School Year Dates

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Garden Grove 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 Recess
to
Winter Recess
to
Spring Recess
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
910 First day of school11 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 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 Non-student Day31
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 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Recess24 Thanksgiving Recess25 Thanksgiving Recess26 Thanksgiving Recess27 Thanksgiving Recess28
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 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Recess22 Winter Recess23 Winter Recess24 Winter Recess25 Winter Recess26 Winter Recess
27 Winter Recess28 Winter Recess29 Winter Recess30 Winter Recess31 Winter Recess
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Recess2
34 Non-student Day5 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 Weekday in term28 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 Lincoln’s Birthday13
1415 Presidents Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 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 Spring Recess16 Spring Recess17 Spring Recess18 Spring Recess19 Spring Recess20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
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 school26272829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Garden Grove Unified opens on and closes on , a span of about 41 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 180 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains two to the Tuesday finish.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. Students are off for Thanksgiving Recess from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Recess starts and ends , a total of 12 days with 10 weekdays off. Spring Recess: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Recess is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 47 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 87 potential weekdays before winter break and 93 after it.

7 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Non-student Day (), Veterans Day (), Non-student Day (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), Lincoln’s Birthday () and Presidents Day (). 6 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Non-student Day, Non-student Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lincoln’s Birthday and Presidents Day.

Of the 14 California districts listed here, 9 start after Garden Grove Unified, 4 start before it. 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 does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

We read these dates from a web page on ggusd.us on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Recess55
Winter Recess1210
Spring Recess55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Non-student Day
Veterans Day
Non-student Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Lincoln’s Birthday
Presidents Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202616
September 202621
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202718
March 202718
April 202722
May 202717

Where these dates come from

Source: ggusd.us (a web page), 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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