Read from the district on October 27, 2026
Columbus City Schools calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school (some grades) August 20; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Nov 3
Teacher work day, no students · November 3
As of October 27, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
25
across 7 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school (some grades) August 20; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school May 27;
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
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24
25
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 17–19Staff day
- 20First day
- 25First day for some grades
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
- 7Labor Day
- 8First day for some grades
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
- 16Staff day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
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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
- 2Staff day
- 3Staff day
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 18Early release
- 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
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
- 19Staff 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
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
- 24End of quarter
- 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
- 7Staff day
- 27Last 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
- 18Juneteenth
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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school (some grades) | August 20 | — | — | 5 of 34 · Ohio first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 2 of 38 · Ohio Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 24 of 37 · Ohio winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 2 | 6 | Monday, April 5 | 12 of 37 · Ohio spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 12 of 35 · Ohio last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 5: Oct 16, Nov 2, Nov 3, Jan 19, May 7
- Early-release days
- 1: Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, February and May
- Longest run of school days
- 47, January 20 to March 25
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17–19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development Days Students not in attendance |
| August 20 | First day of school | — | First Day of School for Grades 1-12 |
| August 25 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of School for Kindergarten |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | All Schools Closed - Labor Day |
| September 8 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of School for Pre-K |
| October 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workday & PD Day Students not in attendance |
| November 2 | Teacher work day, no students | Some schools only | No Pre-K - Professional Development |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workday & PD Day Students not in attendance |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | All Schools Closed - Wellness Week |
| December 18 | Early release | — | 30 Minute Early Dismissal No Pre-K - Professional Development |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | All Schools Closed - Winter Break |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | All Schools Closed - MLK Jr. Day |
| January 19 | Teacher work day, no students | Some schools only | No Pre-K - Professional Development |
| March 24 | End of quarter | — | 30 Minute Early Dismissal End of Quarter 3 |
| March 26 to April 2 | Spring break | 6 school days | All Schools Closed - Spring Break |
| May 7 | Teacher work day, no students | Some schools only | No Pre-K - Professional Development |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day for Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | All Schools Closed - Memorial Day |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | — | All Schools Closed - Juneteenth (Observed) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.ccsoh.us/our-district/calendars (the source)
- District website: https://www.ccsoh.us
- District’s PDF calendar read on October 27, 2026:
https://www.ccsoh.us/fs/resource-manager/view/725b571e-bf85-43dc-b73e-388e69b9744b— every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree - Ohio Revised Code § 3313.48 — instructional hours rather than days — 910 hours in grades one to six and 1,001 in grades seven to twelve
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.