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School holidays in United States 2026

Compare published school-holiday dates for United States in 2026 by region or school group. The overview includes available dates only and identifies partial publication.

Annual calendar 2026

Dates partially published

Only part of the 2026 holiday calendar has been captured. Dates are currently available through Dec 24, 2026; later breaks will be added after publication.

Holidays by region

Select a region in United States

Open the detail page for the applicable province, region, canton or holiday area. It combines only the matching school breaks and public holidays.

Quick comparison

Compare regional school holidays in United States

The table shows published school-break periods for 8 regions or holiday areas. Individual days and special rules remain available in the detail cards and regional pages. A dash means no matching period is available; it does not confirm the absence of a school break.

Region Winter Easter / spring Pentecost Summer Autumn Christmas
California · Los Angeles Unified Jan 1–Jan 9Dec 21–Dec 31 Mar 30–Apr 3 — Jun 11–Aug 11 — —
Florida · Miami-Dade County Public Schools Jan 1–Jan 2Dec 21–Dec 31 Mar 23–Mar 27 — Jun 5–Aug 12 — —
Hawaiʻi · statewide public schools Jan 1–Jan 2Dec 21–Dec 31 Mar 16–Mar 20 — May 29–Aug 2 Oct 5–Oct 9 —
Illinois · Chicago Public Schools Jan 1–Jan 2Dec 21–Dec 31 Mar 23–Mar 27 — Jun 5–Aug 23 — —
New York · New York City Public Schools Jan 1–Jan 2Feb 16–Feb 20Dec 24–Dec 31 Apr 2–Apr 10 — Jun 27–Sep 9 — —
Pennsylvania · School District of Philadelphia Jan 1–Jan 1Dec 23–Dec 31 Mar 30–Apr 3 — Jun 12–Aug 23 — —
Texas · Houston Independent School District Jan 1–Jan 2Dec 21–Dec 31 Mar 9–Mar 13Apr 3–Apr 3 — Jun 5–Aug 9 — —
Washington · Seattle Public Schools Jan 1–Jan 2Feb 16–Feb 20Dec 21–Dec 31 Apr 13–Apr 17 — Jun 18–Sep 1 — —
Holiday dates by region

Published school-holiday periods

School calendars can differ between states, cantons, regions and school groups. Select the region that actually governs the school you are planning for.

California · Los Angeles Unified

13 Holiday periods

US-CA-LAUSD
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    9 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. César Chávez Day school holiday Local name: César E. Chávez Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    62 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Admission Day school holiday Local name: Admission Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  11. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  12. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  13. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Florida · Miami-Dade County Public Schools

15 Holiday periods

US-FL-MDCPS
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    69 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  10. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  11. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  12. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  13. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  15. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Hawaiʻi · statewide public schools

17 Holiday periods

US-HI-HIDOE
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Prince Kūhiō Day school holiday Local name: Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Good Friday school holiday Local name: Good Friday
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    66 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  10. Statehood Day school holiday Local name: Statehood Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  11. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  12. Fall break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  13. Election Day school closure Local name: Election Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  15. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  16. School holiday
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  17. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Illinois · Chicago Public Schools

18 Holiday periods

US-IL-CPS
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Parent-teacher conference day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  9. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    80 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  11. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  12. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  13. Indigenous Peoples’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Parent-teacher conference day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  15. Election Day school closure Local name: Election Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  16. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  17. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  18. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

New York · New York City Public Schools

16 Holiday periods

US-NY-NYC
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Midwinter recess
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Eid al-Fitr school holiday Local name: Eid al-Fitr
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Spring break
    Date range:

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    9 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  6. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Eid al-Adha school holiday Local name: Eid al-Adha
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Clerical day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Juneteenth school holiday Local name: Juneteenth
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  11. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    75 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  12. Yom Kippur school holiday Local name: Yom Kippur
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  13. Indigenous Peoples’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  15. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  16. Winter break
    Date range:

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    8 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Pennsylvania · School District of Philadelphia

