Year 2027 August Editor's Calendar

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Important Dates

2027/8/2 Sun

Ghost Month Begins

2027/8/6 Thu

International Beer Day

2027/8/8 Sat

World Cat Day

2027/8/8 Sat

  Father Day

2027/8/8 Sat

Qixi Festival

2027/8/8 Sat

  Start of Autumn

2027/8/9 Sun

International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples

2027/8/12 Wed

International Youth Day

2027/8/13 Thu

International Left-Handers Day

2027/8/14 Fri

Green Valentine Day

2027/8/16 Sun

Zhongyuan Festival

2027/8/19 Wed

World Humanitarian Day

2027/8/21 Fri

International Homeless Animals Day

2027/8/23 Sun

  End of Heat

2027/8/31 Mon

Ghost Month Ends

Content Angles and Topic Focus

Korea Summer World University Games opens 8/1, Father's Day overlaps Qixi on 8/8 with dual gift angles, Ghost Gate opens 8/2, Zhongyuan offerings and snack boxes, back-to-school routine

Astrology Topics

Leo 7/23-8/22

Virgo 8/23-9/22

Holiday and Festival Topics

Father's Day, Qixi Valentine's Day, Zhongyuan Festival

Solar Terms

2027/8/8

Start of Autumn

Autumn begins, though lingering summer heat may remain.

2027/8/23

End of Heat

The summer heat gradually fades and mornings and evenings become cooler.

Important Exams

2027/TBD

Elementary Academic Ability Test

Schedules vary by district or private organizer; please follow the organizer official announcement for the confirmed date.

Taiwan Food and Travel

Father's Day and Qixi fall on the same day (8/8), hard-to-book restaurants, Korea Summer World University Games fan foods, Hualien-Taitung daylily season at Sixty Stone Mountain and Chike Mountain, Zhongyuan offerings including Keelung Ghost Festival and Qianggu, Matsu autumn travel, Madou pomelo harvest

Consumer Trends

Korea Summer World University Games opens 8/1, Father's Day and Qixi overlap on 8/8 with dual gift demand, Zhongyuan offerings (8/16), Ghost Month taboo topics