August


	august Travel Guide : 1 Specific dates 2 Every year 2.1 Fixed dates 2.1.1 Global 2.1.2 Switzerland 2.1.3 United States of America 2.2 Movable dates 2.2.1 England 2.2.2 Scotland 2.2.3 Wales

Specific dates

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.

1st: First of August, National Day in Switzerland. Because day off work August 1st celebrations are often (for example in Basel) held 31st of July

Third weekend in August: Milwaukee Irish Fest (http://www.irishfest.com/), the world's largest festival celebrating Irish music and culture, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. (August 18-25 in 2005, 25th Anniversary)

August Bank Holiday weekend (last weekend): Notting Hill Carnival 1 (http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/NottingHill04/general/), Notting Hill, London, England

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2 (http://www.edfringe.com/), Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinbugh Military Tattoo 3 (http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/), Edinburgh, Scotland

MAS Carnival, Swansea, UK - the city's ethnic diversity is celebrated by a colorful parade that passes through the city center.

Calendar of events and festivals

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