Flag Day

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. 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.

StateSubdivisionDateNotesJuly 23Republic Flag DayAsad 7National Flag’s Day. Asad corresponds to July – August.November 28Independence DayJune 20National Flag Day. Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flagJune 15Commemorates the day the law on the flag was passed, on June 15, 2006September 3Commemorates the day the flag was first flown, on September 3, 1901November 9State Flag DayMarch 2National Flag Day. Commemorates the first hoisting of the national flag in 1971.Second Sunday of MayDay of the National Emblem and the National Flag (May , . For the next year, the date will be on April , )August 17Commemorates the creation of the Bolivian flag by law on August 17, 1825September 15Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag, celebrated with SerbiaNovember 19February 15National Flag of Canada DayMay 21January 21September 22September 25 Commemorates the first flag-raising at the University of Sudbury on September 25, 1975July 9Commemorates the Battle of La Concepción in 1882September 21Commemorates the beginning of the Chilean takeover of the Strait of Magellan and Western PatagoniaAugust 7Commemorates the Battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819 and the creation of the Colombian flag on August 7, 1834June 5Commemorates the inauguration of Josip Jelačić as Ban of Croatia on June 5, 1848September 5Commemorates Danish veteransApril 25Commemorates the recognition of the flag by the British government on April 25, 1940January 26, 2025Unofficial flag day celebrated in 2025. No official flag day.September 26Commemorates the adoption of the Ecuadorian flag on September 26, 1860June 4First Monday of TikimtEthiopian month of Tikmit corresponds to October 11 – November 9Midsummer's DayLast Sunday of AprilApril , . For the next year, the date will be on April , January 14Georgian State Flag DayOctober 27Day before Ohi DayMay 18Haitian Flag DaySeptember 1June 14 before 1995March 16Commemorates the establishment of the Hungarian Home Guard on 16 March 1848July 22National Flag Adoption DayDecember 7Armed Forces Flag DayJune 7State Flag DayJanuary 7Tricolour DayDecember 17April 16 Commemorates the first flag-raising on April 16, 1928March 3National Flag Day of the Kyrgyz RepublicNovember 21Commemorates the first flag-raising on November 21, 1943August 24January 1February 24Flag Day in MexicoDecember 20Commemorates day of state admission. Celebrated since 2023April 27July 10Mongolian State Flag DayPoush 1Commemorates adoption on December 16, 1962 (Poush 1, 2019 in the Nepali calendar). Celebrated since 2017March 18National Anthem and Flag DaySeptember 6July 2June 13Commemorates the adoption of the flag on June 13, 1985October 22May 15UnofficialSeptember 30Commemorates the first time the flag was flown outside the Headquarters of the United Nations on September 30, 2015November 4August 14June 7Commemorates the Battle of AricaMay 28Commemorates its first usage after the Battle of Alapan. Since 1994, the celebratory period is May 28 to June 12May 2Polish National Flag DayDecember 1Flag Day. In the same day of the celebration of the Restoration of Independence of Portugal on the December, 1, 1640June 26August 22October 25February 25Commemorates adoption of the flag on February 25, 1992 Pskov OblastFebruary 20Commemorates inclusion into the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation on February 20, 2019. Established 2023.October 14Commemorates adoption of the flag on October 14, 1992 Ulyanovsk OblastDecember 22March 11Saudi Flag DaySeptember 15Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag, celebrated with Republika SrpskaApril 7October 12Commemorates the adoption of the flag on October 12, 1954December 4June 6Also celebrated as the National Day of Sweden since 1983November 24Celebrated since 2009September 28Celebrated since 2017May 18State Flag and Constitution Day. Flag Day was originally separate from Constitution Day and celebrated on February 19, until the two holidays were combined in 2017August 23Day of the National Flag Crimean TatarsJune 26November 3Flag Day (United Arab Emirates)June 14Flag Day (United States)July 9April 17Commemorates the date American Samoa first flew the US flag Choctaw NationOctober 16Celebrated since 2021Celebrating inaugural Choctaw Flag DayJuly 31Celebrated since 1990March 29March 9November 16Celebrated since 1968April 17Commemorates the day of adoption on April 17, 1905March 9May 17Commemorates the adoption of the flag on May 17, 1921November 18Commemorates the approval of the flag on November 18, 1991August 3Commemorates the first hoisting of the flag on August 3, 1806

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