April Fools' Day Countdown
As of October 17, 2026 there are 166 days until April Fools' Day: Thursday, April 1, 2027.
Thursday, April 1, 2027
How many days until April Fools' Day?
As of October 17, 2026, April Fools' Day is 166 days away. That is 23 weeks and 5 days, or 45% of a year; the timer above has the exact figure for today in your time zone.
April Fools' Day dates, 2027 to 2032
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Thursday | |
| 2028 | Saturday | |
| 2029 | Sunday | |
| 2030 | Monday | |
| 2031 | Tuesday | |
| 2032 | Thursday |
When is April Fools' Day 2027? Dates through 2036
How the date of April Fools' Day is set
April Fools' Day is April 1 every year.
Also coming up: Easter on Sunday, March 28, 2027, Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, 2027, and the first day of spring on Saturday, March 20, 2027.
April Fools' Day facts and traditions
April Fools' Day is a day for practical jokes and hoaxes. It is not a public holiday.
Nobody knows for certain where April Fools' Day comes from. A French poem of 1508 mentions a poisson d'avril, an April fish, which may be the first reference to the day in France.
- April 1 is the first day of the second quarter of the year.
- In France, Italy and Belgium the day is still often called April fish, and a classic prank is a paper fish stuck to someone's back.
- A link to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392) is often claimed but disputed.
How the April Fools' Day countdown counts
The timer runs to midnight at the start of April Fools' Day in your own time zone: the hours, minutes and seconds left today, plus the full days after that. "Days until" counts calendar days, so tomorrow is always 1 day away and the count at the top is one more than the timer's full days. After the day has passed, the countdown moves on to next year by itself.
For a span between any two dates, with weeks and working days, use the days between dates calculator. To count down to a date of your own, create a countdown with its own link.
Put the April Fools' Day countdown on your site
Copy this code into any web page. It shows a small live countdown that links back here.
Questions about the April Fools' Day countdown
How many weeks until April Fools' Day?
23 weeks and 5 days as of October 17, 2026, or 166 days in all. The countdown at the top of this page updates to today's number in your own time zone.
When does the April Fools' Day countdown reach zero?
At midnight at the start of Thursday, April 1, 2027, in your own time zone, so it reaches zero earlier in London than in New York.
Can I add April Fools' Day to my calendar?
Yes. "Add to calendar" downloads an .ics file for April 1, 2027 that calendar apps such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook can import.
When is April Fools' Day in 2028?
Saturday, April 1, 2028. The April Fools' Day dates page lists every year through 2036.
Is April Fools' Day a federal holiday?
No. April Fools' Day is not a US federal holiday, so banks, post offices and federal offices keep their normal hours unless it coincides with one.
Sources
- Wikipedia: April Fools' Day — history and traditions (checked October 16, 2026)