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Independence Day 2027 is 279 days away
There are 279 days until Independence Day on Sunday 4 July 2027, which is 39 weeks and 6 days. Counting from today, Monday 28 September 2026, that leaves 193 working days in England and Wales and 191 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 79 weekend days.
Date
4 Jul 2027
Sunday
Calendar days
279
39 weeks and 6 days
UK working days
193
England and Wales
US working days
191
federal holidays off
Weekend days
79
40 Saturdays, 39 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), Boxing Day (28 Dec 2026), New Year’s Day (1 Jan 2027), Good Friday (26 Mar 2027), Easter Monday (29 Mar 2027), Early May bank holiday (3 May 2027) and Spring bank holiday (31 May 2027).
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026), Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (18 Jan 2027), Washington's Birthday (15 Feb 2027), Memorial Day (31 May 2027) and Juneteenth National Independence Day (18 Jun 2027).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
When Independence Day is
According to 5 U.S.C. 6103, Independence Day, 4 July, is a US federal holiday. When it falls on a Saturday it is observed on Friday 3 July, and when it falls on a Sunday on Monday 5 July.
Why the date moves
The date is fixed but the day off can move: the observed holiday shifts to the nearest weekday when 4 July is at a weekend.
Public holidays before Independence Day
Between today and Sunday 4 July 2027, the England and Wales count takes off Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), Boxing Day (28 Dec 2026), New Year’s Day (1 Jan 2027), Good Friday (26 Mar 2027), Easter Monday (29 Mar 2027), Early May bank holiday (3 May 2027) and Spring bank holiday (31 May 2027), and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026), Christmas Day (25 Dec 2026), New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (18 Jan 2027), Washington's Birthday (15 Feb 2027), Memorial Day (31 May 2027) and Juneteenth National Independence Day (18 Jun 2027). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
Independence Day dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | 4 July | Federal holiday observed | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday | Mon 5 Jul | 279 days |
| 2028 | Tuesday | Tue 4 Jul | 645 days |
| 2029 | Wednesday | Wed 4 Jul | 1,010 days |
| 2030 | Thursday | Thu 4 Jul | 1,375 days |
| 2031 | Friday | Fri 4 Jul | 1,740 days |
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Days until other dates
- Mothering Sunday (7 Mar 2027)
- Easter Sunday (28 Mar 2027)
- The IRS filing deadline (15 Apr 2027)
- Mother's Day (US) (9 May 2027)
- Father's Day (20 Jun 2027)
- Next UK bank holiday (25 Dec 2026)
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Common questions
How many days until Independence Day?
There are 279 days until Independence Day 2027 on Sunday 4 July 2027, counted from today, Monday 28 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until Independence Day?
It is 39 weeks and 6 days until Sunday 4 July 2027. That takes in 39 full weekends and 79 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until Independence Day?
Counting today but not Sunday 4 July 2027, there are 193 working days in England and Wales and 191 in the US. The UK figure takes off Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May bank holiday and Spring bank holiday and the US figure Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day and Juneteenth National Independence Day.
What day of the week is Independence Day 2027?
Independence Day 2027 is on a Sunday, 4 July 2027. The one after is on a Tuesday, 4 July 2028, 645 days from today.
When is the 4th of July federal holiday observed in 2027?
4 July 2027 is a Sunday, so the federal holiday is observed on Mon 5 Jul. Under 5 U.S.C. 6103 practice, a Saturday holiday moves to the Friday before and a Sunday holiday to the Monday after.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: US federal legal public holidays
- OPM: Federal holidays and observed dates
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales)
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