Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Columbia Borough school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school (some grades) August 25; Thanksgiving break and two more days off November 23–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 25–26.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
24
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 25
Tuesday
First day of school (some grades) August 25; Thanksgiving break + 2 more days off November 23–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 25–26;
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
- 25First day
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
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 25Early release
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
- 7Testing
- 12No school
- 14Testing
- 22Early release
- 23No school
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
- 20Early release
- 23Conferences, no school
- 24Conferences, no school
- 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
- 23Early release
- 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
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
- 15Early release
- 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
- 12No school
- 15Presidents Day
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
- 3Testing
- 24Early release
- 25–26Spring break
- 29–30No 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
- 8Testing
- 16Early release
- 30Early release
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
- 7Early release
- 28Early release
- 31Memorial 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school (some grades) | August 25 | — | — | 13 of 63 · Pennsylvania first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break + 2 more days off | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 8 of 73 · Pennsylvania Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 1 | 7 | Monday, January 4 | 43 of 71 · Pennsylvania winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 25–26 | 2 | Wednesday, March 31 | 2 of 63 · Pennsylvania spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 10: Sep 25, Oct 22, Nov 20, Dec 23, Jan 15, Mar 24 and 4 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | First day of school | — | First Day of School-Grades 1-12 |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Open |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Closed |
| September 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| October 7 | Testing | — | CHS Fall SAT School Day |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Open |
| October 12 | Senior Portrait Make-Up Day | — | Senior Portrait Make-Up Day |
| October 14 | Testing | — | NMSQT Test Day |
| October 22 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Teachers on Duty |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| November 23 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Parent Teacher Conferences-Grades K-12 |
| November 24 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Parent Teacher Conferences-Grades K-8 |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Schools Closed: Offices Closed; Nov 25: Schools Closed: Offices Open |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | Schools Closed: Offices Closed; Dec 28–30: Schools Closed: Offices Open |
| January 15 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| January 15 | Trimester Progress Reports-Grades K-4 | — | Trimester Progress Reports-Grades K-4 |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Closed |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Teachers on Duty |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Closed |
| March 3 | Testing | — | CHS SAT Test Day |
| March 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| March 25–26 | Spring break | 2 school days | Schools Closed: Teachers on Duty; Mar 26: Schools Closed: Offices Closed |
| March 29–30 | No school | 2 school days | Schools Closed: Offices Open (Possible Inclement Weather Make-Up Days) |
| April 8 | Testing | — | CHS Spring SAT School Day |
| April 16 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| April 30 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| May 7 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| May 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Schools Closed: Offices Closed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://columbiabsd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://columbiabsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2692/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.