Aug 2: Friendship Day

This is the day to appreciate the ones who not only share your weirdness, but love you for it. So what should you do? Turn around and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF. Find a friend and put a drink or two on your tab for ’em, they deserve it. Every day should be Friendship Day, which is why we’ve put it on the list.

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Aug 5: Work Like A Dog Day

It doesn’t sound like much to celebrate, but you know how the saying goes: “Work hard, play hard.” So work like an animal and then party like one – you earned it, after all.

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Aug 7: International Beer Day

How can you NOT celebrate this? It would be a travesty to let such an occasion go unnoticed. Pick up a six-pack or pick up a tab: today’s the day to appreciate one of man’s greatest creations.

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Aug 10: Lazy Day

<insert explanation here>

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Aug 13: International Lefthanders Day

Okay sure! Buy your favorite lefty a drink. They have to go out of their way to find scissors they won’t fight with, desks that aren’t oriented to the right, and ways to cover up the forever-inked side of their palm after smudging everything they wrote for so many years. High [left] five!

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Aug 15 – Relaxation Day

Ahhhhh – time to sit back and sip on something sweet. However you want to enjoy it: with friends, alone, on the beach, at a bar – as long as it puts you and your mind at ease, you’re golden. We suggest an outdoor happy hour so you can take in some breezy, warm evening weather along with a delicious cocktail.

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Aug 16: Issue #1 of Sports Illustrated was published

All hail Sports Illustrated for bringing us the infamous Swimsuit Issue. 61 years ago on this day it all started and we think that is most definitely worth celebrating. If that’s not enough for you, it’s all because of said Swimsuit Issues (first published in 1964) that bikinis became a mainstream summer staple. You. Are. Welcome.

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Aug 16: Tell a Joke Day

Because a well-balanced diet is a drink in each hand – ba-dum-chhh!

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Aug 20: National Radio Day

What better way to appreciate the songs on the radio than by dancing along to them at the club? Honestly, if you think about it, you would be doing the radio and Walk the Moon a disservice if you didn’t Shut Up and Dance tonight.

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Aug 24: MTV airs music videos

Did you know that MTV stands for Music Television? I know! You wouldn’t guess it nowadays. 34 years ago on this day MTV began airing music videos (FUN FACT: The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star was appropriately the first one played ever). Let’s celebrate the days before Catfish put Chris Hansen to shame and music was not only on television but also worth watching.

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Aug 25: Kiss and Make Up Day

No one likes being in a fight, much less losing a friend over one. Bury the hatchet with a couple of beers and get past it – no grudge should last longer than a pint.

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Aug 25: Whiskey Sour Day

It’s pretty clear that there’s really only one way to celebrate, so grab a bar stool and observe accordingly.

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Aug 26: National Dog Day

Dogs are apparently big this month. Lucky for you, it just so happens that Dog Happy Hours are a thing in DC. Show yours the unconditional love it gives you by bringing them to a place where both of you can make friends!

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Aug 27: Just Because Day

“Why should I go out tonight?”
“Because.”

You can’t argue with logic.

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August 2015: Romance Awareness Month

Most PDA-proud couples will probably make you pretty aware of this before August, but that doesn’t change the fact that you should show that special someone a little extra love this month (and yes: bromances totally count).

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