Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 27.
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
25
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 27;
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: term milestones.
July 2026
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- 2Graduation
August 2026
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- 17First day
September 2026
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
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- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 21–22Conferences
- 23No school
November 2026
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- 3No school
- 11Veterans Day
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
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- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
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- to 1Winter break
- 5Classes resume
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
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- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
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- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
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May 2027
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- 27Last day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 17 | — | — | 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 1 | 10 | Tuesday, January 5 | 13 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 7 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 4 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
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 44, March 29 to May 27
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2 | Graduation | — | High School Summer School Graduation |
| August 17 | First day of school | — | First Day of Student Attendance 2026-2027 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - District Closed |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Indigenous Peoples and Immigrants Day - District Closed |
| October 21–22 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences in the Evening |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | Schools Closed - Non Attendance day |
| November 3 | No school | 1 school day | Election Day - District Closed |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veteran's Day - District Closed |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Recess - District Closed |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break - Students Not In Attendance |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | Students Return from Break |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Day - District Closed |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents Day - District Closed |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break - Students Not In Attendance |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of Student Attendance |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day - District Closed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.wps60.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.wps60.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/32272/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.