Eid al-Adha 2027 is on Saturday, May 15, 2027

The exact date of Eid al-Adha 2027

Eid al-Adha 2027 falls on Saturday, May 15, 2027. That is a Saturday, which means it lands on a weekend. It is the 135th day of 2027 and sits in ISO week 19. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.

Falling on a Saturday, Eid al-Adha overlaps a normal weekend. Where it is a public holiday, many countries shift the day off to the following Monday, so check local substitute-day rules.

Compared with 2026, when it fell on May 26, Eid al-Adha 2027 moves about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar. This drift is normal for a holiday tied to a lunar or lunisolar calendar rather than a fixed civil date.

Eid al-Adha around 2027

How the date moves in the years either side of 2027. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.

About Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha, often translated as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the two major Islamic festivals. It falls on the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah, the final month of the Hijri calendar, and coincides with the closing rites of the Hajj pilgrimage. The holiday recalls Ibrahim's devotion and is observed with communal prayer, family gatherings, charitable sharing, and, where practiced, the ritual sacrifice with meat distributed among relatives and people in need. Since the Hijri calendar is lunar, the Gregorian date changes every year. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the listed date; official local announcements and moon-sighting practice may differ by a day.

Calendar note: Computed with the local Hijri Umm al-Qura-aligned engine.

Eid al-Adha 2027, common questions

When is Eid al-Adha 2027?

Eid al-Adha 2027 falls on Saturday, May 15, 2027, running through Tuesday, May 18, 2027.

What day of the week is Eid al-Adha 2027?

In 2027, Eid al-Adha falls on a Saturday, which is a weekend day.

When is Eid al-Adha the year after 2027?

In 2028, Eid al-Adha falls on Thursday, May 4.

What date was Eid al-Adha 2026?

In 2026, Eid al-Adha fell on Tuesday, May 26.

Why does the date of Eid al-Adha change each year?

Since the Hijri calendar is lunar, the Gregorian date changes every year. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the listed date; official local announcements and moon-sighting practice may differ by a day.