Taylor Swift Now Basically Owns the Month of August and Swifties Can’t Get Enough of It

Taylor Swift Now Basically Owns the Month of August and Swifties Can’t Get Enough of It originally appeared on Parade.

We’ve experienced the Summer of Taylor Swift for multiple summers now. With all the coverage of her romance with Travis Kelce and all the celebs that end up in the audience, too, there’s just been nonstop Swift news and coverage. But are we surprised? Swift continues to have a tight grip on the cultural moment regardless of the time of year. However, with August arriving soon, there’s yet another reason why Swift owns the summer: her folklore song “august” has inspired fans to claim the month as hers (and theirs). 

“August” is the eighth song on Swift’s 2020 album, folklore, and, of course, the eighth month of the year. And with a song that shares a name with a month, it makes sense that Swifties are using August as just another time to post about their love for Swift and “august.” 

The song tells the story of the girl James was cheating on Betty with (you know, the folklore love triangle that includes the songs “cardigan,” “betty” and “august”). Heartbreaking lyrics with a wistful undertone—wishing to belong to someone instead of being someone’s second choice—it makes sense that Swifties love the song and want to commemorate it with the start of August. 

With all of that said, this Aug. 1st, celebrate the month of August with these 27 hilarious Taylor Swift “august” memes and reactions. 

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27 Taylor Swift ‘August’ Memes and Reactions

1. Truly, Taylor Swift’s mind is something else.

2. This epic rendition of ‘august’ is a perfect example of the song’s hold on the fandom.

3. ‘Folklore’ girlies really won with this one.

4. The Barbie x Taylor Swift crossover we deserved.

5. August is all about bringing in the end of summer and Taylor Swift vibes.

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6. Luckily, Taylor performed this every night of The Eras Tour, so fans got their ‘august’ fill.

7. The girls that get it, get it.

8. Taylor Swift fans get a whole month to honor their obsession.

9. I think we can all agree on who the villain in ‘august’ was…

10. ‘Salt air’ is truly taking on a new meaning for Swifties.

11. Choose your fighter: Your girlfriend, or ‘august’ by Taylor Swift. Choose wisely.

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12. Salt air?

13. We gotta address the elephant in the room: The song is heartbreaking and relatable so… grab the tissues if you’re gonna be playing ‘august’ all day long.

14. You can’t get to Christian Girl Autumn without hitting ‘august’ first.

15. Words to live by, honestly.

16. The dedication of some Swifties is so impressive.

17. A Swiftie Ken doll would sell out so fast.

18. Let’s be honest: Jon Snow would definitely be a Swiftie with a deep love for her most depressing songs.

19. There’s no denying that everyone streaming ‘august’ is so good for Taylor Swift’s bag.

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20. Taylor Swift supplied us with an ‘august’ tweet and Swifties did the rest.

21. August just means something so different for Taylor Swift fans.

22. ‘August’ just wanted to be KENough for James, okay?

23. August: The perfect month for crying to Taylor Swift.

24. If you want to get deep into ‘august’ lore, this month is for the girls who don’t feel chosen and haven’t had their epic love story yet.

25. ‘Folklore’ just hits different when you listen in August.

26. ‘August’ is truly just such an ‘Inject it into my veins!’ type of song.

27. The lead-up to Aug. 1 is truly just as magical as the day itself.

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Taylor Swift Now Basically Owns the Month of August and Swifties Can’t Get Enough of It first appeared on Parade on Jul 30, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 30, 2025, where it first appeared.