Tomorrow is Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Everything happening on May 27, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About May 27
May 27, 2026 falls on a Wednesday, week 22 of 2026. It is day 147 of the year, with 218 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 3 national days and fun holidays on May 27, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on May 27
August 08, 2024
National Cellophane Tape Day
August 08, 2024
National Grape Day
August 08, 2024
National Grape Popsicle Day
Public Holidays on May 27
- 🌍 Children's Day (Nigeria)
- 🌍 Eid-ul-Adha (estimated) (Pakistan)
- 🌍 Eid'l Adha (estimated) (Philippines)
- 🌍 Hari Raya Haji (Singapore)
- 🌍 Hari Raya Haji (Tentative Date) (Singapore)
- 🌍 Hari Raya Idul Adha (perkiraan) (Indonesia)
- 🌍 Hari Raya Qurban (Malaysia)
- 🌍 Kurban Bayramı (Turkey)
- 🌍 عطلة عيد الأضحى (Saudi Arabia)
- 🌍 عيد الأضحى (تقديري) (United Arab Emirates)
- 🌍 عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) (Egypt)
Religious Observances on May 27
- Islamic: Eid-ul-Adha
- Islamic: Hajj
- Islamic: Urs Ismail Muhammad ash-Shirwani ق
On This Day in History — May 27
- 2016 — Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
- 2006 — The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
- 2001 — Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
- 1998 — Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
- 1997 — The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
- 1996 — First Chechen War: the Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
Notable Deaths on May 27
- 2017 — Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
- 2015 — Erik Carlsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1929)
- 2015 — Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)
- 2015 — Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
- 2015 — Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
- 2014 — Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)
Sports on May 27
- MLB: Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers — Scheduled
- NBA: San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder — Scheduled
- MLB: Philadelphia Phillies @ San Diego Padres — Scheduled
- MLB: Seattle Mariners @ Athletics — Scheduled
- MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants — Scheduled
- MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers — Scheduled