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August
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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of August.
[edit] Global
[edit] Botswana
- Late August: Kuru Traditional Dance and Music Festival, [1] near Ghanzi
- April 30 to May 3rd 2009: The Maun Festival in Maun Check out the wesbite at http://www.maunfestival.com
[edit] Finland
- Early August: Sauna Bathing World Championships, [2] in Heinola
- Late August: Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, [3] in Savonlinna
[edit] Indonesia
- 17th: Independence Day - public holiday
[edit] Italy
[edit] Japan
- First Saturday & Sunday: Gongo Festival [5] in Tsuyama
- August 12-15: Awa Odori The famous "Fool's Dance" of Tokushima
- Momotaro Festival in Okayama
[edit] Namibia
- 26th: Heroes’ Day
[edit] Slovenia
- Kamfest arts festival - in Kamnik
[edit] South Africa
[edit] Spain
- 15th: Madrid - Virgen de la Paloma
- 15th: Malaga- Asunción de la Virgen this is a holiday celebrating one of the patrons of Spain.
- Late August: Feria de Malaga, [7] in Malaga
[edit] Switzerland
- 1st: National Day - because day off work August 1st celebrations are often (for example in Basel) held 31st of July
[edit] Thailand
- 12th: Queen's Birthday - mother's day / public holiday
[edit] Turkey (Sinop)
Between 9 and 23 August 2008 near Sinop, Turkey - a proposed site for a nuclear power plant - the international activist gathering Ecotopia will be held [8].
[edit] United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival [9] - Edinburgh
- Edinbugh Military Tattoo [10] - Edinburgh
- Mid August: Puck Fair, [11] in Killorglin, Ireland
- Late August: Mathew Street Festival, [12] in Liverpool
- MAS Carnival, Swansea - the city's ethnic diversity is celebrated by a colorful parade that passes through the city center.
- Third weekend in August: Race The Train[13] in Tywyn. Runners attempt to cover a 14 mile route through a beautiful Welsh Valley faster than a historic steam train. 2008 is the 25th running of the event.
- Last weekend in August (August Bank Holiday weekend): Notting Hill Carnival [14] - Notting Hill, London
- Last weekend in August (August Bank Holiday weekend): Leeds and Reading Festivals - weekend of rock music
[edit] United States of America
- Third weekend in August: Milwaukee Irish Fest [15] - the world's largest festival celebrating Irish music and culture, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Late August: A Taste of Colorado, [16] in Denver
- August 22, 2010: Customer Appreciation Day at South street diner. Ice cream truck, free bbq, face painting, outdoor feeding, giveaways, free cartoonist.
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