Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Dover school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; February break February 22–26; spring break April 26–30; last day of school June 16.
Next time off
Oct 9
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day + 1 more day off · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
33
across 12 separate closures
Last day of school
June 16
Wednesday
First day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; February break February 22–26; Spring break April 26–30; Last day of school June 16;
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.
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
- 1First day
- 4–7Labor Day
- 8No school
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
- 9Staff day
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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
- 3Staff day
- 11Veterans Day
- 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
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 4Staff day
- 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 1Winter break
- 15Staff day
- 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
- 22–26February break
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
- 26Staff day
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
- 26–30Spring 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
- 28Staff day
- 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
- 16Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school |
|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 1 | — | — |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 1 | 7 | Monday, January 4 |
| February break | February 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 1 |
| Spring break | April 26–30 | 5 | Monday, May 3 |
| Last day of school | June 16 | — | — |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Oct 9, Nov 3, Dec 4, Jan 15, Mar 26, May 28
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
- Months with no day off
- June
- Longest run of school days
- 24, January 19 to February 19
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | First day of school | — | First Student Day |
| September 4–7 | Labor Day | 2 school days | Labor Day Recess - No School |
| September 8 | No school | 1 school day | State Primary Elections - No School |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day - No School |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students (State General Elections) |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans' Day - No School |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Recess - No School |
| December 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | Holiday Recess - No School |
| January 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day - No School |
| February 22–26 | February break | 5 school days | Winter Recess - No School (To include February 15th Washington's Birthday) |
| March 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students |
| April 26–30 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Recess - No School |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workshop - No School for Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day - No School |
| June 16 | Last day of school | — | Tentative Last Day of School for Students (half-day) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.sau11.nh.gov/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.sau11.nh.gov
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.sau11.nh.gov/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.