Cinco de Mayo 2025, 2026 and further
View below the dates for (among others) Cinco de Mayo 2025 and Cinco de Mayo 2026.You can also see on which day the holiday falls and how many days it is until this holiday.
| Date | Holiday | Day | Week number | Days to go |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2024 | Cinco de Mayo 2024 | Sunday | 19 | - |
| May 5, 2025 | Cinco de Mayo 2025 | Monday | 19 | 165 |
| May 5, 2026 | Cinco de Mayo 2026 | Tuesday | 19 | 530 |
| May 5, 2027 | Cinco de Mayo 2027 | Wednesday | 18 | 895 |
| May 5, 2028 | Cinco de Mayo 2028 | Friday | 18 | 1261 |
| May 5, 2029 | Cinco de Mayo 2029 | Saturday | 18 | 1626 |
| May 5, 2030 | Cinco de Mayo 2030 | Sunday | 19 | 1991 |
| May 5, 2031 | Cinco de Mayo 2031 | Monday | 19 | 2356 |
| May 5, 2032 | Cinco de Mayo 2032 | Wednesday | 19 | 2722 |
| May 5, 2033 | Cinco de Mayo 2033 | Thursday | 18 | 3087 |
| May 5, 2034 | Cinco de Mayo 2034 | Friday | 18 | 3452 |
Significance of Cinco de Mayo 2025
Cinco de Mayo 2025 is a celebration that is observed, yearly, on May 5. It is a day that commemorates the Mexican army's victory, on May 5, 1862, over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). In the United States Cinco de Mayo 2025 has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture but should not be confused with Mexico's Independence Day which is celebrated on September 16.History of Cinco de Mayo
The history of Cinco de Mayo 2025 dates back to 1861 when the Benito Juárez became the president of Mexico. Due to the financial turmoil that Mexico was in, Benito Juárez was forced to default on his debts to European governments and in response to this France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, ruled by Napoleon III decided to use the opportunity as an attempt to make a dependent empire out of Mexican territory.Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat. Consequently, 6,000 French troops set out to attack Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico. President Juárez then rounded up a force of 2,000 men—many of them either indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry—and sent them to Puebla to fight against the French.
On May 5, 1862, the battle between Mexico and France lasted from daybreak to early evening, and when the French finally retreated they had lost nearly 500 soldiers. Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the clash. Although not a major strategic win in the overall war against the French; this defeat represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government. It should be noted that Cinco de Mayo 2025 is not the anniversary of the defeat and expulsion of the French forces by the Mexicans, which occurred in 1867 when the French withdrew from Mexico.