August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining.
- 1954 – Michael P. Kube-McDowell is born.
- 1973 – Jason Spisak is born.
- 1975 – Dante Basco is born.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 79 published.
- 1997 – Netflix, Inc. is founded.
- 2000 – Shelagh Fraser dies.
- 2006 – Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines published.
- 2007 – Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace PhotoComic published.
- 2012 – Darth Maul—Death Sentence 2 published.
- 2012 – Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 4 published.
- 2016 – "Return of the Kyber Saber" premieres on Disney XD.
- 2017 – Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three released.
- 2018 – Lando - Double or Nothing 4 published.
- 2018 – Poe Dameron Annual 2 published.
- 2018 – Star Wars Adventures (2017) 13 published.
- 2018 – The Star Wars Trilogy reprinted as part of the Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions series.
- 2019 – Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
- 2021 – Ed Asner dies.
- 2023 – "Part Three: Time to Fly" airs on Disney+.
- 2023 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 2 published.
- 2023 – Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures — The Complete Phase 1 published.
- 2023 – From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi published.
- 2023 – From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook released.
- 2023 – Jamie Christopher dies.
