August 2025 Holidays & Celebrations for the Classroom Calendar
This printable Classroom Holidays & Celebrations Days Calendar for August 2025 is super handy for educators in schools, child care and youth settings, with a collection of 30 special days in August perfect for using with students of all ages as part of your program for learning more about the holidays and celebrations of countries and cultures from all over the world.
Whether you’re planning classroom activities, theme-based lessons, or community outreach projects, August’s calendar features days that celebrate culture, creativity, history, nature, and diversity. Each celebration is listed with the actual holiday date for 2025.
RELATED: Looking for holidays to celebrate with students in other months of 2025? Check out our lists for January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
August 2025 Classroom Holidays & Events Calendar
Read on for the list of August holidays and celebrations with supporting educationally relevant activities and resources and see the instructions at the bottom of this post to have the printable Special Days calendar for 2025 complete with activity links delivered directly to your inbox.
August World Holidays with Suggested Activity Links
August 2: Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 3: Watermelon Day: Why not crush up a batch of refreshing Watermelon & Strawberry Sorbet Recipe • Sand Castle Day: We’ve got lots of fun Ideas for Sand Play including 35 Fun Things to Do at the Beach
August 4: Owl Awareness Day
August 6: Hungry Ghost Festival (China): Find out more by listening to the Newsy Pooloozi Autumn Festivals podcast episode
August 8: International Cat Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 10: World Lion Day
August 11: Bullying No Way Week begins: Check out this useful collection of Bullying Videos for Kids for Preschool through Middle Grades
August 12: World Elephant Day • International Youth Day
August 13: Left-Handers Day • Obon begins (Buddhist): Learn more about Obon with this video by World Kids TV
August 14: World Lizard Day
August 15: International Relaxation Day: Find your zen with our Classroom Mindfulness Activities and Social Emotional Learning Printables
August 16: Tell a Joke Day • International Geocaching Day: Check out our article to find out more about Geocaching – a great activity for families or school/activity groups
August 18: Never Give Up Day
August 19: World Photography Day • World Orangutan Day
August 20: Bacon Lover’s Day: This Bacon, Cheese & Spaghetti Pie Recipe is a hit with kids of all ages • International Day of Medical Transporters
August 22: Be An Angel Day
August 25: Banana Split Day
August 26: International Dog Day
August 27: La Tomatina (Spain) • Rock Paper Scissors Day: Enjoy this read aloud of the hilarious picture book, The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt
August 29: Lemon Juice Day: I know you will love the scent of this Lemon & Rosemary Scented Playdough or get the kids baking with this Lemon & Mango Yoghurt Cake Recipe
August 30: Toasted Marshmallow Day
August 31: Eat Outside Day
Seasonal activities for August
Summer activities for those in the northern hemisphere:
Winter activities for those in the southern hemisphere:
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