22 Holiday periods

US-PA-SDP
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  2. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Lunar New Year school holiday Local name: Lunar New Year
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Eid al-Fitr school holiday Local name: Eid al-Fitr
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  7. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  8. Election Day school closure Local name: Election Day Provisional
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Eid al-Adha school holiday Local name: Eid al-Adha
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  11. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    73 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  12. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  13. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Yom Kippur school holiday Local name: Yom Kippur
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  15. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  16. Indigenous Peoples’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  17. Election Day school closure Local name: Election Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  18. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  19. Parent-teacher conference day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  20. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  21. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  22. Winter break
    Date range:

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    9 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Texas · Houston Independent School District

16 Holiday periods

US-TX-HISD
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  4. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  5. Presidents’ Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Chávez-Huerta Day school holiday Local name: Chávez-Huerta Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Spring holiday
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    66 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  11. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  12. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  13. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  14. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  15. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  16. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

Washington · Seattle Public Schools

11 Holiday periods

US-WA-SPS
  1. Winter break
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  3. Midwinter recess
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  4. Spring break
    Date range:

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    5 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  5. Memorial Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  6. Summer holidays Local name: Summer break
    Date range:

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    76 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  7. Labor Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  8. Staff development day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  9. Veterans Day
    Date range:

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    1 day · Calendar day including the start and end date
  10. Thanksgiving recess
    Date range:

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    2 days · Calendar days including the start and end date
  11. Winter break
    Date range:

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    11 days · Calendar days including the start and end date

School holiday guide

How to interpret school holidays in United States

This overview brings together the school-holiday dates stored for 2026 while preserving their published scope. It shows when each break begins and ends and which region or holiday group the entry is intended for.

Use the list to plan travel, childcare and shared time off. The responsible education authority and the individual school remain decisive for attendance, the first day of classes and school-specific changes.

Reading date ranges and duration

The displayed range includes both its start and end date. Duration therefore means calendar days: weekends and public holidays within a break are counted as well. It is not the number of teaching days cancelled.

A half-day entry may describe the last school day before a longer break. Labels such as “provisional” or “exception” identify entries that deserve an additional check before making a booking.

Choosing the correct regional scope

The region filter shows the exact stored holiday group. Codes beside a group are the geographic or group identifiers supplied with the data. Compare them with the school location and, where relevant, the type of school.

A break with the same name can begin or end on different dates in neighboring regions. Regional records are therefore kept separate instead of being merged into a misleading nationwide period.

School breaks are not public holidays

School holidays govern time away from school, while statutory public holidays mainly affect work and opening rules. A school break does not mean that authorities, shops or businesses are closed. Conversely, an individual public holiday can occur during an ordinary school week.

Compare the dates with the annual calendar when planning a trip. It lists public holidays separately, preventing school breaks, weekends and statutory days off from being treated as the same thing.

Updates and limitations

School calendars can be amended after publication. Stored dates are replaced when updated periods become available, so there can be a delay between a decision and its appearance here.

Depending on the education system, individual schools may add flexible, training or weather-related days off. Always consult the current calendar of the responsible authority or school before making a decision involving attendance or significant costs.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about school holidays in United States

Are these school-holiday dates legally binding?
The page reproduces stored periods with their applicable scope. The education authority and school remain decisive for attendance, the return to class and short-notice changes.
Which region should I select?
The school’s location is normally relevant, not the family home or travel destination. For special school types or holiday groups, also check the school’s official calendar.
Why does the same break vary by region?
Education responsibilities are often regional. Start dates, end dates and the length of summer, autumn or winter breaks can therefore differ within one country.
Does the duration count teaching days only?
No. It counts the complete period including its start date, end date, weekends and public holidays. It is not a calculation of cancelled teaching days.
Are public holidays included in this list?
Only when they fall within a published school-holiday period. Statutory public holidays are a separate category in the annual calendar and are not automatically school holidays.
Can additional days off be added later?
Yes. Authorities can amend school calendars, and individual schools may add flexible or school-specific days. Check the latest school calendar before making a binding plan.