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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of August.

Global

• 3rd weekend in August: World Peace and Service Day (holiday) off for work for all business and service organisations across the globe and service activities like feeding cows milk to new born children in hospitals if mothers are incapable of feeding, new clothes, food offering to blind, deaf,spastic, mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, polio attacked patients, aids, cancer patients and dental, ortho, gynaec, opthamology patients, neuro, for all patients in hospital and other centres, food and clothing to be provided.

Botswana

• Late August: Kuru Traditional Dance and Music Festival, [1] near Ghanzi
• Late August: The Maun Carnival in Maun

Finland

• Early August: Sauna Bathing World Championships, [2] in Heinola

• Late August: Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, [3] in Savonlinna

Indonesia

• 17th: Independence Day - public holiday

Italy

• 4th-16th: Tuscan Sun Festival [4] - in Cortona

Namibia

• 26th: Heroes’ Day

Slovenia

• Kamfest arts festival - in Kamnik

South Africa

• 9th: Woman's day (Public holiday)
• Late August to early September: Pretoria Show, [5]

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, [6] in Malaga

Switzerland

• 1st: National Day - because day off work August 1st celebrations are often (for example in Basel) held 31st of July

Thailand

• 12th: Queen's Birthday - mother's day / public holiday

United Kingdom

• Edinburgh Fringe Festival [7] - Edinburgh
• Edinbugh Military Tattoo [8] - Edinburgh
• Mid August: Puck Fair, [9] in Killorglin, Ireland
• Late August: Mathew Street Festival, [10] 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[11] 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 [12] - Notting Hill, London
• Last weekend in August (August Bank Holiday weekend): Leeds and Reading Festivals - weekend of rock music

United States of America

• Third weekend in August: Milwaukee Irish Fest [13] - the world's largest festival celebrating Irish music and culture, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Late August: A Taste of Colorado, [14] in Denver