How Many Days Until Mardi Gras 2027?
There are 116 days until Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 9, 2027.
116 days
until Tuesday, February 9, 2027
When is Mardi Gras 2027?
Mardi Gras 2027 is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027. It is 47 days before Easter Sunday, so it always lands between February 3 and March 9. Next year's is on Tuesday, February 29, 2028.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | February 17, 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | February 9, 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | February 29, 2028 | Tuesday |
| 2029 | February 13, 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | March 5, 2030 | Tuesday |
| 2031 | February 25, 2031 | Tuesday |
About Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", the last day of feasting before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. The Carnival season opens on January 6, Twelfth Night, and builds up to this day. In the UK and Ireland the same Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day.
New Orleans has the best-known party in the US. Krewes roll floats down St. Charles Avenue and throw beads, cups and doubloons to the crowds. Schools and city offices in New Orleans close for the day, and so do many businesses. People eat king cake, and whoever finds the plastic baby inside buys the next one. Mobile, Alabama, also holds big parades and says it had the first American Mardi Gras.
How many business days until Mardi Gras?
Without weekends, Mardi Gras is 82 weekdays away, Monday to Friday from tomorrow through Tuesday, February 9. Take out the 5 federal holidays on the way, Veterans Day through Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the US count is 77 business days. Each country drops its own public holidays, so the UK gets 79, Canada 78 and Australia 78.
| Holidays used | Business days | Holidays skipped |
|---|---|---|
| United States (federal holidays) | 77 | Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| UK (England and Wales bank holidays) | 79 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day |
| Canada (federal statutory holidays) | 78 | Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day |
| Australia (national public holidays) | 78 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Australia Day |
Regional holidays (US states, Scotland, Canadian provinces, Australian states) are not included. Count with your own holidays.
Mardi Gras countdown questions
How many days until Mardi Gras including today?
117. Today, Friday, October 16, is the first of them; the 116 at the top starts from tomorrow. In weeks that's 16 weeks and 4 days, and from midnight tonight it's 2,784 hours.
What day is Mardi Gras 2027?
Tuesday, February 9, 2027. In 2028 it's Tuesday, February 29.
Is Mardi Gras 2027 a holiday?
No, not a US federal holiday. It's a Tuesday, so banks, offices and schools keep normal hours.
How many days is Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras itself is one day, but the Carnival season runs from January 6 until midnight on Fat Tuesday. In New Orleans the busiest parades fill the last two weeks or so. At midnight police clear Bourbon Street to mark the start of Lent.
Countdown milestones to Mardi Gras
The Mardi Gras countdown reaches 100 days on Sunday, November 1, 2026 and gets down to 1 day on Monday, February 8, 2027.
| Countdown | Date |
|---|---|
| 100 days to go | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| 75 days to go | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| 50 days to go | Monday, December 21, 2026 |
| 30 days to go | Sunday, January 10, 2027 |
| 14 days to go | Tuesday, January 26, 2027 |
| 7 days to go | Tuesday, February 2, 2027 |
| 1 day to go | Monday, February 8, 2027 |
Days until Mardi Gras from other dates
Start the count later and the number shrinks. A week from today, on Fri, Oct 23, there will be 109 days to go until Mardi Gras (Feb 9).
| Counting from | Days until Mardi Gras | Weeks and days |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 115 days | 16 weeks, 3 days |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | 109 days | 15 weeks, 4 days |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | 102 days | 14 weeks, 4 days |
| Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 100 days | 14 weeks, 2 days |
| Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 70 days | 10 weeks |
| Friday, January 1, 2027 | 39 days | 5 weeks, 4 days |
| Monday, February 1, 2027 | 8 days | 1 week, 1 day |
February 2027
Mardi Gras 2027 facts
| Date | Tuesday, February 9, 2027 |
|---|---|
| Day of the week | Tuesday |
| Day of the year | Day 40 of 365 |
| ISO week | Week 6 |
| Leap year | 2027 is not a leap year |
| Quarter | Q1 2027 |
| Written as | 02/09/2027 (US), 09/02/2027 (UK), 2027-02-09 (ISO) |
| Moon phase | Waxing crescent (UTC) |
| The one after | Tuesday, February 29, 2028 |
| Last time | Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 241 days ago |
How this is calculated
Each midnight takes one off the number. Today is left out and the day itself is counted, so tomorrow shows as 1 day away. Clock changes for daylight saving make no difference.
In Excel or Google Sheets, type =DATE(2027,2,9)-TODAY() into a cell to get the same count; add 1 to include today.
Counted from Friday, October 16, 2026 (US Eastern time). When you open the page, it counts again from the date on your device, so it matches your own day.
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