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Book Lovers Day
August 10
Lazy Day
Valerian and The City Of A Thousand Planets in cinemas AUS
S’Mores Day
August 11
Ekka — Brisbane Show
Kidney Kar Rally
August 12
International Youth Day
World Elephant Day
National Science Week
QLD Seniors Week
August 13
Sydney City2Surf
Left-Handers Day
August 14
Cupcake Day
August 16
Tell a Joke Day
Ekka Wednesday (QLD)
August 17
Thrift Shop Day
The Dark Tower in cinemas AUS
August 18
Marvel’s The Defenders Netflix
Vietnam Veterans Day (Long Tan Day)
August 19
World Humanitarian Day
International Orangutan Day
Book Week
August 20
Hearing Awareness Week
National Op Shop Week
August 21
Be Medicinewise Week
Keep Australia Beautiful Week
August 24
Pluto Demoted Day
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power in cinemas AUS
August 25
Melbourne Writers’ Festival
Amnestea
Daffodil Day
August 26
Dog Appreciation Day
August 27
Legacy Week
August 28
Bow Tie Day
National Superhero Week
US Open
August 29
Frankenstein Day
August 30
Eat Outside Day
August 31
National Meals on Wheels Day
Just a reminder that these events are as correct as I can make them at the time of writing — but please double check special dates should things have shifted since publication!
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