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When Is April Fools' Day 2027?

April Fools' Day 2027 is on Thursday, April 1, 2027. In 2028 it falls on a Saturday.

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April Fools' Day dates, 2027 to 2036

April Fools' Day dates for ten years
YearDateDay
2027 Thursday
2028 Saturday
2029 Sunday
2030 Monday
2031 Tuesday
2032 Thursday
2033 Friday
2034 Saturday
2035 Sunday
2036 Tuesday
Calendar for April 2027 with April Fools' Day on Thursday, April 1 marked.
Thursday, April 1 is the first Thursday of April 2027.

How the date of April Fools' Day is set

April Fools' Day is April 1 every year.

April Fools' Day is a day for practical jokes and hoaxes. It is not a public holiday.

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.

What day of the week is April Fools' Day?

April Fools' Day is on April 1 every year, so its weekday moves one day later each year, or two days when a February 29 comes in between. In 2027 it is a Thursday, in 2028 a Saturday and in 2029 a Sunday.

From 2027 to 2036 it falls on a weekend four times.

Chart of the weekday April Fools' Day falls on from 2027 to 2036: Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029, Monday in 2030, Tuesday in 2031, Thursday in 2032, Friday in 2033, Saturday in 2034, Sunday in 2035, Tuesday in 2036.
The weekday moves one day a year, and two after a leap day.

April Fools' Day facts and traditions

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.

Questions about April Fools' Day

What day of the week is April Fools' Day in 2027?

Thursday. April Fools' Day 2027 falls on April 1, 2027.

How many days until April Fools' Day?

166 days, counted from October 17, 2026. The April Fools' Day countdown shows the number for today in your time zone. To count to any other date, use the days between dates calculator.

Is April Fools' Day on the same date every year?

Yes. April Fools' Day is April 1 every year.

When is April Fools' Day in 2028?

Saturday, April 1, 2028.

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.

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