This is our day guide for Monday August 4th 2025 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on August 4th 2025
International: Emancipation Day
Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
Anguilla: August Monday
August Monday is the focal day of the Anguillan Carnival and the island's biggest holiday
Antigua and Barbuda: Carnival Monday
A colourful spectacle on the early-morning on the Monday is the J'ouvert, a street party that mimics the celebrations that took place on August 1st 1834 when slavery was abolished.Not a Public Holiday
Australia (regional): Bank Holiday
Banks close in New South Wales on the first Monday in AugustRegional
Australia (regional): Picnic Day
Originally declared a public holiday to enable Darwin's railway workers to go to Adelaide River for a picnic.
Barbados: Kadooment Day
First Monday in August. Climax of a carnival to mark the end of the sugar cane harvest
British Virgin Islands: Emancipation Monday
Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidaysRegional
Canada (regional): Civic Holiday
The first Monday in August in Ontario is a statutory holiday that is widely observed by many employersRegional
Canada (regional): Heritage Day
An optional general holiday observed by most companies to celebrate the heritage of AlbertaRegional
Canada (regional): Civic Day
Throughout Canada, the first Monday in August is generally a holiday though it is known by different names in different areas
Cook Islands: Constitution Day
Marks the promulgation of the constitution of the Cook Islands on this day in 1965.Regional
El Salvador (regional): Fiestas Patronales Holiday
The Fiesta de San Salvador celebrates the country
Equatorial Guinea: Freedom Day (in lieu)
Marks the date in 1979 when Teodoro Obiang deposed Macías Nguema
Ghana: Founders' Day
4th August has been chosen as the date for Founders' Day as it marks two important events in Ghana's history
Iceland: Commerce Day
This holiday was first observed Thursday September 13th 1894. The date is known as it was agreed on at a meeting of unions and managers from the larger shops in Reykjavík
Ireland: August Bank Holiday
The August Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland is observed on the first Monday in August
Tuvalu: Tuvalu National Children's Day
A public holiday on the first Monday in August to honour the youth of Tuvalu.Regional
United Kingdom (regional): Summer bank holiday
Scotland only. This holiday is observed on the first Monday in August
Zambia: Farmers' Day
A day to celebrate the contribution and work of the agricultural sector in ZambiaObservances on August 4th 2025
United Kingdom: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
When a webpage asks if you 'accept cookies', it's not that interesting - but today is the exception!
USA: National Coast Guard Day
The motto of the U.S. Coast Guard is Semper Paratus - "Always Ready".
USA: Great American Outdoors Day
National park visitor spending supports nearly 330,000 jobs and contributes more than $40 billion annually to the national economy.
International: National White Wine Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National White Wine Day.August 3rd 2025 | Go to Today | August 5th 2025
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| General Information for August 4th 2025 | |
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| There are 19 public holidays today. | |
| Day 216 of 2025 | |
| 149 days left in 2025 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1995 - Operation Storm begins in Croatia. | |
| 1938 - The first Supermarine Spitfire is delivered to 19 Squadron, RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire. | |
| 1703 – The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die. | |
| 70 - The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. |
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