When Is Cinco de Mayo 2027?

Cinco de Mayo 2027 falls on Wednesday, May 5, 2027 — 248 days from now. Live countdown, dates through 2031, and how the date is set.

Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Spanish: [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for 'Fifth of May') is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, however, and a larger French force ultimately defeated the Mexican army at the Second Battle of Puebla and then occupied Mexico City. Following the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the United States began lending money and guns to the Mexican Liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. At the opening of the French chambers in January 1866, Napoleon III announced that he would withdraw French troops from Mexico. In reply to a French request for American neutrality, the American secretary of state William H. Seward replied that French withdrawal from Mexico should be unconditional. Cinco de Mayo is always May 5.

Cinco de Mayo falls on Wednesday, May 5, 2027. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.