School Year Dates

Tentative calendar Checked

Los Angeles Unified school calendar 2026-27

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

Open the district's calendar (media.edlio.net)Add to your calendar (.ics)

Independent site, not affiliated with any school district. School Year Dates is an independent publisher. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by Los Angeles Unified or any other school district. Official calendar: media.edlio.net.

First day
Thanksgiving Holiday
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
91011 Pupil Free Day12 First day of school13 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 Admission Day5
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 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 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Thanksgiving Holiday27 Thanksgiving Holiday28
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 Winter Recess
3 Winter Recess4 Winter Recess5 Winter Recess6 Winter Recess7 Winter Recess8 Winter Recess9
1011 Pupil Free Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Birthday19 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 Weekday in term13
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 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Recess23 Spring Recess24 Spring Recess25 Spring Recess26 Spring Recess27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Farm Workers Day
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 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 Last day of school5
67 Pupil Free Day89101112
131415161718 Juneteenth Holiday Observed19
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Los Angeles Unified run from until . End to end that is roughly 42 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 183 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Friday finish.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Thanksgiving Holiday runs through : 2 days off the calendar, 2 of them weekdays. Winter Recess runs through : 19 days off the calendar, 15 of them weekdays. Spring Recess: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Recess is the longest break, 19 days from start to finish.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 46 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 88 before it and 95 after it.

Outside the breaks, 9 holidays are listed: Independence Day Observed (), Admission Day (), Labor Day (), Veterans' Day (), Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Birthday (), Presidents' Day (), Farm Workers Day () and Memorial Day (), and 1 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day Observed, Admission Day, Labor Day, Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth Holiday Observed, which sit next to a weekend.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Pupil Free Day (), Pupil Free Day () and Pupil Free Day ().

Of the 14 California districts listed here, 7 start after Los Angeles Unified, 6 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).

This is a tentative calendar: the source says it can still change. Book travel that depends on a break only after the district confirms the dates.

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

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Holiday22
Winter Recess1915
Spring Recess55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Observed
Admission Day
Labor Day
Veterans' Day
Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Birthday
Presidents' Day
Farm Workers Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Holiday Observed
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Pupil Free Day
Pupil Free Day
Pupil Free Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202620
October 202622
November 202618
December 202614
January 202713
February 202719
March 202717
April 202722
May 202720
June 20274

Where these dates come from

Source: media.edlio.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.

Other California districts

Districts in California close in size to Los Angeles Unified, with their own calendars on this site:

All California districts