August 1 Holidays, events and History 2021.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Country |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Independence Day | Public Holiday | Benin |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Guyana |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Santo Domingo Celebrations Start | Local holiday | Nicaragua |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Gualdalcanal Province Day | Local holiday | solomon islands |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Barbados |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Jamaica |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Saint Lucia |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public holiday | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Emancipation Day | Public Holiday | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1 Aug | Sunday | Swiss National Day | National holiday | Switzerland |