April Fools' Day 2020

When is April Fools' Day 2020?

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.

When is April Fools' Day 2021?

Dates for April Fools' Day from 2015 to 2025

The next occurrence of April Fools' Day is marked in red.

When is ...?	Date	Day of the week	Days away
April Fools' Day 2015	April 1, 2015	Wednesday	1824 days ago
April Fools' Day 2016	April 1, 2016	Friday	1458 days ago
April Fools' Day 2017	April 1, 2017	Saturday	1093 days ago
April Fools' Day 2018	April 1, 2018	Sunday	728 days ago
April Fools' Day 2019	April 1, 2019	Monday	363 days ago
April Fools' Day 2020	April 1, 2020	Wednesday	in 3 days
April Fools' Day 2021	April 1, 2021	Thursday	in 368 days
April Fools' Day 2022	April 1, 2022	Friday	in 733 days
April Fools' Day 2023	April 1, 2023	Saturday	in 1098 days
April Fools' Day 2024	April 1, 2024	Monday	in 1464 days
April Fools' Day 2025	April 1, 2025	Tuesday	in 1829 days
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