Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Stoughton Public school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school (some grades) September 2; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 4; February break February 15–19; spring break April 19–23; last day of school June 15.
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
26
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
June 15
Tuesday
First day of school (some grades) September 2; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 4; February break February 15–19; Spring break April 19–23; Last day of school June 15;
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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 17SHS Freshman/First-Time Athlete Orientation
- 25Grade 7 New student orientation
- 26Grade 6 Team 6A Student Orientation
September 2026
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
- 1Staff day
- 2First day
- 4Dawe School Kindergarten Open House
- 7Labor Day
- 8First day for some grades
- 9First day for some grades
- 17Early release
October 2026
SMTWTFS
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
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 22Early release
November 2026
SMTWTFS
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
4
5
- 3No school
- 11Veterans Day
- 25Early release
- 26–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
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
- 10Early release
- 23Early release
- 24 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
- 14Early release
- 18MLK Day
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
- 15–19February break
- 22Term starts
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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
- 18Early 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
- 8Early release
- 19–23Spring break
- 26Term starts
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
- 6Early release
- 31Memorial Day
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
- 3Early release
- 7Last Day for Preschool (No Snow Days)
- 15Last day
- 18Juneteenth
- 23Last day, if needed
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school (some grades) | September 2 | — | — | 4 of 7 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 5 of 7 |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 4 | 8 | Tuesday, January 5 | 1 of 9 · Massachusetts winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 15–19 | 5 | Monday, February 22 | 7 of 7 |
| Spring break | April 19–23 | 5 | Monday, April 26 | 7 of 7 |
| Last day of school | June 15 | — | — | 2 of 8 · Massachusetts last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 4 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 10: Sep 17, Oct 22, Nov 25, Dec 10, Dec 23, Jan 14 and 4 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- March and June
- Longest run of school days
- 40, February 22 to April 16
Longest winter break of the 9 Massachusetts districts we read: 8 school days, December 24 to January 4.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | SHS Freshman/First-Time Athlete Orientation | — | SHS Freshman/First-Time Athlete Orientation |
| August 25 | Grade 7 New student orientation | — | Grade 7 New student orientation |
| August 25 | Grade 8 New Student Orientation | — | Grade 8 New Student Orientation |
| August 25 | OMS Grade 7 New Student Orientation | — | OMS Grade 7 New Student Orientation |
| August 25 | OMS Grade 8 New Student Orientation | — | OMS Grade 8 New Student Orientation |
| August 26 | Grade 6 Team 6A Student Orientation | — | Grade 6 Team 6A Student Orientation |
| August 26 | Grade 6 Team 6B Student Orientation | — | Grade 6 Team 6B Student Orientation |
| August 26 | Grade 6 Team 6C Student Orientation | — | Grade 6 Team 6C Student Orientation |
| August 26 | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6A) Student Orientation | — | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6A) Student Orientation |
| August 26 | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6B) Student Orientation | — | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6B) Student Orientation |
| August 26 | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6C) Student Orientation | — | OMS Grade 6 (Team 6C) Student Orientation |
| September 1 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Professional Development Day |
| September 2 | First day of school | — | First Day of School for Grades 1-12 |
| September 4 | Dawe School Kindergarten Open House | — | Dawe School Kindergarten Open House |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Labor Day |
| September 8 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of School for Kindergarten |
| September 9 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of School for Preschool |
| September 17 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Indigenous Peoples' Day |
| October 22 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| November 3 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Election Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break; Nov 26: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving |
| December 10 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| December 24 to January 4 | Winter break | 8 school days | Schools Reopen - First Day of School After Winter Break; Dec 24–Jan 1: NO SCHOOL - Winter Vacation |
| January 14 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| February 15–19 | February break | 5 school days | NO SCHOOL - February Vacation |
| February 22 | New term begins | — | Schools Reopen - First Day of School After February Break |
| March 18 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| April 8 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| April 19–23 | Spring break | 5 school days | NO SCHOOL - April Vacation |
| April 26 | New term begins | — | Schools Reopen - First Day of School After April Break |
| May 6 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day |
| June 3 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| June 7 | Last Day for Preschool (No Snow Days) | — | Last Day for Preschool (No Snow Days) |
| June 15 | Last day of school | — | Last Day/Early Release (No Snow Days) |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | — | NO SCHOOL - Juneteenth |
| June 23 | Last day, if needed | — | Last Day/Early Release (5 Snow Days) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.stoughtonschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.stoughtonschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/7053/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.