Calendar / August 2026
What's on in August 2026
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
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2 events in August 2026 in Americas.
Crop Over
Bridgetown · Barbados
Music & Culture Festivals
Runs each year from late June through early August in and around Bridgetown, produced by the National Cultural Foundation. A season of calypso and soca competitions builds to the pre-dawn Foreday Morning street jump and climaxes on Grand Kadooment Day, the first Monday of August. Upcoming: Grand Kadooment falls on 3 August 2026 and on 2 August 2027.
Dates & details →Spicemas
St. George's · Grenada
Music & Culture Festivals
Held every August, climaxing on the second Monday of August (Carnival Monday) and the following Tuesday (Fancy Mas), with J'ouvert before dawn on the Monday, coordinated by the Spicemas Corporation. Feeder events (Panorama, Soca Monarch, Dimanche Gras, Traditional Mas Festival) run across the preceding days. Upcoming: J'ouvert and Monday Night Mas 10 August 2026, Fancy Mas 11 August 2026; Carnival Monday 9 August 2027.
Dates & details →In season in August
Beyond dated events: where August is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.
Wildlife Safaris
- Alutaguse
- Brunei River
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Central Suriname Nature Reserve
- Chobe National Park
- Dzanga-Sangha
- Etosha National Park
- Funafuti Conservation Area
- Gorongosa National Park
- Grande Riviere
- Hwange National Park
- Kamchatka
- Kuhmo
- Liwonde National Park
- Loango National Park
- Lola ya Bonobo
- Mana Pools National Park
- Noumea
- Odzala-Kokoua National Park
- Ras Al Jinz
- South Luangwa National Park
- Tari
- Torres del Paine
- Volcanoes National Park
- Zarnesti