There are 537 days until May Day 2028, on Monday, 1 May 2028 (Monday). This page counts down to the day, explains what it is and how it is observed, and gives the dates for 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Try the tool: Countdown Timer — count down to May Day 2028 live, second by second.
Try the tool: Days Until Calculator — count the days until any date, including May Day.
When is May Day 2028?
May Day 2028 is on Monday, 1 May 2028 — Monday. That is 537 days from today (11 November 2026) — 76 weeks and 5 days, or about 17.6 months.
How the countdown is worked out
The countdown is the number of days from today to the holiday's date: Monday, 1 May 2028 minus 11 November 2026 is 537 days. The count is in calendar days — it counts the days you have to wait, not the number of midnights, and it does not count today. The countdown timer recomputes the number live, second by second, and the days until calculator does the same calculation for any date you choose. If the holiday is in a different time zone from you, the day starts at a different moment — but the date is the date, and the countdown is in days, so the time zone does not change the number.
What is May Day?
May Day, 1 May, is International Workers' Day in most of the world, commemorating the labour movement and the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. It is also the older spring festival of Beltane in parts of Europe.
How May Day is observed
Many countries make it a public holiday, with marches and rallies by trade unions. In England, villages still hold maypole dancing and Morris dancing; in Hawaii it is Lei Day.
How the date is worked out
May Day is on the same date every year — May 2028 — so the date never moves. The only thing that changes is the day of the week: May Day 2028 is a Monday, May Day 2026 is a Friday.
May Day dates — 2026, 2027 and 2028
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 May 2026 | Friday |
| 2027 | 1 May 2027 | Saturday |
| 2028 | 1 May 2028 | Monday |
May Day 2028 in the calendar
May Day 2028 is the 122nd day of 2028 — a leap year of 366 days — and it falls in ISO week 18 of the year. There are 244 days left in the year after it, and 31 days in May 2028. In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The week number matters more than people think: in business and government across Europe, dates are often given as week numbers, and the week number finder gives the ISO week for any date. The day-of-year number is used in astronomy, in logistics and in some payroll systems. And the days-left figure is the useful one for planning the rest of the year: after May Day 2028 there are 244 days — 34 weeks — left in 2028.
Planning for May Day 2028
537 days is 17 months — plenty of time to plan. If May Day means travel, book it now: fares and hotels are usually cheapest months in advance, and the popular dates sell out. If it means time off work, put the request in early, especially if the holiday falls on a weekday — Monday is a working day for most people, so the day off needs to be booked. And if it means gifts or preparations, the countdown is long enough that a little planning each week is worth more than a rush in the last few days.
May Day 2028 falls on a Monday — a weekday — so most people need to take the day off to mark it properly. Book the time off early, especially if the holiday is one people travel for: the days around a weekday holiday are among the busiest travel days of the year, and the fares rise as the date approaches.
The countdown in other units
The countdown to May Day 2028 is 537 days — which is 76 weeks and 5 days, 12888 hours, 773,280 minutes, or about 17.6 months. Of those 537 days, 383 are weekdays and 154 are weekend days — so if you are counting working days, there are 383 of them left before the holiday. The days between dates calculator works out the same numbers for any two dates, and the business days calculator counts the working days excluding public holidays.
May Day around the world
As a global observance, this day is marked in most countries, but the way it is marked varies widely — and in many countries it is not a public holiday at all. The date is the same everywhere, because it is fixed by the Gregorian calendar or by an international agreement, but the customs are local. If you are planning around it with people in other countries, check whether it is a working day for them: a global observance is not the same as a global holiday.
Planning checklist for May Day 2028
| When | Task |
|---|---|
| Now | Put Monday, 1 May 2028 in your calendar, with a reminder three months before. |
| Three months before | Book travel and request time off, if May Day means either — fares are usually cheapest this far out. |
| One month before | Buy gifts or make preparations, and confirm plans with family. |
| One week before | Check the date once more — the date is fixed — and finalise the plan. |
More countdowns
If you are counting down to May Day, you may also be counting down to Christmas Day 2028, New Year's Day 2028, Easter Sunday 2028. And for the same holiday in another year, see May Day 2026 and May Day 2028.
Frequently asked questions
When is May Day 2028?
May Day 2028 is on Monday, 1 May 2028 (Monday).
How many days until May Day 2028?
There are 537 days until May Day 2028 from 11 November 2026.
What day of the week is May Day 2028?
May Day 2028 is a Monday.
When is May Day in 2026?
May Day 2026 is on Friday, 1 May 2026 (Friday).
Is May Day a public holiday?
May Day is widely observed, but whether it is a public holiday depends on the country — check your local calendar.
What is May Day?
May Day, 1 May, is International Workers' Day in most of the world, commemorating the labour movement and the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. It is also the older spring festival of Beltane in parts of Europe.
How many weeks until May Day 2028?
There are 76 weeks and 5 days until May Day 2028 — 537 days in total.
How many working days are left until May Day 2028?
Count the weekdays between today and the holiday: the business days calculator does it, excluding weekends and the public holidays you add. The countdown in other units above gives the weekday count for May Day 2028.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - Holiday dates: TimeFlow's own holiday data (
data/holidays.ts). - TimeFlow's countdown timer and days until calculator — the live tools behind the countdown on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.