Cinco de Mayo Countdown

How many days until Cinco de Mayo?

As of October 17, 2026, Cinco de Mayo is 200 days away. That is 28 weeks and 4 days, or 55% of a year; the timer above has the exact figure for today in your time zone.

Cinco de Mayo dates, 2027 to 2032

When is Cinco de Mayo 2027? Dates through 2036

How the date of Cinco de Mayo is set

Cinco de Mayo is May 5 every year.

Also coming up: Mother's Day on Sunday, May 9, 2027, Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, 2027, and the first day of summer on Monday, June 21, 2027.

Cinco de Mayo facts and traditions

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Cinco de Mayo celebrations began in Columbia, California, where they have been held every year since 1862. The day spread across the United States in the 1980s and is now mostly a celebration of Mexican-American culture.

• It is not Mexico's Independence Day, which is September 16.
• It is more widely celebrated in the United States than in most of Mexico.
• The Mexican army at Puebla was led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.

How the Cinco de Mayo countdown counts

The timer runs to midnight at the start of Cinco de Mayo 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.

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