1 August 2026

• 213th day of the year. There are then 152 days left in 2026.
• 31st Saturday of 2026.
• on the 31st week of 2026 (using ISO standard week number calculation).
• Birthstone for this day: Peridot

There are no major holidays or observances in New Zealand for this date.

• National Girlfriends Day - Popular in: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
• Swiss National Holiday (Nationalfeiertag Schweiz / Bundesfeier) - Popular in: United Kingdom, Switzerland
• Día de la Novia (Argentina) - Argentina
• World Breastfeeding Week begins - Popular in: India, Australia
• Día Mundial de la Alegría - Popular in: Spain, Mexico
• National Warsaw Uprising Remembrance Day (Narodowy Dzień Pamięci Powstania Warszawskiego) - Poland
• Emancipation Day - Canada
• La Feria de las Flores Comienza (Valle de Aburra) - Colombia
• Food Day Canada - Canada