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Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A 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
Recess Day
Fall Vacation
to
Thanksgiving Vacation
to
Thanksgiving
to
Winter Vacation
to
Spring Vacation
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 All Staff
2 All Staff3 All Staff4 All Staff56 First day of school7 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 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Recess 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 Release Day26
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 Workday10
1112 Fall Vacation13 Fall Vacation14 Fall Vacation15 Fall Vacation16 Fall Vacation17
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 Parent Conference Exchange31
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 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Vacation24 Thanksgiving Vacation25 Thanksgiving Vacation26 Thanksgiving Vacation; Thanksgiving27 Thanksgiving Vacation; 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 Vacation22 Winter Vacation23 Winter Vacation24 Winter Vacation25 Winter Vacation26 Winter Vacation
27 Winter Vacation28 Winter Vacation29 Winter Vacation30 Winter Vacation31 Winter Vacation
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Vacation; New Year's Day2
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, 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 Weekday in term13
1415 President’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 Spring Vacation16 Spring Vacation17 Spring Vacation18 Spring Vacation19 Spring Vacation20
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 Last day of school22
23242526272829
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A 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 175 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Because the year opens on a Thursday, the first week contains two potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains five to the Friday finish.

There are 6 breaks on the calendar. Recess Day is a single day, . Fall Vacation: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Vacation runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Thanksgiving starts and ends , a total of 2 days with 2 weekdays off. Winter Vacation starts and ends , a total of 12 days with 10 weekdays off. Spring Vacation starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Vacation at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 45 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 82 before it and 93 after it.

6 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day (), Labor Day (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (), President’s Day (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

11 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Among the 4 Colorado districts on this site, Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A starts earlier than 3 and later than 0. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Colorado is (Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A) and the latest is (School District 27J).

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 aurorak12.org on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Recess Day11
Fall Vacation55
Thanksgiving Vacation55
Thanksgiving22
Winter Vacation1210
Spring Vacation55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day
Labor Day
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
New Teachers Only
New Teachers Only
New Teachers Only
All Staff
All Staff
All Staff
All Staff
All Staff
Release Day
Workday
Parent Conference Exchange
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202618
September 202619
October 202615
November 202616
December 202614
January 202719
February 202719
March 202718
April 202722
May 202715

Where these dates come from

Source: aurorak12.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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