School Year Dates

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Tucson Unified District (4403) school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving Break
to
Rodeo Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23 Teacher Planning Days45 Teacher Planning Days6 First day of school7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Grading Day10
1112 Fall Break13 Fall Break14 Fall Break15 Fall Break16 Fall Break17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veteran’s Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Grading Day19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Rodeo Break26 Rodeo Break27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Grading Day20
2122 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Last day of school26 Last Day for Teachers272829
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Tucson Unified District (4403) go back on . The year ends on , roughly 42 weeks later, with 186 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. After listed exceptions, the first week has two potential weekdays and the last week has two.

The calendar lists 4 breaks. Fall Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Break runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Students are off for Rodeo Break from to , 2 days counting weekends and 2 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Fall Break is the longest break, 5 days from start to finish.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 42 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here.

Outside the breaks, 6 holidays are listed: Independence Day (), Labor Day (), Veteran’s Day (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth.

13 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Of the 3 Arizona districts listed here, 0 start after Tucson Unified District (4403), 2 start before it. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Arizona is (Gilbert Unified District (4239)) and the latest is (Tucson Unified District (4403)).

The source describes this calendar as approved. Approved calendars still change: weather days, board votes and contract settlements can move dates, so confirm anything you are planning around.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at tusd1.org, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break55
Thanksgiving Break33
Rodeo Break22
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
New Teacher Induction
New Teacher Induction
First Day for Teachers
Prof. Learning Days Staff
Prof. Learning Days Staff
Teacher Planning Days
Teacher Planning Days
Grading Day
Grading Day
Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)
Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)
Grading Day
Last Day for Teachers
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202618
September 202621
October 202616
November 202617
December 202622
January 202719
February 202718
March 202716
April 202722
May 202717

Where these dates come from

Source: tusd1.org (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

See the 2027-28 calendar for Tucson Unified District (4403)

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