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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 19–29; last day of school May 19.

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 29 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 19 Wednesday
Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 19–29; Last day of school May 19;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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28
29
30
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8
9
10
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19
20
21
22
23
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25
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27
28
29
30
31
1
  • 1Early release
  • 8Early release
  • 15Early release
  • 22Early release
  • 29Early release

August 2026

SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
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2
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4
5
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7
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9
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20
21
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 5Early release
  • 10–11No school
  • 12Early release
  • 19Early release
  • 26Early release

September 2026

SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
  • 2Early release
  • 7Labor Day
  • 9Early release
  • 11Progress Report End Date
  • 16Early release
  • 23Early release
  • 30Early release

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
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
  • 7Early release
  • 9No school
  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • 14Early release
  • 21Early release
  • 28Early release

November 2026

SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
  • 4Early release
  • 11Early release
  • 13Progress Report End Date
  • 18Early release
  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
  • 2Early release
  • 9Early release
  • 16Early 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
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20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Classes resume
  • 6Early release
  • 13Early release
  • 18MLK Day
  • 20Early release
  • 27Early release

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
  • 3Early release
  • 5Progress Reports End Date
  • 10Early release
  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 17Early release
  • 24Early release

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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
29
30
31
1
2
3
  • 3Early release
  • 10Early release
  • 17Early release
  • 19–29Spring break
  • 30Classes resume
  • 31Early 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
  • 7Early release
  • 9Progress Report End Date
  • 14Early release
  • 21Early release
  • 28Early release
  • 30No school

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 5Early release
  • 12Early release
  • 19Early release
  • 26Early release

June 2027

SMTWTFS
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
2
3
  • 2Early release
  • 9Early release
  • 16Early release
  • 23Early release
  • 30Early release
School break Holiday, no school Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Illinois
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 3024 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Monday, January 413 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 19–297Tuesday, March 301 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 19——2 of 33 · Illinois last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
3
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
53: Jul 1, Jul 8, Jul 15, Jul 22, Jul 29, Aug 5 and 47 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Longest run of school days
31, October 13 to November 24

Earliest last day of school of the 33 Illinois districts we read, tied with Warsaw Community Unit School District 316: Wednesday, May 19.

Every date

Every published date · Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 1Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
July 8Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
July 15Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
July 22Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
July 29Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
August 5Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
August 10–11No school2 school daysStaff Institute - No Student Attendance; Aug 11: Staff Institute/No Student Attendance
August 11Open House - All Schools—Open House - All Schools
August 12Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
August 19Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
August 26Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
September 2Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day
September 9Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
September 11Progress Report End Date—Progress Report End Date
September 16Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
September 16Progress Reports Go Home—Progress Reports Go Home
September 23Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
September 30Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
October 7Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
October 9No school1 school dayNo School/End of 1st Quarter
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayColumbus Day/No School
October 14Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
October 21Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
October 28Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
November 4Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
November 11Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
November 13Progress Report End Date—Progress Report End Date
November 18Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
November 18Progress Reports Go Home—Progress Reports Go Home
November 25Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School/Thanksgiving Break
December 2Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
December 9Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
December 16Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School/Winter Break
December 23Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
December 30Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
January 4Classes resume—Students Return from Winter Break
January 6Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
January 13Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School/Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
January 20Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
January 27Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
February 3Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
February 5Progress Reports End Date—Progress Reports End Date
February 10Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
February 10Progress Reports Go Home—Progress Reports Go Home
February 12No school1 school dayTeacher Institute/No Student Attendance
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School/Presidents Day
February 17Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
February 24Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
March 3Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
March 10Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
March 17Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
March 19–29Spring break7 school daysNo School/Spring Break; Mar 22–29: Spring Break
March 24Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
March 30Classes resume—Students/ Staff Return from Spring Break
March 31Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
April 7Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
April 9Progress Report End Date—Progress Report End Date
April 14Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
April 14Progress Reports Go Home—Progress Reports Go Home
April 21Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
April 28Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
April 30No school1 school dayTeachers Institute/No School
May 5Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
May 12Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
May 19Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
May 19Last day of school—End of 4th Quarter/Last Day of Student Attendance*
May 26Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
June 2Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
June 9Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
June 16Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
June 23Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
June 30Early release—Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.pontiac429.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.pontiac429.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/17145/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Illinois districts

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