Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Freshwater school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; February break February 15–19; spring break April 5–9; last day of school June 10.
Next time off
Nov 11
Veterans Day · November 11
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
June 10
Thursday
First day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; February break February 15–19; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school June 10;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 20First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 17Parent Volunteer Orientation
- 18No school
- 22Parent Volunteer Orientation
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 11Veterans Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 15–19February break
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 5–9Spring break
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 28No school
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 10Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 20 | — | — | 2 of 44 · California first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 45 of 52 · California Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 26 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 15–19 | 5 | Monday, February 22 | 11 of 15 |
| Spring break | April 5–9 | 5 | Monday, April 12 | 8 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 10 | — | — | 5 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, March and June
- Longest run of school days
- 37, September 21 to November 10
- Same break dates as
- Bolinas-Stinson Union, El Segundo Unified, Hermosa Beach City and Nicasio
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day (No School) |
| September 17 | Parent Volunteer Orientation | — | Parent Volunteer Orientation |
| September 18 | No school | 1 school day | Staff Duty Day (No School) |
| September 22 | Parent Volunteer Orientation | — | Parent Volunteer Orientation |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veteran’s Day (No School) |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Fall Break (No School) |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break (No School) |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Jr. Holiday |
| February 15–19 | February break | 5 school days | Presidents’ Break |
| April 5–9 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| May 28 | No school | 1 school day | Local Recess (No School) |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day (No School) |
| June 10 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School (12:30pm Dismissal) |
Sources
- District website: https://www.freshwatersd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.freshwatersd.org/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.