Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Hartford Public 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 1; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school May 28.
Next time off
Nov 25
Thanksgiving break · November 25–27
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
22
across 5 separate closures
Last day of school
May 28
Friday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school May 28;
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
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
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11
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31
1
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5
- 186th Grade Orientation
- 24First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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13
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15
16
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20
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 16Staff day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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19
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21
22
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24
25
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27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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13
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17
18
19
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22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
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4
5
- 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
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Semester ends
- 21 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
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
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
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
- 26 onSpring 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
- to 2Spring break
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
- 13Graduation
- 28Last day
- 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 Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 24 | — | — | 30 of 83 · Michigan first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 70 of 98 · Michigan Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 69 of 95 · Michigan winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 2 | 6 | Monday, April 5 | 63 of 96 · Michigan spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 28 | — | — | 4 of 88 · Michigan 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
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Sep 16
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, February and May
- Longest run of school days
- 59, January 4 to March 25
- Same break dates as
- Bath Community, Big Rapids Public, Bronson Community, Carrollton Public, Clinton Community, Clio Area, Croswell-Lexington Community, Deckerville Community, Dowagiac Union, Dundee Community, Fenton Area Public, Gaylord Community, Gobles Public, Hanover-Horton, Harbor Beach Community, Hart Public, Linden Community, Merrill Community, Mount Pleasant Public, Napoleon Community, Shelby Public and Swan Valley
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | 6th Grade Orientation | — | 6th Grade Orientation |
| August 18 | HPS Open House | — | HPS Open House |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Labor Day |
| September 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Staff PD |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK |
| March 26 to April 2 | Spring break | 6 school days | NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK; Mar 26: NO SCHOOL |
| May 13 | Graduation | — | Senior Graduation |
| May 28 | Last day of school | — | 1/2 Day - Last Day of School |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.hpsmi.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.hpsmi.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19929/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.