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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Hamburg Community school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 3; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 22 Parent-teacher conferences, no school + 1 more day off · October 22–23 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 25 across 6 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 3; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 20–312026-2027 Online Registration Open

August 2026

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  • 25First day

September 2026

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  • 1First day for some grades
  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 21Early release
  • 22Conferences, no school
  • 23Staff day

November 2026

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  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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January 2027

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  • to 3Winter break

February 2027

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  • 10Early release
  • 11Conferences, no school
  • 12Staff day
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 26 onSpring break

April 2027

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May 2027

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  • 15Graduation
  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Iowa
First day of schoolAugust 25——4 of 21 · Iowa first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 3017 of 28 · Iowa Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 310Monday, January 42 of 28 · Iowa winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 26 to April 26Monday, April 52 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 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
1
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
3
Staff days, no students
2: Oct 23, Feb 12
Early-release days
2: Oct 21, Feb 10
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
35, April 5 to May 21
Nearly the same breaks as
Essex Community

Every date

Every published date · Hamburg Community · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 20–312026-2027 Online Registration Open—2026-2027 Online Registration Open
July 27–28In Person Registration—In Person Registration
August 25First day of school—First Day of School (2026-2027)
September 1First day for some grades—First Day of Preschool (2026-2027)
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (No School)
October 21Early release—Early Dismissal (PT Conferences)
October 22Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School (Parent Teacher Conferences)
October 23Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School (Teacher In-Service)
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School (Thanksgiving Break)
December 21 to January 3Winter break10 school daysNo School (Winter Break)
February 10Early release—Early Dismissal (PT Conferences)
February 11Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School (PT Conferences)
February 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School (Teacher In-Service)
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School (Presidents' Day)
March 26 to April 2Spring break6 school daysNo School (Spring Break)
May 15Graduation—Graduation Ceremony
May 21Last day of school—Early Dismissal (Last Day of School)

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.hamburgcsd.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.hamburgcsd.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/31901/cms/events

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