Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Bentworth school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 26–30; winter break December 23 to January 1; spring break March 25–31.
Next time off
Nov 11
Veterans Day · November 11
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
22
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 25
Tuesday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 26–30; Winter break December 23 to January 1; Spring break March 25–31;
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
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31
1
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5
- 25First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
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30
1
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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11
12
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18
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29
30
31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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9
10
11
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17
18
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 4Distribution of Report Cards
- 11Veterans Day
- 25Early release
- 26–30Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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19
20
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28
29
30
31
1
2
- 7–18Testing
- 22Early release
- 23 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4–15Testing
- 18MLK Day
- 25Distribution of Report Cards
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
1
2
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5
6
- 8Staff day
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
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8
9
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25
26
27
28
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30
31
1
2
3
- 25–31Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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17
18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 7Distribution of Report Cards
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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26
27
28
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30
31
1
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5
- 7Early release
- 17–27Testing
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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16
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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3
- 3Graduation
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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 25 | — | — | 13 of 63 · Pennsylvania first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–30 | 3 | Tuesday, December 1 | 34 of 73 · Pennsylvania Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Monday, January 4 | 15 of 71 · Pennsylvania winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 25–31 | 5 | Thursday, April 1 | 1 of 63 · Pennsylvania spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 23 to January 1 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Feb 8
- Early-release days
- 3: Nov 25, Dec 22, May 7
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | First day of school | — | First Student Day |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day-School Closed |
| November 4 | Distribution of Report Cards | — | Distribution of Report Cards |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day Observance-School Closed |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal-3 Hours |
| November 26–30 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Vacation School Closed; Nov 26: Thanksgiving School Closed |
| December 7–18 | Testing | — | Keystone Exams Algebra I, Biology, Literature |
| December 22 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal 2 Hours |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | Winter Break-School Closed; Dec 25–Jan 1: Local Holiday School Closed |
| January 4–15 | Testing | — | Keystone Exams Algebra I, Biology, Literature |
| January 15 | End of semester | — | End of First Semester |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Day-School Closed |
| January 25 | Distribution of Report Cards | — | Distribution of Report Cards |
| February 8 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | In-Service Day |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents Day-School Closed |
| March 25–31 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break-School Closed; Mar 26: Good Friday-School Closed |
| April 7 | Distribution of Report Cards | — | Distribution of Report Cards |
| May 7 | Early release | — | 2 Hour Early Release |
| May 17–27 | Testing | — | Keystone Exams Algebra I, Biology, Literature |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day-School Closed |
| June 3 | Graduation | — | Commencement |
| June 3 | End of Third Trimester, End of Las Semester Last Student Da-Picnic- Early Dismissal 2 Hours | — | End of Third Trimester, End of Las Semester Last Student Da-Picnic- Early Dismissal 2 Hours |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.bentworth.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.bentworth.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.bentworth.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.