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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Ceres Unified school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 18 to January 4; February break February 8–15; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school June 3.

Next time off Oct 30 No school · October 30 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 32 across 10 separate closures
Last day of school June 3 Thursday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 18 to January 4; February break February 8–15; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school June 3;
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Month by month

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

August 2026

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  • 12First day
  • 26Early release

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 23Early release

October 2026

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  • 9Semester ends
  • 28Early release
  • 30No school

November 2026

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  • 11Veterans Day
  • 25Early release
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 17Semester ends
  • 18 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 18MLK Day
  • 20Early release

February 2027

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  • 8–15February break
  • 24Early release

March 2027

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  • 12Staff day
  • 17Early release
  • 19Semester ends
  • 26 onSpring break

April 2027

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  • to 2Spring break
  • 21Early release

May 2027

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  • 19Early release
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 3Last day
  • 18Juneteenth
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in California
First day of schoolAugust 12——12 of 44 · California first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 303 of 52 · California Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 18 to January 412Tuesday, January 53 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 8–156Tuesday, February 161 of 15
Spring breakMarch 26 to April 26Monday, April 58 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolJune 3——10 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
One-day closures
6
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
1: Mar 12
Early-release days
9: Aug 26, Sep 23, Oct 28, Nov 25, Jan 20, Feb 24 and 3 more
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Months with no day off
August and June
Longest run of school days
40, April 5 to May 28

Every date

Every published date · Ceres Unified · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 12First day of school—First Day of School
August 26Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday - Schools/District Closed
September 23Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
October 9End of semester—End of Quarter/Semester
October 28Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
October 30No school1 school daySchools Closed/District Open
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans Day - Schools/District Closed
November 25Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysThanksgiving Holiday - District/Schools Closed
December 17End of semester—End of Quarter/Semester
December 18 to January 4Winter break12 school daysWinter Break Schools Closed/District Open; Dec 24–Jan 1: Winter Break Schools Closed/District Closed
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Day - Schools Closed/District Closed
January 20Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
February 8–15February break6 school daysFebruary Break - Schools Closed/District Open; Feb 8: Presidents Day Holiday - Schools/District Closed; Feb 15: Presidents Day Holiday- Schools/District Closed
February 24Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
March 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day - Schools Closed/District Open
March 17Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
March 19End of semester—End of Quarter/Semester
March 26 to April 2Spring break6 school daysSpring Break - Schools Closed/District closed; Mar 29–Apr 2: Spring Break - Schools Closed/District Open
April 21Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
May 19Early release—Elementary Collaboration-Early Release
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day - School/District Closed
June 3Last day of school—Last Day of School
June 18Juneteenth—Juneteenth Holiday - Schools/District Closed

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.ceres.k12.ca.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/11326/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other California districts

Bolinas-Stinson Union: 32 school days off El Rancho Unified: 32 school days off El Segundo Unified: 32 school days off Fairfield-Suisun Unified: 32 school days off