Flag Day
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A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments; however, in some countries a decree or proclamation by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or half-staff); alternatively, custom may prevail.[citation needed] The flag day is naturally a flag-flying day.
Specific flag days
Nations that are not broadly recognized sovereign states are shown in pink. Defunct states are highlighted in light grey.
| State | Subdivision | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | July 23 | Republic Flag Day | |
| Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | Asad 7 | National Flag’s Day. Asad corresponds to July – August. | |
| Albania | November 28 | Independence Day | |
| Argentina | June 20 | National Flag Day. Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag | |
| Armenia | June 15 | Commemorates the day the law on the flag was passed, on June 15, 2006 | |
| Australia | September 3 | Commemorates the day the flag was first flown, on September 3, 1901 | |
| Azerbaijan | November 9 | State Flag Day | |
| Bangladesh | March 2 | National Flag Day. Commemorates the first hoisting of the national flag in 1971. | |
| Belarus | Second Sunday of May | Day of the National Emblem and the National Flag (May 10, 2026. For the next year, the date will be on April 9, 2027) | |
| Bolivia | August 17 | Commemorates the creation of the Bolivian flag by law on August 17, 1825 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Republika Srpska | September 15 | Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag, celebrated with Serbia |
| Brazil | November 19 | ||
| Canada | February 15 | National Flag of Canada Day | |
| Canada | Ontario | May 21 | |
| Quebec | January 21 | ||
| Saskatchewan | September 22 | ||
| Franco-Ontarian | September 25 | Commemorates the first flag-raising at the University of Sudbury on September 25, 1975 | |
| Chile | July 9 | Commemorates the Battle of La Concepción in 1882 | |
| Chile | Magallanes | September 21 | Commemorates the beginning of the Chilean takeover of the Strait of Magellan and Western Patagonia |
| Colombia | August 7 | Commemorates the Battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819 and the creation of the Colombian flag on August 7, 1834 | |
| Croatia | June 5 | Commemorates the inauguration of Josip Jelačić as Ban of Croatia on June 5, 1848 | |
| Denmark | September 5 | Commemorates Danish veterans | |
| Denmark | Faroe Islands | April 25 | Commemorates the recognition of the flag by the British government on April 25, 1940 |
| Greenland | January 26, 2025 | Unofficial flag day celebrated in 2025. No official flag day. | |
| Ecuador | September 26 | Commemorates the adoption of the Ecuadorian flag on September 26, 1860 | |
| Estonia | June 4 | ||
| Ethiopia | First Monday of Tikimt | Ethiopian month of Tikmit corresponds to October 11 – November 9 | |
| Finland | Midsummer's Day | ||
| Finland | Åland | Last Sunday of April | April 26, 2026. For the next year, the date will be on April 25, 2027 |
| Georgia | January 14 | Georgian State Flag Day | |
| Greece | October 27 | Day before Ohi Day | |
| Haiti | May 18 | Haitian Flag Day | |
| Honduras | September 1 | June 14 before 1995 | |
| Hungary | March 16 | Commemorates the establishment of the Hungarian Home Guard on 16 March 1848 | |
| India | July 22 | National Flag Adoption Day | |
| December 7 | Armed Forces Flag Day | ||
| India | Jammu and Kashmir (state) | June 7 | State Flag Day |
| Italy | January 7 | Tricolour Day | |
| Iraq | Kurdistan | December 17 | |
| Jordan | April 16 | Commemorates the first flag-raising on April 16, 1928 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | March 3 | National Flag Day of the Kyrgyz Republic | |
| Lebanon | November 21 | Commemorates the first flag-raising on November 21, 1943 | |
| Liberia | August 24 | ||
| Lithuania | January 1 | ||
| Mexico | February 24 | Flag Day in Mexico | |
| Mexico | Guanajuato | December 20 | Commemorates day of state admission. Celebrated since 2023 |
| Moldova | April 27 | ||
| Mongolia | July 10 | Mongolian State Flag Day | |
| Nepal | Poush 1 | Commemorates adoption on December 16, 1962 (Poush 1, 2019 in the Nepali calendar). Celebrated since 2017 | |
| The Netherlands | Aruba | March 18 | National Anthem and Flag Day |
| Bonaire | September 6 | ||
| Curaçao | July 2 | ||
| Sint Maarten | June 13 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on June 13, 1985 | |
| New Zealand | Tokelau | October 22 | |
| North Macedonia | May 15 | Unofficial | |
| Palestine | September 30 | Commemorates the first time the flag was flown outside the Headquarters of the United Nations on September 30, 2015 | |
| Panama | November 4 | ||
| Paraguay | August 14 | ||
| Peru | June 7 | Commemorates the Battle of Arica | |
| Philippines | May 28 | Commemorates its first usage after the Battle of Alapan. Since 1994, the celebratory period is May 28 to June 12 | |
| Poland | May 2 | Polish National Flag Day | |
| Portugal | December 1 | Flag Day. In the same day of the celebration of the Restoration of Independence of Portugal on the December, 1, 1640 | |
| Romania | June 26 | ||
| Russia | August 22 | ||
| Russia | Donetsk People's Republic | October 25 | |
| Bashkortostan | February 25 | Commemorates adoption of the flag on February 25, 1992 | |
| Pskov Oblast | February 20 | Commemorates inclusion into the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation on February 20, 2019. Established 2023. | |
| Sakha Republic | October 14 | Commemorates adoption of the flag on October 14, 1992 | |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | December 22 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | March 11 | Saudi Flag Day | |
| Serbia | September 15 | Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag, celebrated with Republika Srpska | |
| Slovenia | April 7 | ||
| Somalia | October 12 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on October 12, 1954 | |
| Spain | Andalusia | December 4 | |
| Sweden | June 6 | Also celebrated as the National Day of Sweden since 1983 | |
| Tajikistan | November 24 | Celebrated since 2009 | |
| Thailand | September 28 | Celebrated since 2017 | |
| Turkmenistan | May 18 | State Flag and Constitution Day. Flag Day was originally separate from Constitution Day and celebrated on February 19, until the two holidays were combined in 2017 | |
| Ukraine | August 23 | Day of the National Flag | |
| Ukraine | Crimean Tatars | June 26 | |
| United Arab Emirates | November 3 | Flag Day (United Arab Emirates) | |
| United States | June 14 | Flag Day (United States) | |
| United States | Alaska | July 9 | |
| American Samoa | April 17 | Commemorates the date American Samoa first flew the US flag | |
| Choctaw Nation | October 16 | Celebrated since 2021 | |
| Hawaii | July 31 | Celebrated since 1990 | |
| Iowa | March 29 | ||
| Maryland | March 9 | ||
| Oklahoma | November 16 | Celebrated since 1968 | |
| Tennessee | April 17 | Commemorates the day of adoption on April 17, 1905 | |
| Utah | March 9 | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | May 17 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on May 17, 1921 | |
| Uzbekistan | November 18 | Commemorates the approval of the flag on November 18, 1991 | |
| Venezuela | August 3 | Commemorates the first hoisting of the flag on August 3, 1806 |
See also
Notes
External links
- Media related to Flag day at Wikimedia Commons