August 16, 2024, Special Days: The day is the last Friday of Shravan or Sawan month in the north Indian states, and it is marked with major religious celebrations like Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat, Damodara Dwadashi, Varalakshmi Vratam and Simha Sankranti or Ghee Sankranti. August 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates in August.

List of Festivals & Events Falling on August 16, 2024 (Friday)

  1. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat

  2. Damodara Dwadashi

  3. Varalakshmi Vratam

  4. Simha Sankranti or Ghee Sankranti

  5. St. Roch’s Day

  6. Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

  7. National Work From Home for Wellness Day

  8. National Tell A Joke Day

  9. National Rum Day

  10. National Roller Coaster Day

  11. National Men's Grooming Day

  12. National Independent Worker Day

  13. National Authenticity Day

  14. National Airborne Day

  15. Hawaiian Shirt Day

  16. Bennington Battle Day

  17. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Death Anniversary

Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries

  1. Arvind Kejriwal

  2. Saif Ali Khan

  3. Mahesh Manjrekar

  4. David Dhawan

  5. Sonam Bajwa

  6. Upen Patel

  7. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan Birth Anniversary

  8. R. R. Patil Birth Anniversary

  9. Taika Waititi

  10. Madonna

  11. James Cameron

  12. Steve Carell

  13. Angela Bassett

  14. Manisha Koirala

  15. Evanna Lynch

  16. Cristin Milioti

  17. Timothy Hutton

  18. Cameron Monaghan

  19. Charles Bukowski

  20. T. E. Lawrence Birth Anniversary

August 15, 2024 Festivals and Events.

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