Specific Flag Days
| Country/Territory/Continent | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | August 19 | Independence day, 1919. |
| Albania | November 28 | Independence day, 1912. |
| Argentina | June 20 | Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag. |
| Aruba | March 18 | Flag day. Adoption of the national flag on March 18, 1976. |
| Australia | September 3 | Australian National Flag Day commemorates the first flying of the Australian National Flag in 1901. |
| Azerbaijan | November 9 | Adoption of executive order on November 17, 2009. |
| Åland | Last Sunday of April | Commemorates adoption of the Åland flag |
| Bolivia | August 17 | Flag Day in Bolivia. Commemorates of the creation of the first national flag. |
| Brazil | November 19 | Flag Day in Brazil; adopted in 1889 |
Canada
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February 15 January 21 |
National Flag of Canada Day commemorates adoption of the Canadian flag, Feb. 15, 1965. Québec Flag Day (French: Jour du Drapeau) commemorates the first flying of the flag of Quebec, January 21, 1948. |
| Colombia | July 20 August 7 |
Declaration of Independence (1810) (Celebrated as National Day); Battle of Boyaca (1819) |
| Curaçao | June 2 | Dia di Himno i Bandera ("Day of the National Anthem and Flag"). Adoption of the national flag on 2 June 1984. |
| Denmark | June 15 | Anniversary of the Battle of Valdemar in 1219 in Lyndanisse, Estonia, where according to legend, the ("Dannebrog") fell from the sky. It is also the anniversary of the return of North Slesvig in 1920 to Denmark following the post-World War I plebiscite. |
| Ecuador | September 26 | "Day of the National Flag" ("Dia de la Bandera Nacional"). Date when the tricolour was reinstated in 1860, two days |
| England | April 23 | "St. George's Day". Date when the flag of St. George is flown to celebrate his slaying of a dragon. |
| Estonia | June 4 | "Eesti lipu päev" (National Flag Day). Date when the Flag of Estonia was consecrated in 1884. |
| European Union | May 9 | Europe Day commemorates the Schuman Declaration. |
| Finland | Midsummer's Day | "Suomen lipun päivä", "Finlands flaggas dag" ("Day of Finland's flag") celebrated annually since 1934. There are also several other flag days in Finland. |
| Faroe Islands | April 25 | |
| Georgia | January 14 | საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშის დღე (sak'art'velos sakhelmts'ip'o droshis dghe, "Day of the State Flag of Georgia"), (2004). |
| Greece | October 27 | "Ημέρα της σημαίας (imera tis simeas,"Day of the Flag") |
| Haiti | May 18 | |
| India | December 7 | Armed Forces Flag Day honours the soldiers, airmen and sailors of India. |
| Italy | January 7 | Festa del tricolore ("Festival of the Tricolour") commemorates adoption of the Italian flag in 1797. |
| Lithuania | January 1 | Vėliavos diena ("Flag's day") commemorates raising of Lithuanian flag on Gediminas' Tower in 1919. |
| Macedonia | Every 1st and 15th day of each month. | Ден на македонското знаме (Den na makedonskoto zname, "Day of the Macedonian Flag"). Every 1st and 15th day of each month, the flag is changed in special ceremony. This celebrates the adoption of the flag. |
| Mexico | February 24 | |
| Moldova | April 27 | |
| Norway | May 17 | Celebration of the Norwegian Constitution, signed on 17 May 1814. Now the national day of Norway. |
| Pakistan | August 11 | The National Assembly adopted the country's flag on this day. |
| Peru | June 7 | Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arica and the sacrifice of Alfonso Ugarte. |
| Philippines | May 28 | Araw ng Watawat ("Day of Flag"), the anniversary of the 1898 Battle of Alapan where the flag was first used. Display of the flag in all places until Independence Day is encouraged, provided it follows Republic Act 8491. |
| Poland | May 2 | A holiday introduced in 2004, it commemorates raising the flag on Siegessäule during the Battle of Berlin. |
| Romania | June 26 | A holiday introduced in 1998, it celebrates Decree No. 1 of the Wallachian Provisional Government, which made the blue-yellow-red tricolour the national flag. |
| Russia | August 22 | Commemorates raising of the present flag over the Russian Supreme Soviet building after a 1991 coup attempt. |
| Scotland | November 30 | St. Andrew's Day, the national day of Scotland. |
| Sweden | June 6 | Svenska flaggans dag ("Day of the Swedish Flag"), observed since late 19th century. Also the National Day of Sweden since 1983. |
| Turkmenistan | February 19 | Commemorates the adoption of the nation's first flag after gaining independence from the Soviet Union. |
| Ukraine | August 23 | День Державного прапора (Den Derzhavnoho prapora, "National Flag Day") commemorates the adoption of the Ukrainian flag. |
| United States | June 14 | Flag Day Commemorates adoption of the U.S. flag on 14 June 1777. |
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