NYC School Calendar 2026-2027: Important Dates

The NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 runs from Thursday, September 10, 2026, to Monday, June 28, 2027, and applies to all NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) programs from 3-K through grade 12.

It does not apply to private, parochial, or charter schools, or to NYC Early Education Centers (NYCEEC) and Family Childcare Programs, each of which sets its own calendar.

The table below summarizes the figures parents, students, and staff reference most often when planning around the school year.

This calendar does not include NYC DOE payroll schedules, UFT (United Federation of Teachers) contractual planning days beyond what is listed, or individual school open house dates; those categories are addressed under What This Calendar Does Not Cover.

First Day and Last Day of School in NYC for 2026-2027

When Does NYC School Start in 2026?

NYC school starts on Thursday, September 10, 2026, for all NYCPS students from 3-K through grade 12. This date applies system-wide across the five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island — and is not staggered by grade level.

Individual schools may hold separate orientation sessions before this date, but those are not part of the official NYCPS calendar.

When Does NYC School End in 2027?

NYC schools end on Monday, June 28, 2027, for the general student population. This date does not apply uniformly to every student: high school students taking Regents Examinations continue testing through Friday, June 25, 2027, meaning some students remain on a school-related schedule after the June 8, 2027, and June 10, 2027, non-instructional days but before the final Regents window closes.

Full NYC DOE Calendar 2026-2027 Date Breakdown

The table below lists every date published in the NYCPS 2026-2027 calendar in chronological order, categorized by event type.

School Closures and Religious/Cultural Holidays in the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027

NYCPS closes schools entirely — as distinct from a partial closure or remote-instruction day — on 12 separate holiday or recess occasions during 2026-2027, totaling 30 weekday closures.

Fall 2026 Closures

Fall 2026 includes three single-day holidays and one multi-day recess.

• Yom Kippur falls on Monday, September 21, 2026.
• Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day falls on Monday, October 12, 2026.
• Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
• NYC Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026 spans Thursday, November 26, 2026, through Friday, November 27, 2026, a two-weekday closure that pairs with the federal Thanksgiving holiday.

Winter 2026-2027 Closures

• NYC Winter Break 2026 runs from Thursday, December 24, 2026, through Friday, January 1, 2027, covering seven weekdays across the Christmas and New Year period.
• Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day follows on Monday, January 18, 2027.
• Midwinter Recess then spans Monday, February 15, 2027, through Friday, February 19, 2027, a five-weekday break positioned two weeks after the Spring Semester begins on Tuesday, February 2, 2027.

Spring 2027 Closures

• Eid al-Fitr falls on Tuesday, March 9, 2027.
• Good Friday falls on Friday, March 26, 2027.
• NYC Schools Spring Break 2027 spans Thursday, April 22, 2027, through Friday, April 30, 2027, a seven-weekday closure that does not fall entirely within a single calendar week.
• Eid al-Adha falls on Monday, May 17, 2027.
• Memorial Day closes schools on Monday, May 31, 2027, roughly four weeks before the last day of school.

This document does not list Lunar New Year as a 2026-2027 closure date. In years when Lunar New Year falls on a weekday during the school year, NYCPS has historically observed it as a district-wide holiday; confirm this date directly against the official NYCPS release if it is not reflected in this table.

Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule by Grade Band

NYCPS does not schedule Parent-Teacher Conferences on the same dates for every grade band.

The comparison below outlines how the fall and spring conference schedules differ by grade band across 14 total conference dates.

Early dismissal, where it applies, releases students three hours earlier than the standard schedule. This applies only to students in the specific grade band holding conferences that day; it does not apply system-wide across every NYCPS school on those dates.

Regents Administration Windows and Testing-Related Dates in 2026-2027

Regents Administration in the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 occurs across three separate windows totaling 13 testing days. The January window runs from Tuesday, January 26, 2027, through Friday, January 29, 2027 (four days).

The June windows run from Tuesday, June 15, 2027, through Friday, June 18, 2027, and from Monday, June 21, 2027, through Friday, June 25, 2027 (nine days combined).

Regents Administration primarily affects high school students; it is not a full-school closure, and elementary and middle school instruction typically continues on a normal schedule during these windows unless a school building is repurposed as a testing site.

Election Day, Remote Learning, and Professional Development Days

Are NYC schools remote on Election Day 2026?

NYC schools operate remotely for all students on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for Election Day. This differs from a full closure: instruction continues, but delivery shifts from in-person to remote for the entire district rather than closing schools outright, a distinction relevant to families comparing this date against a holiday closure.

