Epiphany (Three Kings Day) 2027: Food and Where to Celebrate

Epiphany (Three Kings Day) is Wednesday 6 January 2027. Epiphany on 6 January recalls, in the West, the visit of the Magi, the three kings, to the Christ Child. Its food is the king cake, a ring or round of brioche or pastry with a bean or figurine hidden inside, baked in a different form in each country.

Source: Epiphany (holiday), King cake.

Also known as Three Kings Day, Twelfth Night, Dia de Reyes, Epifania, Epiphanie, Dreikoenigstag, Driekoningen, Theophany.

What people eat for Epiphany (Three Kings Day)

Gateau des rois

Southern France

The southern French version: a crown-shaped brioche dressed with candied fruit and coarse sugar.

Source: King cake.

Dreikoenigskuchen

Germany and Switzerland

A German and Swiss three kings cake shaped like a wreath or round, with an almond as the hidden fève.

Source: King cake.

Roscon de reyes

Spain and Latin America, eaten around 6 January

Spain's oval Epiphany ring of sweet brioche dough, scented with orange blossom water and decorated with candied fruit. The Latin American rosca de reyes hides a figurine of the Child Jesus.

Source: King cake.