When is April Fools' Day 2023?
April Fools' Day 2023 is on Saturday, April 1, 2023 [in 176 days]. Calendar for 2023
April Fools' Day 2022 has already passed: it was on Friday, April 1, 2022 [189 days ago]. Calendar for 2022
What is April Fools' Day?
April Fools' Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is observed every year on the first day of April by playing harmless pranks on unsuspecting recipients and spreading hoaxes. The pranks as well as the victims themselves are called April fools. Shouting "April Fool" at the victim of the joke usually serves as the resolution of the prank. Many newspapers, radio and TV stations and other media outlets take part in the tradition by publishing practical jokes, mostly spectacular stories, narratives or information. They contain subtle clues that the story is a hoax and are usually resolved the next day. It is a generally accepted custom that the pranks should not be harmful and have to cease by noon. The tradition of All Fools' Day exists in North America as well as in most European countries. April Fools' Day is not a public holiday in any country where it is practiced and there are no vacations from work or school.
In one of the most famous April Fools' Day jokes, broadcast on the BBC current affairs program Panorama on April 1, 1957, farmers were shown picking spaghetti from "spaghetti trees" during the "spaghetti harvest" in Switzerland. The BBC subsequently received a number of inquiries about the program from people requesting further information about spaghetti cultivation and how to grow spaghetti trees.
Very detailed accounts of the historical background of April Fools' Day can be found here: All Fools' Day and The Origin of April Fool's Day.
Further reading: April Fools' Day on Wikipedia
When is April Fools' Day 2024?
April Fools' Day 2024 is on Monday, April 1, 2024 [in 542 days]. Calendar for 2024
Dates for April Fools' Day from 2018 to 2028
The next occurrence of April Fools' Day is marked in red.
When is ...? | Date | Day of the week | Days away |
April Fools' Day 2018 | April 1, 2018 | Sunday | 1650 days ago |
April Fools' Day 2019 | April 1, 2019 | Monday | 1285 days ago |
April Fools' Day 2020 | April 1, 2020 | Wednesday | 919 days ago |
April Fools' Day 2021 | April 1, 2021 | Thursday | 554 days ago |
April Fools' Day 2022 | April 1, 2022 | Friday | 189 days ago |
April Fools' Day 2023 | April 1, 2023 | Saturday | in 176 days |
April Fools' Day 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Monday | in 542 days |
April Fools' Day 2025 | April 1, 2025 | Tuesday | in 907 days |
April Fools' Day 2026 | April 1, 2026 | Wednesday | in 1272 days |
April Fools' Day 2027 | April 1, 2027 | Thursday | in 1637 days |
April Fools' Day 2028 | April 1, 2028 | Saturday | in 2003 days |
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