Read from the district on October 8, 2026
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–29.
Next time off
Oct 9
No school · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 24
Monday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; 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, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
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31
1
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5
- 206th Grade Orientation 5:30PM
- 24First day
- 25First day for some grades
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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30
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- 7No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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4
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6
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8
9
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12
13
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27
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29
30
31
- 9Staff day
- 12No school
- 20Testing
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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27
28
29
30
1
2
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5
- 6No school
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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20
21
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24
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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11
12
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14
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17
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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 4Winter break
- 12–13Testing
- 14Semester ends
- 18No school
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 15No school
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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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
- 14Graduation
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 24 | — | — | 3 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 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 17 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 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Oct 9
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Lexington Community Unit School District 7 and Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 | 6th Grade Orientation 5:30PM | — | 6th Grade Orientation 5:30PM |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of K-12 Student Attendance - 1:30 Dismissal |
| August 25 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of School for PreK |
| September 7 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Legal Holiday |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - In-service Day |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Legal Holiday |
| October 20 | Testing | — | Junior PSAT Assessment |
| November 6 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | No School - Winter Break |
| January 12–13 | Testing | — | Finals |
| January 14 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester/Quarter 2 |
| January 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Legal Holiday |
| February 15 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Legal Holiday |
| March 22–29 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School - Spring Break |
| May 14 | Graduation | — | HS Graduation 7pm |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Legal Holiday |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://riverridge210.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://riverridge210.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/9529/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.