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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 28.

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 29 across 11 separate closures
Last day of school May 28 Friday
First day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 28;
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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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27
28
29
30
31
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  • 17–18No school
  • 19First day

September 2026

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30
31
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28
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30
1
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  • 1Early release
  • 7Labor Day
  • 25No school

October 2026

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27
28
29
30
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31
  • 6Early release
  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November 2026

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1
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30
1
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5
  • 3No school
  • 13Report Cards Sent Home
  • 23Conferences, no school
  • 24–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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31
1
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  • 1Early release
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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27
28
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31
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31
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6
  • to 4Winter break
  • 12Early release
  • 18MLK Day
  • 22Progress Reports Sent Home

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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2
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9
10
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12
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28
1
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  • 2Early release
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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28
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27
28
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30
31
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  • 1No school
  • 2Early release
  • 8Conferences, no school
  • 22–26Spring break

April 2027

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28
29
30
31
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2
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30
1
  • 2Progress Reports Sent Home
  • 6Early release

May 2027

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25
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30
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  • 4Early release
  • 28Last day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
31
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30
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  • 1–7Emergency Makeup Days, if needed
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 Illinois
First day of schoolAugust 19——8 of 34 · Illinois first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 23–275Monday, November 302 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 517 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 22–265Monday, March 297 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 28——7 of 33 · Illinois last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
8: Sep 1, Oct 6, Dec 1, Jan 12, Feb 2, Mar 2 and 2 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
45, March 29 to May 28

Every date

Every published date · Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 17–18No school—Teacher Institute (no school)
August 18Elementary School Open House—Elementary School Open House
August 18Middle School Open House—Middle School Open House
August 19First day of school—Student’s First Day of School
September 1Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (no school)
September 25No school1 school dayTeacher Institute (no school) / Progress Reports Sent Home
October 6Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayIndigenous Peoples Day (no school)
November 3No school1 school dayElection Day (no school)
November 13Report Cards Sent Home—Report Cards Sent Home
November 23Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayParent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
November 24–27Thanksgiving break4 school daysThanksgiving Break (no school)
December 1Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysWinter Break (no school); Jan 4: Teacher Institute Day (no school)
January 12Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Birthday (no school)
January 22Progress Reports Sent Home—Progress Reports Sent Home
February 2Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresident’s Day (no school)
March 1No school1 school dayCasimir Pulaski Day (no school)
March 2Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
March 8Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayParent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
March 22–26Spring break5 school daysSpring Break (no school)
April 2Progress Reports Sent Home—Progress Reports Sent Home
April 6Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
May 4Early release—School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students)
May 28Last day of school—Student’s Last Day of School if no emergency days are used and a School Improvement Day (2 hours early release for students) / End of 3rd Trimester - Report Cards Sent Home
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day (no school)
June 1–7Emergency Makeup Days, if needed—Emergency Makeup Days, if needed

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://bpd3.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://bpd3.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/9925/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

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