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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10 events in August 2026 in Europe.
Witness / Attend in Sinj
Sinj · Croatia
Witness / Attend
Held annually on a Sunday in early August, customarily the first Sunday.
Dates & details →Medeltidsveckan (Medieval Week)
Visby · Sweden
Witness / Attend
Held once a year over eight days in early August in Visby on Gotland, staged since 1984 by the association Medeltidsveckan pa Gotland. The 2026 edition runs 2 to 9 August; the 2027 edition is expected in early August, in week 31 or 32. It repeats every year in early August.
Dates & details →Sziget Festival
Budapest · Hungary
Music & Culture Festivals
About a week in mid-August each year on Obuda Island, Budapest, with a camper move-in day the day before. Upcoming: 11 to 15 August 2026 (move-in 10 August); a 2027 edition is expected in mid-August.
Dates & details →Music & Culture Festivals in Nis
Nis · Serbia
Music & Culture Festivals
Annual, four days in mid-August.
Dates & details →Flow Festival
Helsinki · Finland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over three days in mid-August at the Suvilahti former power-plant site in Helsinki, organised by Flow Festival Oy and running since 2004. Upcoming: 2026 edition 14 to 16 August; the 2027 edition is expected in mid-August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
Dates & details →Liechtenstein National Day (Staatsfeiertag)
Vaduz · Liechtenstein
Witness / Attend
Held every year on 15 August, Liechtenstein's National Day, in and around Vaduz Castle and the capital's Stadtle. Upcoming: 15 August 2026 (confirmed); 15 August 2027 (expected).
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
Witness / Attend
Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Leskovac
Leskovac · Serbia
Witness / Attend
Annual, the last week of August.
Dates & details →Electric Picnic
Stradbally · Ireland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over the last weekend of August, Friday to Sunday with Thursday early entry, in the grounds of Stradbally Hall, County Laois. The 2026 edition runs 28 to 30 August.
Dates & details →Air Guitar World Championships
Oulu · Finland
Witness / Attend
Held annually in late August in Oulu, northern Finland, produced by Airnest Productions, with a two-evening world final. First staged in 1996, the contest judges sixty-second air-guitar routines on technical merit, stage presence and airness. Upcoming: 2026 championship 26 to 29 August, world final 28 to 29 August; the 2027 edition is expected in late August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
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