Cinco de Mayo 2026
When is Cinco de Mayo 2026?
Cinco de Mayo 2026 is on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (in 321 days). Calendar for 2026
Cinco de Mayo 2025 has already passed: it was on Monday, May 5, 2025 (44 days ago). Calendar for 2025
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What is Cinco de Mayo?

Over the last decades Cinco de Mayo has gained increasing popularity in the Mexican-American population of the United States for the celebration of Mexican culture, heritage, cuisine, dance and music, comparable to St. Patrick's Day for the Irish. Parades are staged and events, celebrations and ceremonies are held on this day, especially in areas in the Southwest that have large populations of Americans of Mexican descent.
Cinco de Mayo is not, as sometimes mistakenly assumed, Mexico's Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 16.
Further reading:
- Cinco de Mayo on Wikipedia
- Cinco de Mayo on history.com
When is Cinco de Mayo 2027?
Cinco de Mayo 2027 is on Wednesday, May 5, 2027 (in 686 days). Calendar for 2027
Dates for Cinco de Mayo in other years
The next occurrence of Cinco de Mayo is marked in red.When is ...? | Date | Day of the week | Days away |
Cinco de Mayo 2021 | May 5, 2021 | Wednesday | 1505 days ago |
Cinco de Mayo 2022 | May 5, 2022 | Thursday | 1140 days ago |
Cinco de Mayo 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Friday | 775 days ago |
Cinco de Mayo 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Sunday | 409 days ago |
Cinco de Mayo 2025 | May 5, 2025 | Monday | 44 days ago |
Cinco de Mayo 2026 | May 5, 2026 | Tuesday | in 321 days |
Cinco de Mayo 2027 | May 5, 2027 | Wednesday | in 686 days |
Cinco de Mayo 2028 | May 5, 2028 | Friday | in 1052 days |
Cinco de Mayo 2029 | May 5, 2029 | Saturday | in 1417 days |
Cinco de Mayo 2030 | May 5, 2030 | Sunday | in 1782 days |
Cinco de Mayo 2031 | May 5, 2031 | Monday | in 2147 days |
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Dates of Cinco de Mayo 2026 and surrounding years as downloadable image file
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