Getting ready for your dad’s special day?
But when is Father’s Day 2025?
This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Plenty of time to get your gifts ready!
But why that specific date?
Where does this date come from?
Does the date of Father’s Day change each year?
What’s the history of Father’s Day?
Let’s find out.
In this article: 📝
- What day is Mother’s Day and Father’s Day 2025?
- Does Father’s Day change date every year?
- Why is Father’s Day celebrated on different dates?
- How to celebrate Father’s Day 2025
What day is Mother’s Day and Father’s Day 2025?
The Father’s Day date 2025 will be on Sunday, June 15, 2025 in the US and UK.
But there are a few other national holidays that also honor dads for different reasons:
- Forgive Mom & Dad Day ‒ March 18
- National Single Parent Day ‒ March 21
- National Superhero Day ‒ April 28
- National Father-in-Law Day ‒ July 30
- National Working Parents Day ‒ September 16
- National Stepfamily Day ‒ September 16
- National Family Day ‒ September 26
- Family History Month ‒ October
- International Men’s Day ‒ November 19
- National Roots Day ‒ December 23
Which came first, Mother’s or Father’s day?
It was actually Mother’s Day that came first.
The first Mother’s Day took place in May 1907, held by Anna Jarvis, to honor her late mother.
Father’s Day first started on June 19, 1910, started by Sonora Smart Dodd in Washington, to thank her father, a Civil War veteran who raised her and her five brothers and sisters.
June 19 was actually Dodd’s father’s birthday, and in 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made it official.
Does Father’s Day change date every year?
Yes, Father’s Day changes each year ‒ Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
Father’s Day 2025 will take place on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Why is Father’s Day in June?
Father’s Day 2025 will take place in June to honor the father of the founder of Father’s Day, as it was held on his birthday.
Why is Father’s Day celebrated on different dates?
In most countries around the world, Father’s Day 2025 will be on Sunday, June 15 ‒ the third Sunday of June.
But there are a lot of countries that celebrate Father’s Day 2025 on different days, for different reasons:
- Bolivia, Croatia, Honduras, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain: March 19, 2025
- South Korea, Romania: May 8, 2025 (Parents’ Day)
- Germany: May 29, 2025
- Denmark, Lithuania, Switzerland: June 5, 2025
- Austria: June 8, 2025
- El Salvador, Guatemala: June 17, 2025
- Egypt, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria, Haiti: June 21, 2025
- Nicaragua, Poland: June 23, 2025
- Uruguay: June 13, 2025
- Dominican Republic: June 27, 2025
- Brazil, Mongolia, Samoa, Taiwan: August 10, 2025
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea: September 7, 2025
- Latvia, North Macedonia: September 14, 2025
- Luxembourg: October 5, 2025
- Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden: November 9, 2025
- Thailand: December 5, 2025
- Bulgaria: December 26, 2025
Are there two Father’s Day?
There are actually more than two Father’s Days dates around the world ‒ more than 20, in fact.
How to celebrate Father’s Day 2025
So how can you make Father’s Day 2025 the best day for your dad?
Well, you can get him a meaningful Father’s Day gift and write your favorite Father’s Day quote in a card.
If you want to go one extra, you could dress up in matching daddy-and-me outfits!
But the best way to celebrate Father’s Day 2025 is to simply spend time with your dad and tell him what he means to you.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!