How Many Days Until May Day?
There are 207 days until May Day, on Saturday, May 1, 2027. May Day falls on May 1 every year. It is celebrated both as a spring festival with maypoles and flowers and, in many countries, as International Workers' Day. The counter tracks the days until this fixed date.
Countdown to May Day
Saturday, May 1, 2027Counting down to May Day on Saturday, May 1, 2027.
How we date May Day
May Day is fixed on 1 May. In the United Kingdom the associated bank holiday is the first Monday of May, which is a different day.
May Day dates for the next ten years
The weekday is the part that changes, and it is usually what people are actually checking. Every row below is computed from the rule above rather than typed in by hand.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Days from today |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 May | Saturday | 207 |
| 2028 | 1 May | Monday | 573 |
| 2029 | 1 May | Tuesday | 938 |
| 2030 | 1 May | Wednesday | 1,303 |
| 2031 | 1 May | Thursday | 1,668 |
| 2032 | 1 May | Saturday | 2,034 |
| 2033 | 1 May | Sunday | 2,399 |
| 2034 | 1 May | Monday | 2,764 |
| 2035 | 1 May | Tuesday | 3,129 |
| 2036 | 1 May | Thursday | 3,495 |
About the countdown to May Day
In 1889 the international labour movement chose May 1 as Workers' Day, layering a modern holiday on top of far older spring festivities.
The day carries two overlapping traditions: an ancient seasonal celebration of spring, and a modern labour holiday observed as a public holiday across much of the world.
The counter above reads from your device clock and refreshes every second, so the days, hours, minutes and seconds always reflect the time remaining right now. The next May Day falls in ISO week 17 of 2027. When the day arrives the page says so instead of showing a zero, and from the following day it moves its target to 2028, so the countdown never runs out of road.
Around the same time
These fall within a fortnight of May Day, which is useful if you are planning around the date rather than only checking it.
| Event | Date | Relative to May Day |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Day | 22 April 2027 | 9 days before |
| World Book Day | 23 April 2027 | 8 days before |
| Star Wars Day | 4 May 2027 | 3 days after |
| Cinco de Mayo | 5 May 2027 | 4 days after |
| Mother's Day | 9 May 2027 | 8 days after |
Frequently asked questions
How many days until May Day?
May Day falls on Saturday 1 May 2027. That is 207 days from Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The counter at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock, so it is exact for your time zone.
What day of the week is May Day this time?
The next May Day falls on a Saturday (Saturday 1 May 2027). The weekday changes from year to year; the table on this page lists it for the next ten occurrences.
How is the date for May Day decided?
May Day is fixed on 1 May. In the United Kingdom the associated bank holiday is the first Monday of May, which is a different day. Source: GOV.UK, UK bank holidays.
Does this countdown update every year?
Yes. Once May Day passes, the page rolls its target forward to the next occurrence, so the countdown stays accurate without any manual updates. The ten-year table moves along with it.
Is the May Day countdown based on my time zone?
The day count uses your device's local calendar date, not the server's. May Day is treated as a whole calendar day rather than an instant, which is why the count matches the calendar on your wall wherever you are.
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Dates verified on 2026-08-05. Page recalculated Tuesday, October 6, 2026.