Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Franklin Township Public school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 2; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school June 17.
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
27
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
June 17
Thursday
First day of school September 2; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school June 17;
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
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26
27
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29
30
31
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31
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5
- 26MFJ Kindergarten Orientation
- 27Open House
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
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5
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30
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- 2First day
- 4Early release
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
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31
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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30
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5
- 4Staff day
- 5Staff day
- 6Staff day
- 20–23Early release
- 24Early release
- 25Early release
- 26–27Thanksgiving break
- 30 onMFJ Holiday Shop
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
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5
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9
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17
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20
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- to 4MFJ Holiday Shop
- 23Early release
- 24 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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5
6
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9
10
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12
13
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17
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25
26
27
28
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30
31
1
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 15Staff day
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
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9
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28
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6
- 12–15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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26
27
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31
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- 25Early release
- 26 onSpring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- to 2Spring break
- 16Staff day
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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9
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11
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26
27
28
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30
31
1
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5
- 28Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
30
31
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5
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30
1
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3
- 14–16Early release
- 17Last day
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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 2 | — | — | 17 of 71 · New Jersey first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 76 of 76 · New Jersey Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 1 | 7 | Monday, January 4 | 62 of 76 · New Jersey winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 2 | 6 | Monday, April 5 | 34 of 72 · New Jersey spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 17 | — | — | 13 of 65 · New Jersey last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 3
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Jan 15, Apr 16, May 28
- Early-release days
- 7: Sep 4, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 25, Dec 23, Mar 25 and 1 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- June
- Longest run of school days
- 29, April 19 to May 27
- Same break dates as
- Alexandria Township, Bay Head, Blairstown Township, Clayton Public, Cranbury, Dennis Township Public, Elmwood Park Public, Frankford Township, Fredon Township, Hackettstown, Howell Township Public, Little Silver, Milford Borough, Montville Township, Neptune City, New Hanover Township, North Bergen, Union Beach, Vernon Township and Woodlynne
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | MFJ Kindergarten Orientation | — | MFJ Kindergarten Orientation |
| August 26 | MFJ New Student Orientation | — | MFJ New Student Orientation |
| August 27 | Open House | — | Open House |
| September 2 | First day of school | — | First Day of School for students |
| September 4 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal students and staff |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day- School/District Closed |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day- School/District Closed |
| November 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In Service- No school for students |
| November 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NJEA Convention- School/District Closed |
| November 6 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NJEA Convention- School/District Closed |
| November 6 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day (observed) School/District Closed |
| November 20–23 | Early release | — | Conferences- Early Dismissal for students |
| November 24 | Early release | — | Conferences- Early Dismissal for students |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early dismissal for students and staff |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | Thanksgiving break- school/district closed |
| November 30 to December 4 | MFJ Holiday Shop | — | MFJ Holiday Shop |
| November 30 to December 4 | Main Road School Holiday Shop | — | Main Road School Holiday Shop |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for students and staff |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | Winter Break - School/District Closed |
| January 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In Service- No school for students |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | School/District closed |
| February 12–15 | Presidents Day | 2 school days | Presidents Day Weekend- School/District Closed |
| March 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Students and staff |
| March 26 to April 2 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break- School/District closed |
| April 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In Service- No school for students |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In Service- no school for students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day- School/District Closed |
| June 14–16 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for students |
| June 17 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.franklintwpschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.franklintwpschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/20991/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.