August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years). There are 126 days remaining.
- 1922 – Frank Kelly Freas is born.
- 1952 – Paul Reubens is born.
- 1957 – Jeff Grubb is born.
- 1966 – Dan Donohue is born.
- 1989 – François Sternkiker is born.
- 1997 – Dark Force Rising 4 published.
- 2003 – Empire: Volume One: Betrayal published.
- 2007 – Ariana Greenblatt is born.
- 2007 – Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 6: Endgame released.
- 2008 – Knights of the Old Republic Volume 4: Daze of Hate, Knights of Suffering published.
- 2008 – Rebellion 16 published.
- 2008 – Legacy (2006) 27 published.
- 2013 – Kenobi published.
- 2014 – Legacy (2013) 18 published.
- 2019 – Star Wars: Vader — Dark Visions published.
- 2019 – Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire published.
- 2019 – Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire audiobook released.
- 2019 – Star Wars Flash & Glow Stickertivity published.
- 2019 – Star Wars: Meet the Heroes: Chewbacca published.
- 2019 – Star Wars: Meet the Villains: Stormtroopers published.
- 2020 – Celebration Anaheim 2020 originally scheduled to begin.
- 2020 – "Millennium Falcon - Smugglers Run," "Black Spire Outpost" and "Rise of the Resistance" premiere on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel.
- 2021 – L. Neil Smith dies.
- 2024 – The High Republic: Beware the Nameless published.
- 2024 – Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Volume 1 (Phase III) published.
- 2024 – Star Wars Insider 227 published.