Professional Development Day, February 1, 2027

Monday, February 1, 2027, is designated a Professional Development Day with a grade-band split rather than a uniform closure. Students attending high schools and schools serving only grades 6-12 do not attend on that day.

All other students — including those in 3-K, Pre-K, elementary, middle schools serving K-8, and D75 programs — attend school as scheduled.

Semester Structure: Fall Semester and Spring Semester Dates

The 2026-2027 school year is divided into two semesters, with the Spring Semester beginning on Tuesday, February 2, 2027, the day immediately following the February 1, 2027, Professional Development Day.

The Fall Semester spans from the first day of school, Thursday, September 10, 2026, through the end of January 2027.

This calendar does not publish specific marking period end dates within each semester; those are typically issued separately by NYCPS as a supplemental academic calendar addendum.

Clerical Day and Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day

What Is a Clerical Day in the NYC School Calendar?

A Clerical Day is a non-instructional day reserved for administrative tasks rather than a holiday or recess. Tuesday, June 8, 2027, is designated a Clerical Day, with no classes for students attending 3-K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programs. This date does not explicitly list high schools among the affected programs in the published calendar.

What Is Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day?

Anniversary Day, also called Chancellor’s Conference Day, is reserved for staff development rather than student instruction. Thursday, June 10, 2027, is designated for this purpose; students do not attend school on this date, while staff participates in professional development activities.

How to Access the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027: PDF, iCal, and Printable Formats

NYCPS distributes its calendar in several formats, each suited to a different use case. The comparison below outlines how each format functions for the 2026-2027 school year.

How to Download the NYC DOE Calendar 2026-2027 as a PDF

Downloading the NYC DOE Calendar 2026-2027 as a PDF typically involves locating the official calendar page at schools.nyc.gov/calendar and selecting the district-wide printable link rather than an individual school’s events page.

Most PDF versions preserve the full-year layout, including grade-band-specific Parent-Teacher Conference dates, in a single document suitable for printing.

Confirming You Have the Correct NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 Version

Confirm the PDF or webpage explicitly states “2026-2027” before relying on it, since prior-year documents for 2025-2026 or earlier sometimes remain indexed and searchable alongside current versions.

Check the first-day-of-school date against Thursday, September 10, 2026; a mismatch indicates an outdated file.

NYC DOE Calendar iCal and Google Calendar Sync

Adding the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 to a phone or Google Calendar typically requires an .ics file link rather than a PDF. Once imported, holidays, recesses, and conference dates appear as individual calendar entries.

A one-time import does not automatically update if NYCPS issues a calendar addendum; a subscribed calendar feed, where available, updates automatically, while a one-time .ics import does not.

NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 by School Level: Elementary, Middle, and High School Differences

The core dates on the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027 — first day, last day, and major recesses — apply uniformly across elementary, middle, and high school. Three categories of dates differ by grade level:

• Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling differs by grade band, with elementary/Pre-K, middle/D75, and high school/K-12/6-12 groups each holding separate fall and spring conference dates, detailed in the comparison table above.
• Regents Administration applies specifically to high school students across three windows in January and June 2027; elementary and middle schools are not part of this testing schedule.
• The February 1, 2027, Professional Development Day excludes high school and 6-12 students from attendance while requiring attendance from all other grade levels, the reverse pattern of a typical grade-band split.

Local Context: NYC DOE Boroughs and Districts

NYCPS serves students across five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. The district-wide calendar covered in this guide applies to all community school districts within these boroughs, including District 75 (D75), which serves students with significant disabilities and is referenced separately throughout the Parent-Teacher Conference schedule above.

Individual schools within any borough may maintain supplemental calendars covering open houses, orientation sessions, or athletic schedules that are not part of the district-wide academic calendar.

What This Calendar Does Not Cover

This guide addresses the district-wide NYCPS instructional calendar only. It does not include:

• Specific marking period start and end dates or report card distribution dates, which NYCPS typically publishes as a separate academic bulletin.
• UFT (United Federation of Teachers) contractual planning days beyond the Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day listed above.
• Extended School Year (ESY) or Chapter 683 program calendars, which follow separate schedules from the general education calendar.
• Individual school event calendars, including open houses, athletic schedules, and orientation dates for incoming students.
• Weather-related emergency closures: NYCPS states that on days when buildings close due to inclement weather or other emergencies, instruction may continue remotely rather than being cancelled outright.

Readers seeking any of the categories above should consult NYCPS’s dedicated pages for those topics rather than the general academic calendar.

Frequently Asked Questions About the NYC School Calendar 2026-2027