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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Hartford Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; February break and one more day off February 12–16; spring break April 12–16; last day of school June 11.

Next time off Oct 12 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 27 across 14 separate closures
Last day of school June 11 Friday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; February break + 1 more day off February 12–16; Spring break April 12–16; Last day of school June 11;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 3July 4
  • 31Graduation

August 2026

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  • 19Staff day
  • 20Staff day
  • 24Staff day
  • 25First day
  • 26Early release

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 7Early release
  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November 2026

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  • 3Staff day
  • 11Veterans Day
  • 18Early release
  • 25Early release
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 24 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • 6No school
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 2Conferences
  • 3Early release
  • 12Staff day
  • 15–16February break

March 2027

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  • 10Staff day
  • 26No school

April 2027

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  • 20Conferences
  • 21Early release
  • 28Staff day

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  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 11Last day
  • 14Staff day
  • 21Juneteenth
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 Connecticut
First day of schoolAugust 25——1 of 3
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 302 of 3
Winter breakDecember 24 to January 17Monday, January 43 of 3
February break + 1 more day offFebruary 12–163Wednesday, February 173 of 3
Spring breakApril 12–165Monday, April 193 of 3
Last day of schoolJune 11——1 of 2
Longest closure
Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
One-day closures
10
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
7
Staff days, no students
4: Nov 3, Feb 12, Mar 10, Apr 28
Early-release days
8: Aug 26, Oct 7, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 23, Feb 3 and 2 more
Most days off in one month
April, 6 school days
Months with no day off
August and June
Longest run of school days
24, September 8 to October 9
Same break dates as
Regional School District 16

Every date

Every published date · Hartford Public · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 3Independence Day—District Closed
July 31Graduation—2026 Summer Graduation
August 19Teacher work day, no students—Full Day Professional Learning
August 20Teacher work day, no students—Full Day Professional Learning
August 24Teacher work day, no students—Convocation/Full Day Professional Learning/ 1/2 Day Classroom Set-Up
August 25First day of school—First Day of School (FD) Early Release for Professional Learning
August 26Early release—Early Release for Professional Learning
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (LD) District Closed
October 7Early release—Early Release for Professional Learning
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayIndigenous Peoples’ Day (IPD) (Schools Closed)
November 3Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFull Day Professional Learning (Schools Closed)
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans’ Day (Schools Closed)
November 18Early release—Early Release for Parent Teacher Conference
November 25Early release—Early Release for Students & Teachers
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysThanksgiving Recess (TR) (District Closed)
December 23Early release—Early Release for Students & Teachers
December 24 to January 1Winter break7 school daysWinter (WR)/ Holiday Recess (Schools Closed)
January 6No school1 school dayThree Kings’ Day (TKD) Schools Closed
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King’s Day (MLK) District Closed
February 2Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 3Early release—Early Release for Parent Teacher Conference
February 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFull Day Professional Learning (Schools Closed)
February 15–16February break2 school daysFebruary Recess (Schools Closed); Feb 15: Presidents’ Day (PRD) (District Closed)
March 10Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFull Day Professional Learning (Schools Closed) *Reserved as makeup day if unplanned school closure
March 26No school1 school dayGood Friday (District Closed)
April 12–16Spring break5 school daysSpring Recess (SR) (Schools Closed)
April 20Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences
April 21Early release—Early Release for Parent Teacher Conference
April 28Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFull Day Professional Learning (Schools Closed)
May 12Early release—Early Release for Records Day and Parent Teacher Conferences as needed
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day (MD) (District Closed)
June 11Last day of school—Last Day of School/Early Release
June 14Teacher work day, no students—Full Day Professional Learning (Schools Closed)
June 21Juneteenth—Juneteenth Observed (JT) (District Closed)

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.hartfordschools.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.hartfordschools.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14546/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Connecticut districts

Regional School District 16: 25 school days off Windsor Public: 24 school days off