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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Nenana City school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 8–12; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 12 No school · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 12 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 8–12; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 19First day
  • 24First day for some grades

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 23Staff day

October 2026

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  • 3Testing
  • 12No school
  • 16No school

November 2026

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  • 6No school
  • 7Testing
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 3Nenana K-6 Christmas Plays - Starting at 6:30pm
  • 5Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18No school

February 2027

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  • 4–5No school
  • 17Staff day

March 2027

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  • 8–12Spring break

April 2027

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  • 16No school

May 2027

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  • 1Testing
  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Alaska
First day of schoolAugust 19——2 of 7
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 306 of 7
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 52 of 6
Spring breakMarch 8–125Monday, March 155 of 6
Last day of schoolMay 21——2 of 6
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
4
Staff days, no students
3: Sep 23, Jan 4, Feb 17
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
25, April 19 to May 21
Same break dates as
Yukon–Koyukuk

Every date

Every published date · Nenana City · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 19First day of school—First Day of School
August 24First day for some grades—First Day of PreK
September 7Labor Day1 school dayHoliday- No School
September 23Teacher work day, no students1 school dayInservice- No School
October 3Testing—SAT testing
October 12No school1 school dayVacation Day- No School
October 16No school1 school dayVacation Day - No school
November 6No school1 school dayVacation Day - No school
November 7Testing—SAT testing
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysHoliday - No school
December 3Nenana K-6 Christmas Plays - Starting at 6:30pm—Nenana K-6 Christmas Plays - Starting at 6:30pm
December 5Testing—SAT testing
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysHoliday Break - No school
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayInservice- No school
January 18No school1 school dayVacation Day - No school
February 4–5No school2 school daysVacation Day - No school
February 17Teacher work day, no students1 school dayInservice - No school
March 8–12Spring break5 school daysSpring Break Vacation - No school
April 16No school1 school dayVacation Day - No school
May 1Testing—SAT testing
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of school

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://nenanalynx.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://nenanalynx.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1373/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Alaska districts

Yukon Flats: 28 school days off Unalaska City: 30 school days off Annette Island: 22 school days off Southwest Region: 34 school days off