School Year Dates

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Long Beach 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
Fall Break
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Thanksgiving
to
Winter Break
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Christmas
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Spring Break
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Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425 First day of school26 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 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Professional Development- No School for Students3 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 Fall Break24 Fall Break25 Fall Break26 Fall Break; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving27 Fall Break; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving28
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 Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break; Christmas; Christmas25 Winter Break; Christmas; Christmas26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break; New Year's Day Holiday2
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 M. L. 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 Lincoln’s Day9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Washington’s 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 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 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Admission Day3
45 Spring Break6 Spring Break7 Spring Break8 Spring Break9 Spring Break10
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 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 Juneteenth19
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Long Beach Unified starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 41 weeks from first day to last day, with 180 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has four potential weekdays and the last week has four.

5 breaks are marked on the calendar. Fall Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Students are off for Thanksgiving from to , 2 days counting weekends and 2 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Christmas: to , which is 2 days and 2 weekdays without classes. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Break at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 39 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 76 potential weekdays before winter break and 104 after it.

9 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day 2026 (), Labor Day (), Veterans Day (), M. L. King, Jr. Day (), Lincoln’s Day (), Washington’s Day (), Admission Day () and Memorial Day (), and 1 more. 8 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day 2026, Labor Day, M. L. King, Jr. Day, Lincoln’s Day, Washington’s Day, Admission Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Professional Development- No School for Students ().

Among the 19 California districts on this site, Long Beach Unified starts earlier than 0 and later than 18. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in California is (Stockton Unified) and the latest is (Long Beach Unified).

Treat these dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
HolidayIndependence Day 2026
HolidayLabor Day
Teacher workdayProfessional Development- No School for Students
HolidayVeterans Day
BreakFall Break to (5 weekdays)
BreakThanksgiving to (2 weekdays)
HolidayThanksgiving
HolidayThanksgiving
BreakWinter Break to (10 weekdays)
BreakChristmas to (2 weekdays)
HolidayChristmas
HolidayChristmas
HolidayNew Year's Day Holiday
HolidayM. L. King, Jr. Day
HolidayLincoln’s Day
HolidayWashington’s Day
HolidayAdmission Day
BreakSpring Break to (5 weekdays)
HolidayMemorial Day
HolidayJuneteenth

Where these dates come from

Source: lbschools.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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