April Fools' Day Countdown
The one day your group chat cannot be trusted.
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About April Fools' Day
April Fools’ Day is the annual celebration of harmless pranks, held every April 1. Brands, media, and friends all compete for the most believable hoax before noon.
The story behind April Fools' Day
The favorite origin story blames a calendar reform. In 1582 France switched to the Gregorian calendar, moving New Year's Day from the end of March to January 1. People who kept celebrating the old spring new year were mocked as "April fools" — paper fish ("poisson d'avril") were pinned to their backs to mark them as gullible.
The holiday's greatest hits became legend: in 1957 the BBC showed Swiss farmers harvesting spaghetti from trees, and viewers called asking how to grow their own. In 1998 Burger King advertised a left-handed Whopper and thousands ordered one. In 1976 Patrick Moore announced that planetary alignment would make gravity lighter at 9:47 a.m. — callers swore they had floated.
There is a clock on the prank: tradition (at least in the UK) holds that fooling someone after midday actually brings bad luck to the prankster. The joke has a deadline.
April Fools' Day dates 2027–2030
| Year | Weekday | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Thursday | April 1, 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday | April 1, 2028 |
| 2029 | Sunday | April 1, 2029 |
| 2030 | Monday | April 1, 2030 |
April Fools' Day facts
- April Fools' Day has no single confirmed origin; one popular theory traces it to 16th-century France when the calendar moved New Year from April 1 to January 1.
- BBC once convinced viewers in 1957 that spaghetti grew on trees — the most famous TV prank ever aired.
- Burger King tricked America in 1998 with a left-handed Whopper advertised in a full-page ad.
- In France the tradition is 'poisson d'avril' — paper fish taped to backs.
When is April Fools' Day 2027?
April Fools' Day 2027 falls on Thursday, April 1, 2027.
How many days until April Fools' Day 2027?
The live countdown above shows the exact time remaining, ticking in your local timezone. The table on this page lists exact dates through 2030.
Is the countdown accurate?
Yes — the clock runs in your browser against your device's clock and timezone, updating every second.
Wishes for April Fools' Day
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