LAUSD Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 21 to Jan. 8, Spring Break March 22-26

Winter recess for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students runs Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Friday, Jan. 8, 2027, according to the district’s “Instructional School Calendar 2026-2027.” Spring recess is Monday through Friday, March 22-26, 2027, and the last day of instruction is Friday, June 4, 2027.

LAUSD 2026-27 recesses at a glance

Break	Dates	Weekdays with no school
Thanksgiving week	Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	5
Winter recess	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 8, 2027	15
Spring recess	Mon.-Fri., March 22-26, 2027	5

The weekday counts are our arithmetic from the printed dates; the winter count includes Jan. 1. The calendar is the district’s single-track (traditional) calendar. It was marked “Board Approved 3/11/2025,” and LAUSD’s payroll “Tentative Basis Dates” page says the Board of Education approved the 2026-2027 Single-Track Instructional Calendar that day. LAist reported the same day that the board had approved calendars with mid-August starts.

What to know about the three-week winter recess

The recess covers three school weeks: Dec. 21-25, Dec. 28-31 plus Jan. 1, and Jan. 4-8. The second semester begins Monday, Jan. 11, 2027. Compare that with Clark County School District in Nevada, whose winter break runs Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 and whose classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5 (see our Clark County calendar story). LAUSD students stay home four more weekdays, Jan. 5-8. For the other large districts, see our winter break 2026 roundup, and plan the dates on the December 2026 calendar.

One footnote changes the spring. It says: “If a school selects Monday, January 11, 2027, as a Pupil Free Day, then Monday, June 7, 2027, becomes an Instructional Day.” So a school that uses Jan. 11 as a pupil-free day gives up the June 7 pupil-free day. Ask your school which it chose.

Every LAUSD no-school day in 2026-27

Date	Day	Calendar entry
Aug. 11, 2026	Tuesday	Pupil Free Day (no students)
Sept. 4, 2026	Friday	Admission Day (holiday)
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day
Sept. 21, 2026	Monday	Unassigned Day (No School)
Nov. 11, 2026	Wednesday	Veterans’ Day
Nov. 23-25, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	Unassigned Day (No School)
Nov. 26-27, 2026	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 8, 2027	Monday-Friday, three weeks	Winter Recess
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Birthday
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Presidents’ Day
March 22-26, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Recess
March 31, 2027	Wednesday	Farm Workers Day
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day
June 7, 2027	Monday	Pupil Free Day (see the Jan. 11 footnote)
June 18, 2027	Friday	Juneteenth Holiday Observed (after the last day)

The calendar marks Monday, Sept. 21 as an Unassigned Day (No School) and gives no reason for it. Our free printable puts all of these dates, plus the first and last days, on one page.

When does the LAUSD school year start and end?

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 is a Pupil Free Day, and Wednesday, Aug. 12 is the First Day of Instruction. The last day of instruction is Friday, June 4, 2027. The calendar counts 84 instructional days in the fall semester, 96 in the spring semester and 180 in total.

Is LAUSD closed for the whole Thanksgiving week?

Yes, on this calendar. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 23-25, 2026 are marked “Unassigned Day (No School),” and Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27 are the Thanksgiving Holiday. That is five weekdays, the same count as the spring recess. The Harvard Elementary page for the district’s calendar at a glance lists the same week. Our Thanksgiving break roundup compares other districts.

When is LAUSD spring break 2027?

Spring Recess is Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, 2027. Farm Workers Day on Wednesday, March 31 is a separate day with no school. See the March 2027 calendar and our spring break 2027 roundup for other districts.

Can the LAUSD calendar change?

A footnote says the Board’s adoption of the Instructional Calendars “is tentative and conditioned on and subject to the outcome of negotiations with the unions regarding their members’ work year calendars.” Check with your school before booking travel. We did not find a 2027-28 calendar, so there are no dates for it yet. For the whole school year on paper, use the printable school-year calendar.