April Fools' Day is widely known as a time for jokes and hoaxes, but exactly why do these traditionally take place on April 1 is a bit a baffling mystery.

Practical jokers and prankers, prepare! April Fools' Day 2026 is this week. All jokes aside, some chain restaurants are running some very real, no joke deals for the prankster holiday this year. And ...

Watch your back this week, because April Fools' Day lands on Wednesday, April 1. People will soon dedicate 24 hours to plotting and pranking — behavior that may have started in 15th-century France or ...

It’s time for jokesters and pranksters to try out their best tricks — Wednesday is April Fools' Day. Humorous pranks and tricks have been entertaining the world for centuries. There’s nothing quite ...

April 1st is the day when pranks, hoaxes, and good-natured trickery take center stage. While it’s not an official holiday, April Fools’ Day is celebrated across the world, with individuals and even ...

April Fools’ Day arrives Wednesday, and with it, a renewed wave of hoaxes, fake product launches and fruitless errands that have defined April 1 for centuries. But where did the tradition come from?

March is over and April Fools' Day is here. As Nevadans are pulling pranks on their friends, they may be wondering what the origins of the joke-based holiday are. As it turns out, the holiday may have ...

April Fools' Day is just around the corner. This year, the holiday, which is not a federal or national holiday but widely celebrated regardless, will fall on a Wednesday. Celebrated annually on April ...

So far today you’ve put toothpaste in your kid’s Oreos, brought mayo-filled Krispy Kremes to your co-workers, and placed a rubber band around the faucet sprayer as a surprise for your spouse. “It’s ...