Read from the district on October 20, 2026
Los Angeles Unified school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 21 to January 8; spring break March 22–26; last day of school June 4.
Next time off
Nov 11
Veterans Day · November 11
As of October 20, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
26
across 7 separate closures
Last day of school
June 4
Friday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 21 to January 8; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school June 4;
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.
July 2026
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- 3July 4
August 2026
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- 12First day
September 2026
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
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November 2026
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- 11Veterans Day
- 26–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
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January 2027
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- to 8Winter break
- 11Term starts
February 2027
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- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
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- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
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May 2027
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- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
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- 4Last day
- 18Juneteenth
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 12 | — | — | 12 of 44 · California first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 3 of 52 · California Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 8 | 15 | Monday, January 11 | 9 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 6 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 4 | — | — | 5 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 8 (15 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- 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, April and June
- Longest run of school days
- 46, September 8 to November 10
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Independence Day | — | Independence Day Observed |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of Instruction |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans' Day |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 21 to January 8 | Winter break | 15 school days | Winter Recess |
| January 11 | New term begins | — | Second Semester Begins |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents' Day |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Recess |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day |
| June 4 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of Instruction |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | — | Juneteenth Holiday Observed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.lausd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4432518&type=d&pREC_ID=2672183 (the source)
- District website: https://www.lausd.org
- District’s PDF calendar read on October 20, 2026:
https://media.edlio.net/135dff18/cc2a29d3/f0dbab90/03abacb9bbd44b1c8b86d1828e9ad968?_=2026-27%20Instructional%20Cal_Eng_Month_rev%206.9.26.pdf— every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.