Father’s Day 2027 falls on Sunday, June 20, 2027. It is not a federal holiday and no offices, banks or schools close for it.
In 2027 it lands at the end of an unusually long weekend, though not its own.
Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19 and is federally observed on Friday, June 18, so the Friday closure runs straight into Father’s Day on the Sunday.
That gives a three-day weekend for most federal and financial-sector employees, ending on Father’s Day — an alignment that recurs only when June 19 falls on a Saturday.
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When is Father’s Day 2027?
Father’s Day 2027 falls Sunday, June 20, the day after the Juneteenth long weekend.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, June 20, 2027 |
| Rule | Third Sunday in June |
| Possible range | June 15 to June 21 |
| Position in range | Second-latest possible |
| Federal holiday | No |
| Established | Joint resolution approved April 24, 1972; P.L. 92-278 |
How Father’s Day took 62 years to become law
Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington began campaigning for a father’s counterpart to Mother’s Day in 1909, and the first observance was held in Spokane on June 19, 1910. National recognition took considerably longer than it had for mothers.
Representative Walt Horan of Washington, Dodd’s congressman, introduced early resolutions without success and described her campaign in a House floor speech in 1961.
At Congress’s request, President Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation declaring June 19, 1966 the first official national Father’s Day — but the proclamation covered that year only, and observance continued informally for another five years.
Representative Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana introduced H.J. Res. 687 on June 7, 1971.
Congress approved the joint resolution on April 24, 1972, and President Richard Nixon signed Public Law 92-278, designating the third Sunday in June permanently (U.S. House of Representatives, History, Art and Archives).
Nixon issued Proclamation 4127 on May 1, 1972, requesting observance on June 18, 1972 (govinfo, Statutes at Large volume 86).
Mother’s Day reached national status in six years, from Anna Jarvis’s 1908 service to Wilson’s 1914 proclamation. Father’s Day took 62, from Dodd’s 1909 campaign to the 1972 law.
Father’s Day 2027 closures and what is open
| Institution | Friday, June 18 | Sunday, June 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Federal offices | Closed, Juneteenth observed | Closed, Sunday |
| Banks | Closed, Juneteenth observed | Closed, Sunday |
| U.S. Postal Service | No delivery | No delivery, Sunday |
| NYSE and Nasdaq | Closed, Juneteenth observed | Closed, Sunday |
| Retail and grocery | Open | Open, normal Sunday hours |
| Restaurants | Open | Open, high volume |
Nothing on June 20 closes because of Father’s Day. Everything closed that day is closed because it is a Sunday. The Friday closures two days earlier are for Juneteenth, not Father’s Day.
Father’s Day is a significant retail event without being a holiday. National Retail Federation data consistently ranks it well below Mother’s Day in total spending but above it in growth rate over recent years.
Father’s Day around the world
Unlike Mother’s Day, where the American and British observances diverge sharply, the third-Sunday-in-June rule has spread widely.
| Country | Date 2027 | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India | Sunday, June 20 | Third Sunday in June |
| Australia, New Zealand | Sunday, September 5 | First Sunday in September |
| Germany | Thursday, May 6 | Ascension Day |
| Italy, Spain, Portugal | Friday, March 19 | Saint Joseph’s Day |
| Brazil | Sunday, August 8 | Second Sunday in August |
| Thailand | Sunday, December 5 | King Bhumibol’s birthday |
Germany’s Vatertag is tied to Ascension Day, which moves with Easter. Because Easter 2027 is early, German Father’s Day falls on Thursday, May 6, 2027 — six weeks before the American date.
Father’s Day dates 2025 to 2032
| Year | Father’s Day | Mother’s Day | Weeks apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 15 | May 11 | 5 |
| 2026 | June 21 | May 10 | 6 |
| 2027 | June 20 | May 9 | 6 |
| 2028 | June 18 | May 14 | 5 |
| 2029 | June 17 | May 13 | 5 |
| 2030 | June 16 | May 12 | 5 |
| 2031 | June 15 | May 11 | 5 |
| 2032 | June 20 | May 9 | 6 |
The gap between the two is five or six weeks depending on how the second-Sunday and third-Sunday rules land in a given year.
What Father’s Day 2027 is not
Father’s Day is not a federal holiday and appears nowhere in 5 U.S.C. 6103. It confers no closure, no holiday pay and no day off.
It is not on a fixed date. June 20 in 2027 results from the third-Sunday rule and moves within a June 15 to June 21 window.
It is not the source of the June 18 closures in 2027. Those are the federal observance of Juneteenth, which falls on Saturday, June 19 and shifts back to the Friday.
It is not observed in June everywhere. Australia and New Zealand mark it in September, much of southern Europe on Saint Joseph’s Day in March, and Germany on Ascension Day.
Frequently asked questions
What day is Father’s Day 2027?
Sunday, June 20, 2027. Father’s Day falls on the third Sunday in June in the United States, giving it a possible range of June 15 to June 21. In 2027 it is the second-latest date possible.
Is Father’s Day a federal holiday?
No. Public Law 92-278 designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day in 1972, but it is a commemorative observance rather than a federal holiday under 5 U.S.C. 6103. Because it always falls on a Sunday, most institutions are closed regardless.
Why is there a long weekend before Father’s Day 2027?
Because Juneteenth falls on Saturday, June 19, 2027 and the federal observance shifts to Friday, June 18. Federal offices, banks and the stock exchanges close that Friday, producing a three-day weekend that ends on Father’s Day. This alignment only occurs when June 19 lands on a Saturday.
