National Flag Day
Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the Flag Day Act set aside August 24 of each year as National Flag Day and a national holiday.
Date and recurrence
24 August annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Liberia / national flag holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Liberia Flag Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Liberia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — National Flag DayNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is National Flag Day?
24 August annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 24 August.
Does National Flag Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Flag Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Liberia / national flag holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Flag Day?
The stored designation basis is: Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the Flag Day Act set aside August 24 of each year as National Flag Day and a national holiday.. Supporting provenance includes Liberia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — National Flag Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Flag Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Liberia. Its fuller verified scope is: Liberia / national flag holiday.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
Other observances on August 24
These records also resolve to August 24, 2027 under the current authority data.
Independence Day of Ukraine
A 2026 Ukrainian state-administration page states that 24 August has been Ukraine’s official Independence Day and main public holiday.
International Strange Music Day
Creator Patrick Grant’s own site identifies International Strange Music Day as August 24 and continues to publish annual observance entries, including the 28th annual event in 2026.
National Peach Pie Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list National Peach Pie Day on 24 August.
National SKAM Artist Day
National Day Archives records August 24 as National SKAM Artist Day and identifies SKAM Artist as the 2020 founder; current annual calendars preserve August 24.
National Waffle Day
Smithsonian sources identify August 24 as National Waffle Day and connect the date with Cornelius Swarthout’s 1869 U.S. waffle-iron patent.