U.S. observance
How Many Days Until April Fools' Day 2027?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until April Fools' Day
159 days until April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day is on Thursday, April 1, 2027.
Live countdown to midnight on April 1, 2027
158 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 59 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 159
- Full weeks + days
- 22 weeks + 5 days
- Calendar months + days
- 5 months + 8 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 5 months, 8 days
- Weekdays counted
- 114
- Weekend days counted
- 45
- U.S. business days
- 108
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 6
What is April Fools' Day?
April Fools' Day, April 1, is a day for harmless pranks and hoaxes. It is not a holiday in any country, but it is widely observed in the United States, Europe and beyond.
History of April Fools' Day
Its origin is uncertain. A popular theory links it to France moving the start of the year from spring to January 1 in the 1500s, with people who kept the old date mocked as "April fools," but there is no firm evidence. References to April 1 tricks appear in Europe by the 1500s and 1600s, and in Britain the custom was well established by the 1700s.
April Fools' Day today
People play practical jokes and shout "April Fools!" when the trick is revealed. News outlets and companies publish spoof stories and products; one of the best known is the BBC's 1957 report on a Swiss spaghetti harvest. In France and Italy, children try to stick a paper fish on someone's back.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
Source: Library of Congress
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Thursday
- ISO week / year
- 13 / 2027
- Day of year
- 91
- Quarter
- 2
- Days left in year
- 274
- Leap year
- No
April 2027
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | ||||||
Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Thursday, April 1, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Saturday, April 1, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Sunday, April 1, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is April 1, 2027?
- April 1, 2027 is a Thursday.
- Is April Fools' Day a federal holiday?
- No. April Fools' Day is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is April 1, 2027?
- April 1, 2027 is in ISO week 13 of 2027 and is day 91 of the year.
How the April Fools' Day date is calculated
- April Fools' Day is on April 1 every year. In 2027 that is a Thursday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to April 1, 2027. The start date is excluded and the end date is included. Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York).
- The live countdown runs to midnight at the start of April 1, 2027 in Eastern Time (America/New_York). A countdown day is 24 hours, so a daylight-saving change can make it differ from the calendar-day count by an hour.
- Calculated at 6:33 AM on October 24, 2026.
- U.S. business days exclude Saturday, Sunday and observed nationwide federal closures; individual employer and state schedules are not included.