Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Tonawanda City school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 23 to January 1; February break February 15–19; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school (some grades) June 24.
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
31
across 12 separate closures
Last day of school
June 24
Thursday
First day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 23 to January 1; February break February 15–19; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school (some grades) June 24;
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
- 25–27Staff day
- 31Fall Sports- First Day- Modified
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
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
- 2Early release
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 16Testing
- 30Early 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
- 3Staff day
- 11Veterans Day
- 19Early release
- 23Winter Sports- First Day- Modified
- 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
- 10Conferences
- 11Conferences, no school
- 12Christmas for Kids
- 23 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
- 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
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
- 12Testing
- 15Spring Sports- First Day- Modified
- 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
- 28This may be a holiday day depending on number of snow days
- 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
- 15–24Testing
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 York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 1 | — | — | 2 of 31 · New York first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 22 of 34 · New York Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Monday, January 4 | 11 of 34 · New York winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 15–19 | 5 | Monday, February 22 | 29 of 29 |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 2 | 6 | Monday, April 5 | 13 of 34 · New York spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school (some grades) | June 24 | — | — | 10 of 25 · New York last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 23 to January 1 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Nov 3
- Early-release days
- 5: Oct 2, Oct 30, Nov 19, Mar 12, Jun 21
- Most days off in one month
- December, 8 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 39, April 5 to May 27
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Binghamton City
Earliest first day of school of the 31 New York districts we read, tied with Bethpage Union Free: Tuesday, September 1.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25–27 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Superintendent Conference Days – No School |
| August 31 | Fall Sports- First Day- Modified | — | Fall Sports- First Day- Modified |
| September 1 | First day of school | — | First Day for Students | Start of First Marking Period MS/HS | Start of First Trimester TES |
| September 4–7 | Labor Day | 2 school days | Labor Day Observed – No School |
| October 2 | Early release | — | NYS Emergency Drill | Early Dismissal (15 minutes) |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day | Indigenous Peoples’ Day – No School |
| October 16 | Testing | — | SAT’s |
| October 30 | Early release | — | Staff Development Day- Early Release (Grades UPK-12, UPK AM Session Report) |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Superintendent Conference Day – No School |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day – No School |
| November 19 | Early release | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences – Early Release (Grades 6–12) |
| November 23 | Winter Sports- First Day- Modified | — | Winter Sports- First Day- Modified |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Recess – No School |
| December 10 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences (UPK-5) |
| December 11 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent-Teacher Conferences (UPK-5)- No School |
| December 12 | Christmas for Kids | — | Christmas for Kids |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | Winter Recess – No School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School |
| February 15–19 | February break | 5 school days | Mid-Winter Recess – No School |
| March 12 | Testing | — | SAT’s |
| March 12 | Early release | — | Staff Development Day – Early Release (Grades UPK-12, UPK PM session report) |
| March 15 | Spring Sports- First Day- Modified | — | Spring Sports- First Day- Modified |
| March 26 to April 2 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Recess – No School |
| May 28 | This may be a holiday day depending on number of snow days | — | This may be a holiday day depending on number of snow days |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day – No School |
| June 15–24 | Testing | — | Regents Exam (MS in session, HS exam only) |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | 1 school day | Juneteenth Observed– No School |
| June 21–24 | Early release | — | Tentative Early Release Gr. UPK-5, AM/PM Sessions Report |
| June 24 | Last day of school | — | HS Graduation | Last Student Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.tonawandacsd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.tonawandacsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/4907/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.