School Year Dates

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Fresno Unified 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
Thanksgiving
to
Winter 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
2345678
9101112 Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day13 Teacher Institute Day14 Teacher Institute Day15
1617 First day of school18 Early Release Tuesday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Early Release Tuesday26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Early Release Tuesday2 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 Early Release Tuesday16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Early Release Tuesday23 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 Early Release Tuesday7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Early Release Tuesday21 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 Thanksgiving24 Thanksgiving25 Thanksgiving26 Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving27 Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Early Release Tuesday2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Early Release Tuesday9 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 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break; Holiday25 Winter Break; Holiday26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break; New Year’s Day2 Winter Break
3 Winter Break4 Winter Break5 Winter Break6 Winter Break7 Winter Break8 Winter Break9
1011 Weekday in term12 Early Release Tuesday13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 M.L. King, Jr. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Early Release Tuesday27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Early Release Tuesday3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Lincoln’s Birthday (Observed)9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Lincoln’s Birthday13
1415 Presidents’ Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Early Release Tuesday24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Early Release Tuesday3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Early Release Tuesday17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27 Spring Break
28 Spring Break29 Spring Break30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Early Release Tuesday7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Early Release Tuesday14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Early Release Tuesday21 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 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Last day of school1112
131415161718 Juneteenth (Observed)19 Juneteenth
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Fresno Unified starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 43 weeks from first day to last day, with 179 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Break starts and ends , a total of 19 days with 15 weekdays off. Spring Break runs through : 8 days off the calendar, 6 of them weekdays. Winter Break is the longest break, 19 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 44 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 82 before it and 97 after it.

16 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day (Observed) (), Independence Day (), Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day (), Labor Day (), Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day (), Veteran’s Day (), M.L. King, Jr. Day () and Lincoln’s Birthday (Observed) (), and 8 more. 11 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day (Observed), Labor Day, Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day, M.L. King, Jr. Day, Lincoln’s Birthday (Observed), Lincoln’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day, Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth (Observed) and Independence Day (Observed).

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Teacher Institute Day () and Teacher Institute Day (). 18 early-release days are listed, from to .

Of the 14 California districts listed here, 3 start after Fresno Unified, 9 start before it and 1 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in California is (San Bernardino City Unified) and the latest is (Orange Unified).

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.

We read these dates from a PDF calendar on resources.finalsite.net on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving55
Winter Break1915
Spring Break86
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day (Observed)
Independence Day
Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day
Labor Day
Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Holiday
Holiday
New Year’s Day
M.L. King, Jr. Day
Lincoln’s Birthday (Observed)
Lincoln’s Birthday
Presidents’ Day
Buy Back Day/Non-Student Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth (Observed)
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Independence Day (Observed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Institute Day
Teacher Institute Day
Early release
DayDate
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Early Release Tuesday
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202611
September 202621
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202714
February 202717
March 202716
April 202722
May 202720
June 20278

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (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.

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