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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Audubon Community school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 23 to January 4; spring break March 10–12; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 14 No school · October 14 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 25 across 12 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 23 to January 4; Spring break March 10–12; Last day of school May 21;
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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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1
  • 11Testing

August 2026

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26
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31
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  • 20Elementary Open House
  • 24Early release
  • 25Early release
  • 31First day for some grades

September 2026

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31
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 19Testing
  • 23Early release

October 2026

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27
28
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30
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  • 14No school
  • 17Testing
  • 19Early release
  • 20Early release
  • 23No school

November 2026

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1
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  • 11Early release
  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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  • 9No school
  • 12Testing
  • 22Early release
  • 23 onWinter break

January 2027

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31
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  • to 4Winter break
  • 5Term starts

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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26
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28
1
2
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  • 3No school
  • 15No school
  • 27Testing

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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  • 3Early release
  • 8Early release
  • 9Early release
  • 10–12Spring break
  • 26–29No school

April 2027

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28
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1
  • 10Testing
  • 14No school

May 2027

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25
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  • 5No school
  • 16Graduation
  • 21Last day

June 2027

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30
31
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  • 12Testing
School break Holiday, no school Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Iowa
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 3017 of 28 · Iowa Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 23 to January 49Tuesday, January 56 of 28 · Iowa winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 10–123Monday, March 151 of 29 · Iowa spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——7 of 20 · Iowa last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
8
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
10: Aug 24, Aug 25, Sep 23, Oct 19, Oct 20, Nov 11 and 4 more
Most days off in one month
December, 8 school days
Longest run of school days
26, September 8 to October 13

The only one of the 29 Iowa districts we read with spring break the week of March 8–12.

Every date

Every published date · Audubon Community · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 11Testing—ACT Test
August 20Elementary Open House—Elementary Open House
August 20HS Open House—HS Open House
August 24Early release—Early Dismissal (1:05 elem/1:15 ms/hs)
August 25Early release—Early Dismissal (1:05 elem/1:15 ms/hs)
August 31First day for some grades—First day - Pre-K
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School
September 19Testing—ACT Test
September 23Early release—Early Dismissal - Prof Dev (1:05 elem/1:15 ms/hs)
October 14No school1 school dayNo School - Prof Dev
October 17Testing—ACT Test
October 19Early release—Early Dismissal - P/T Conferences (2:05 elem/2:15 ms/hs)
October 19Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 20Early release—Early Dismissal - P/T Conferences (2:05 elem/2:15 ms/hs)
October 20Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 23No school1 school dayNo School
November 11Early release—Early Dismissal (1:05 elem/1:15 ms/hs)
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving Break
December 9No school1 school dayNo School - Prof Dev
December 12Testing—ACT Test
December 22Early release—Early Dismissal (12:50 elem/1:00 ms/hs)
December 23 to January 4Winter break9 school daysNo School - Winter Break; Jan 4: No School - Prof Dev
January 5New term begins—2nd Semester Begins
February 3No school1 school dayNo School - Prof Dev
February 15No school1 school dayNo school (snow make up day)
February 27Testing—ACT Test
March 3Early release—Early Dismissal - Prof Dev (1:05 elem/1:15 ms/hs)
March 8Early release—Early Dismissal - P/T Conferences (2:05 elem/2:15 ms/hs)
March 8Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 9Early release—Early Dismissal - P/T Conferences (2:05 elem/2:15 ms/hs)
March 9Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 10–12Spring break3 school daysNo School - Spring Break
March 26–29No school2 school daysNo School - Prof Dev; Mar 26: No School
April 10Testing—ACT Test
April 14No school1 school dayNo School - Prof Dev
May 5No school1 school dayNo School - Prof Dev
May 16Graduation—Commencement
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School
June 12Testing—ACT Test

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.audubon.k12.ia.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.audubon.k12.ia.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/18040/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Iowa districts

Algona Community: 25 school days off Carroll Community: 25 school days off Fairfield Community: 25 school days off Hamburg Community: 25 school days off