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Read from the district on October 27, 2026

NYC Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 10; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; February break February 15–19; spring break April 22–30; last day of school June 28.

Next time off Nov 11 Veterans Day · November 11 As of October 27, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 30 across 13 separate closures
Last day of school June 28 Monday
First day of school September 10; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; February break February 15–19; Spring break April 22–30; Last day of school June 28;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and 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
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
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  • 10First day
  • 21No school
  • 23Conferences
  • 24Conferences
  • 30Conferences

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
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27
28
29
30
31
  • 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
  • 5Early release
  • 11Veterans Day
  • 12Early release
  • 19Conferences
  • 20Early 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
  • 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
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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
  • 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
  • 1Staff day
  • 2Term starts
  • 15–19February 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
  • 3Early release
  • 4Early release
  • 9No school
  • 18Conferences
  • 19Early release
  • 26No school

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
  • 22–30Spring break

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 12Conferences
  • 13Conferences
  • 17No school
  • 26Conferences
  • 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
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
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  • 10Staff day
  • 28Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

NYC Public Schools calendar 2026–27 · key dates
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in New York
First day of schoolSeptember 10——4 of 32 · New York first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 3013 of 35 · New York Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 24 to January 17Monday, January 423 of 35 · New York winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 15–195Monday, February 2230 of 30
Spring breakApril 22–307Monday, May 34 of 35 · New York spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolJune 28——1 of 26 · New York last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
One-day closures
9
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
6
Staff days, no students
2: Feb 1, Jun 10
Early-release days
6: Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 20, Mar 3, Mar 4, Mar 19
Most days off in one month
April, 7 school days
Longest run of school days
21, October 13 to November 10
Same break dates as
Bethpage Union Free

Latest last day of school of the 26 New York districts we read: Monday, June 28.

Every date

NYC Public Schools calendar 2026–2027: every published date
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
September 10First day of school—First day of school
September 21No school1 school dayYom Kippur, schools closed
September 23Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
September 24Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K– 12, and 6–12 schools
September 30Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayItalian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed
November 5Early release—Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans Day, schools closed
November 12Early release—Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 19Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
November 20Early release—Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysThanksgiving Recess, schools closed
December 24 to January 1Winter break7 school daysWinter Recess, schools closed
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayRev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
February 1Teacher work day, no studentsSome schools onlyProfessional Development Day; students that attend high schools and schools that serve only grades 6-12 are not in attendance. All other students attend school
February 2New term begins—Spring Semester begins
February 15–19February break5 school daysMidwinter Recess, schools closed
March 3Early release—Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 4Early release—Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
March 9No school1 school dayEid al-Fitr, schools closed
March 18Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
March 19Early release—Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools are dismissed three hours early
March 26No school1 school dayGood Friday, schools closed
April 22–30Spring break7 school daysSpring Recess, schools closed
May 12Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K– 12, and 6–12 schools
May 13Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools
May 17No school1 school dayEid al-Adha, schools closed
May 26Parent-teacher conferences—Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day, schools closed
June 10Teacher work day, no students1 school dayAnniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend school
June 28Last day of school—Last day of school for students

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/calendar/2026-2027-school-year-calendar (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.schools.nyc.gov
  3. District’s PDF calendar read on October 27, 2026: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/docs/default-source/sections/calendar/2026-27-school-year-calendar.pdf — every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other New York districts

West Genesee Central: 30 school days off Bayport-Blue Point: 29 school days off East Greenbush Central: 29 school days off Elmira Heights Central: 29 school days off