School Year Dates

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Lafayette Parish 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
Christmas
to
Easter/Spring Break
to
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
23 New Teacher In-Service4 New Teacher In-Service5 District-wide In-Service6 District-wide In-Service7 School Based In-Service8
9101112 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 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 Conference Day17
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 Election Day4 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 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28
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 Christmas22 Christmas23 Christmas24 Christmas25 Christmas26 Christmas
27 Christmas28 Christmas29 Christmas30 Christmas31 Christmas
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Christmas2 Christmas
3 Christmas4 Christmas; School Based In-Service5 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 MLK 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 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
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 Easter/Spring Break27 Easter/Spring Break
28 Easter/Spring Break29 Easter/Spring Break30 Easter/Spring Break31 Easter/Spring Break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Easter/Spring Break2 Easter/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 Last day of school28 Records Day29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Lafayette Parish 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 186 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 2 breaks on the calendar. Christmas starts and ends , a total of 15 days with 11 weekdays off. Easter/Spring Break runs through : 8 days off the calendar, 6 of them weekdays. The longest is Christmas at 15 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 48 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 90 before it and 96 after it.

5 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Election Day (), MLK Day (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). 4 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth.

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

Among the 3 Louisiana districts on this site, Lafayette Parish starts earlier than 1 and later than 1. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Louisiana is (East Baton Rouge Parish) and the latest is (Calcasieu Parish).

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)
Teacher workdayNew Teacher In-Service
Teacher workdayNew Teacher In-Service
Teacher workdayDistrict-wide In-Service
Teacher workdayDistrict-wide In-Service
Teacher workdaySchool Based In-Service
HolidayLabor Day
Teacher workdayConference Day
HolidayElection Day
BreakChristmas to (11 weekdays)
Teacher workdaySchool Based In-Service
HolidayMLK Day
BreakEaster/Spring Break to (6 weekdays)
Teacher workdayRecords Day
HolidayMemorial Day
HolidayJuneteenth

Where these dates come from

Source: drive.google.com (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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