August 2026
The Orthodox calendar for August 2026: each day with its feast, its saint, and its fast.
In August 2026, on the New Calendar, the Orthodox Church keeps the Transfiguration on August 6, the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15, and the Dormition Fast from August 1 to August 14.
- 1Procession of the Precious Cross and the Beginning of the Dormition Fastfast
St Nicholas of Japan › - 2Sundayfast
St Vasily the Fool for Christ › - 3Mondayfast
St Anthony the Roman of Novgorod › - 4Tuesdayfast
Seven Youths of Ephesus › - 5Wednesdayfast
St Eusignius of Antioch › - 6The Transfigurationfast
- 7Fridayfast
St Or of the Thebaid › - 8Saturdayfast
St Emilian the Confessor of Cyzicus › - 9Sundayfast
St Herman of Alaska › - 10Mondayfast
St Lawrence of Rome › - 11Tuesdayfast
St Susanna the Virgin › - 12Wednesdayfast
St Alexander of Comana › - 13Thursdayfast
St Maximus the Confessor › - 14Fridayfast
St Micah › - 15The Dormition of the Theotokos
- 16Sunday
St Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia › - 17Monday
St Myron of Cyzicus › - 18Tuesday
St John of Rila › - 19Wednesdayfast
Andrew Stratelates and Companions › - 20Thursday
St Philip of Heraklion › - 21Fridayfast
Thaddeus of the Seventy › - 22Saturday
St Eulalia of Barcelona › - 23Leavetaking of the Dormition of the Theotokos
St Pothinos of Lyons › - 24Translation of the Relics of St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia
St Kosmas of Aitolia › - 25Tuesday
Titus of the Seventy › - 26Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God: Deliverance from Tamerlane (1395)fast
Adrian and Natalia › - 27Thursday
St Poemen the Great › - 28Fridayfast
St Moses of Ethiopia › - 29Beheading of St John the Baptistfast
St Theodora of Salonica › - 30Sunday
St Alexander Nevsky › - 31Monday
St Cyprian of Carthage ›
Questions about August 2026
What Orthodox feasts are in August 2026?
On the New Calendar, the Church keeps the Transfiguration on August 6 and the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15.
Is there an Orthodox fast in August 2026?
Yes. On the New Calendar, the Church keeps the Dormition Fast from August 1 to August 14. August 29, the Beheading of St John the Baptist, is also a strict fast day.