When is Bonfire Night?
Bonfire Night is Friday, November 5, 2027, which is 363 days from today.
Bonfire Night for the next ten years
| Year | Date | Weekday | From now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | November 5, 2027 | Friday | 12 months |
| 2028 | November 5, 2028 | Sunday | 2.0 years |
| 2029 | November 5, 2029 | Monday | 3.0 years |
| 2030 | November 5, 2030 | Tuesday | 4.0 years |
| 2031 | November 5, 2031 | Wednesday | 5.0 years |
| 2032 | November 5, 2032 | Friday | 6.0 years |
| 2033 | November 5, 2033 | Saturday | 7.0 years |
| 2034 | November 5, 2034 | Sunday | 8.0 years |
| 2035 | November 5, 2035 | Monday | 9.0 years |
| 2036 | November 5, 2036 | Wednesday | 10.0 years |
Why the date stays the same
Observed across the United Kingdom on 5 November with bonfires and fireworks, marking the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Not a public holiday, so it falls on a working evening in most years.
Which weekday does Bonfire Night usually fall on?
Across the next twenty years the weekday is not evenly spread. Here is how often it lands on each day:
| Weekday | Times in 20 years |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 3 |
| Monday | 4 (most common) |
| Tuesday | 2 |
| Wednesday | 3 |
| Thursday | 2 |
| Friday | 3 |
| Saturday | 3 |
Because the calendar date is fixed, the weekday drifts forward one day a year and two across a leap year, which spreads it fairly evenly over a 28-year cycle.
Counting to it
From today there are 363 days to go, which is 51 full weeks plus 6 days. Of those, roughly 103 are weekend days. For a second-by-second countdown see the Bonfire Night countdown, or work out any other span with the date calculator.
Bonfire Night by weekday
Which years does it land on each day of the week? Pick a weekday to see.
Questions
- When is Bonfire Night?
- Friday, November 5, 2027.
- How many days until Bonfire Night?
- 363 days.
- What weekday does it fall on?
- A Friday in 2027.