Western & secular
🤡 286 days until April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day falls on Thursday, April 1, 2027 in your local time.
April Fools' Day, 1 April, is an informal occasion for practical jokes and hoaxes. Its origins are uncertain, with theories tying it to calendar reform and to spring festivals, but by the 18th century it was well established across Europe. The date is fixed and it is not a public holiday. Media outlets, brands, and individuals traditionally publish elaborate spoofs before noon, after which the joker is expected to reveal the prank. The custom has spread worldwide, adapting to local humour while keeping the same date each year.
Date rule: Always 1 April.
The next April Fools' Day is Thursday, April 1, 2027 — in 287 days. The countdown at the top of this page updates every second in your own time zone, so the number stays accurate wherever you are reading from. Because April Fools' Day is treated as an all-day calendar date rather than a fixed clock time, the countdown rolls over at midnight in your local zone, not at midnight UTC. If you are coordinating across regions, set reminders against this date and let each person's device localise it.
This year the holiday lands on a Thursday, which means it falls on a working day, so any public-holiday closures apply on the day itself in countries that observe it. Across the next five occurrences listed below, April Fools' Day touches 5 different weekdays and lands on a weekend 2 of those 5 years — useful when you are planning travel, time off, or a recurring event around it.
April Fools' Day belongs to the western & secular calendar tradition. Always 1 April. Because the date is fixed, the only thing that changes from year to year is the weekday it falls on, and whether countries that observe it move the public-holiday day when it lands on a weekend. That makes it straightforward to plan years ahead: the date in the table below is the date every time.
If you want the dates in your own calendar app, use the live countdown above, then jump to the western & secular countdowns or the full holiday list to line up the surrounding observances. For a date-by-date planning view, the five-year table gives you the exact weekday for each upcoming year at a glance.
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Thursday, April 1, 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, April 1, 2028 |
| 2029 | Sunday, April 1, 2029 |
| 2030 | Monday, April 1, 2030 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, April 1, 2031 |
The next April Fools' Day is Thursday, April 1, 2027 — in 287 days.
April Fools' Day 2028 falls on Saturday, April 1, 2028.
Yes. Always 1 April. Only the weekday changes from year to year.
No — the next April Fools' Day is a Thursday, a weekday.