August is often a calm and quiet time to enjoy the last burst of warm, sunny weather and late summer vegetable gardening.

Get the full list of August holidays, observances and awareness days. Mark your calendar with these dates, including daily, weekly and monthly celebrations.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Every month has a bunch of health observances. Here's what's going on this month: Cataract Awareness Month is sponsored by ...

August 30: International Whale Shark Day, National Beach Day, National Grief Awareness Day, ... August Monthly Holidays and Observances. American Artist Appreciation Month. Back-to-School Month.

August marks two important observances in the breastfeeding world - World Breastfeeding Week was Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 and Black Breastfeeding Week runs Aug. 25 to Aug. 31. It's a big month for La ...