Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Oakland Community Unit School District 5 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–29.
Next time off
Oct 9
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day + 1 more day off · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
25
across 8 separate closures
First day of school
August 11
Tuesday
First day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 22–29;
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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
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31
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5
- 11First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
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30
1
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3
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
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18
19
20
21
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27
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31
- 8Early release
- 9No school
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 23No school
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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22
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27
28
29
30
1
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5
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
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20
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28
29
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31
1
2
- 16Testing
- 17Testing
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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17
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20
21
22
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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
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
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9
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11
12
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17
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 22–29Spring break
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
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
- 19Testing
- 20Testing
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 11 | — | — | 2 of 34 · Illinois first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 24 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 13 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–29 | 6 | Tuesday, March 30 | 6 of 40 · Illinois spring break 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
- 1: Oct 8
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Fisher Community Unit School District 1
Earliest first day of school of the 34 Illinois districts we read, tied with Charleston Community Unit School District 1: Tuesday, August 11.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (2:15) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School- Labor Day |
| October 8 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- 2:00 Dismissal |
| October 9 | No school | 1 school day | ROE Institute (No School) |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | No School: Columbus Day |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Break- No School |
| December 16 | Testing | — | Final Exams |
| December 17 | Testing | — | Final Exams (2:15) |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break- No School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Day- No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | President's Day- No School |
| March 22–29 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break- No School |
| May 19 | Testing | — | Semester Exams |
| May 20 | Testing | — | Semester Exams (2:15) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.oakland5.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.oakland5.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/24724/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.