How many days until Cinco de Mayo
A live countdown to May 5, widely celebrated in the United States with food, music, and parades.
The event time is read in this zone. “Your time zone” uses this device’s clock.
Pick the date of your event
Enter a date (and a time if you have one) to start the countdown. You can save it to come back to it.
Time left
Christmas
Exact time
In numbers
Days are calendar days: today does not count and the day of the event does.
Coming up
My events
You have not saved any yet. In “My event” you can create a countdown and save it: it stays on this device only.
My live countdowns
Your saved countdowns, all ticking at once. Select one to see it large.
How it counts
We use the date and time of your device, or the time zone you choose under “Time zone”, so you can count down to an event in another country. If you change the zone, the countdown adjusts by itself. Events you save stay in this browser and are not sent anywhere.How to use it
- Pick a date from the list (Christmas, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, July 4th, and more) or switch to “My event”.
- In “My event”, type a name, a date, and optionally a time. Turn on “Repeat every year” for birthdays and anniversaries.
- Read the calendar days left, the exact time ticking live, and how many of those days fall Monday through Friday.
- Save the event to find it again, select “Full screen” to show it on a screen, or select “Copy link” to share the same countdown.
- Under “My live countdowns” you see every saved event ticking at once. “Embed on a site” copies a code to paste the countdown into another page, and you can turn on a sound for when it reaches zero.
Frequently asked questions
What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?
It remembers the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. It is not Mexico's Independence Day, and it is not a federal holiday in the United States.
What day of the week is Cinco de Mayo?
In 2026 it falls on Tuesday, May 5; in 2027, on Wednesday, May 5; and in 2028, on Friday, May 5.
Countdown to Cinco de Mayo
The clock counts calendar days and the exact time left until 12:00 AM on May 5. The date is fixed, so once the day passes, the page moves on to next year.
Hosting a party? Show the countdown full screen on a TV or share the link with your guests. More dates, including Mother's Day a few days later, are in the countdown clock.
Updated on October 1, 2026