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Orange 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 Break
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
9101112131415
16171819 First day of school20 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 Parent Conferences6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Parent Conferences10
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 Staff Development4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veteran’s Day12 Weekday in term13 End of 1st Trimester14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Thanksgiving Break25 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 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2 Winter Break
3 Winter Break4 Winter Break5 Winter Break6 Winter Break7 Winter Break8 Winter Break9
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 Day13
1415 Washington 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 End of 2nd Trimester10 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 Spring Break30 Spring Break31 Spring Break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Break2 Spring Break3
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 End of 3rd Trimester29
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
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Orange Unified starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 42 weeks from first day to last day, with 181 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has three potential weekdays and the last week has four.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break runs through : 4 days off the calendar, 4 of them weekdays. Winter Break: to , which is 19 days and 15 weekdays without classes. Students are off for Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. The longest is Winter Break at 19 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 40 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 81 before it and 100 after it.

6 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Veteran’s Day (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), Lincoln Day (), Washington Day () and Memorial Day (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lincoln Day, Washington Day and Memorial Day.

Students stay home on 1 teacher workday: Staff Development (). Early-release days: Parent Conferences (), Parent Conferences (), End of 1st Trimester (), End of 2nd Trimester () and End of 3rd Trimester ().

Among the 14 California districts on this site, Orange Unified starts earlier than 0 and later than 13. The median first day in the group 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 orangeusd.org on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break44
Winter Break1915
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Lincoln Day
Washington Day
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Staff Development
Early release
DayDate
Parent Conferences
Parent Conferences
End of 1st Trimester
End of 2nd Trimester
End of 3rd Trimester
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20269
September 202621
October 202622
November 202615
December 202614
January 202714
February 202718
March 202720
April 202720
May 202720
June 20278

Where these dates come from

Source: orangeusd.org (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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