2nd Aug -
9th Aug
National Eisteddfod of Wales
A festival of Welsh poetry, music and dancing that dates back to 1176.
8th Aug -
31st Aug
Edinburgh Festival
This great arts festival - and its famous 'festival fringe' - have become landmarks of late summer in Britain.
15th Aug
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Catholic Christians celebrate this as the day when Mary, Jesus' mother, was taken up to heaven after her death.
16th Aug
Premiership football
Another year of English Premiership football begins in the middle of August.
25th Aug
World Bog Snorkelling Championships
This international sports event takes place in the dense Waen Rhydd Peat bog, near the smallest town in Britain.
25th Aug
Coracle Regatta on the River Severn
Coracles were first used thousands of years ago, and are still used in parts of the UK.