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San Francisco 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 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 UESF Self-Directed Work Day
91011 Professional Development Day1213 Professional Development Day14 Teacher Work Day15
1617 First day of school18 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 Day Holiday8 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 Indigenous People's Day Holiday13 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 Veteran's Day Holiday12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Fall Recess24 Fall Recess25 Fall Recess; School Sites & EED Closed26 Fall Recess; Fall Holidays27 Fall Recess; Fall Holidays28
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 Recess; Winter Holiday26 Winter Recess
27 Winter Recess28 Winter Recess29 Winter Recess30 Winter Recess31 Winter Recess
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Recess; 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 Martin Luther King Holiday19 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 President's Day Holiday16 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 Spring Recess27 Spring Recess
28 Spring Recess29 Spring Recess30 Spring Recess31 Spring Recess
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Recess2 Spring Recess3
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 Holiday
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Last day of school345
6789101112
131415161718 Juneteenth Observance19 Juneteenth Holiday
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

San Francisco 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 181 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains two to the Wednesday finish.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. Fall Recess runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Students are off for Winter Recess from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Recess starts and ends , a total of 8 days with 6 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Recess at 12 days.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 40 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 82 before it and 99 after it.

10 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day Observance (), Independence Day Holiday (), Labor Day Holiday (), Indigenous People's Day Holiday (), Veteran's Day Holiday (), Martin Luther King Holiday (), President's Day Holiday () and Memorial Day Holiday (), and 2 more. 7 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day Observance, Labor Day Holiday, Indigenous People's Day Holiday, Martin Luther King Holiday, President's Day Holiday, Memorial Day Holiday and Juneteenth Observance.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: UESF Self-Directed Work Day (), Professional Development Day (), Professional Development Day () and Teacher Work Day ().

Among the 14 California districts on this site, San Francisco Unified starts earlier than 3 and later than 9, on the same day as 1 other. 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.

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

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Recess55
Winter Recess1210
Spring Recess86
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Observance
Independence Day Holiday
Labor Day Holiday
Indigenous People's Day Holiday
Veteran's Day Holiday
School Sites & EED Closed
Fall Holidays
Fall Holidays
Winter Holiday
New Year's Day Holiday
Martin Luther King Holiday
President's Day Holiday
Memorial Day Holiday
Juneteenth Observance
Juneteenth Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
UESF Self-Directed Work Day
Professional Development Day
Professional Development Day
Teacher Work Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202611
September 202621
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202719
February 202719
March 202719
April 202720
May 202720
June 20272

Where these dates come from

Source: sfusd.edu (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.

See the 2027-28 calendar for San Francisco Unified

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