Black Friday 2026
The biggest shopping day of the year lands on Friday 27 November 2026, the day after Thanksgiving.
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About April Fools' Day 2027
April Fools' Day is 1 April every year and in 2027 falls on a Thursday. The custom of playing pranks on the date is documented across Europe from at least the sixteenth century, though its origin is genuinely unclear — the popular explanation involving calendar reform in France is not supported by the evidence.
A widely observed rule in Britain and Ireland holds that pranks should stop at midday, after which the joker becomes the fool. This convention is not observed in most other countries.
The day has produced some famous media hoaxes, most notably the BBC's 1957 Panorama report on the Swiss spaghetti harvest, which prompted viewers to write in asking how to grow their own spaghetti tree.
The countdown runs to midnight UTC at the start of 1 April 2027.
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- April Fools
- 1 April
- Pranks
- Hoax
- Tradition
Frequently asked questions
April Fools' Day 2027 is Thursday 1 April 2027. The date is the same every year.
In Britain and Ireland, tradition holds that jokes must end at noon and anyone pranking afterwards becomes the fool. Most other countries do not follow this rule.
The origin is genuinely uncertain. Pranking on 1 April is recorded across Europe from the sixteenth century, but the common story linking it to French calendar reform is not supported by evidence.
The BBC's 1957 Panorama film about the Swiss spaghetti harvest, showing farmers picking pasta from trees. Viewers rang in asking how to grow their own.
No. It is not a holiday anywhere and is a normal working day.
