Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Lafayette school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Oct 12
Teacher work day, no students · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
28
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 27;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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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
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
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9
10
11
12
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31
1
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5
- 11First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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15
16
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21
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23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
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26
27
28
29
30
31
- 12Staff day
- 15Early release
- 19–23Early release
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
- 18Early release
- 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 4Winter 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
- 12–15Presidents Day
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
- 15Staff day
- 25Early release
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
- 27Early release
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 11 | — | — | 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 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 3 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | April 5–9 | 5 | Monday, April 12 | 8 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 6 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Oct 12, Mar 15
- Early-release days
- 5: Oct 15, Oct 19, Dec 18, Mar 25, May 27
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 34, April 12 to May 27
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day- No School |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development Day- No School |
| October 15 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- Stanley Only 12:00 |
| October 19–23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- Elementary Only 12:00 |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day- No School |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break- No School |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- 12:15 |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | First Semester Ends |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Winter Break |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School |
| February 12–15 | Presidents Day | 2 school days | President's Day Holiday- No School |
| March 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development- No School |
| March 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- Stanley Only 12:15 |
| April 5–9 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break- No School |
| May 27 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- 12:15 |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.lafsd.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.lafsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.lafsd.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.