San Diego Unified Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break, Spring Break and the May 26 Last Day

San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) students have no school from Monday, Nov. 23 to Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, from Monday, Dec. 21 to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, and from Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027, by the district’s “2026-27 Academic Calendar.” The grid marks Wednesday, May 26, 2027 as the last day of school, so June has no instruction days.

The calendar is a one-page PDF with a color grid. Its header calls it final and says the Board of Education adopted it June 24, 2025. The key has four entries: “H Holiday,” “F/L First/Last Day of School,” “N/I Non-Instructional Day (No School)” and “Instruction Day.” The grid does not print holiday names, so we name a holiday only as the date of a federal or state holiday. “Winter break” and “spring break” are our words for the no-school blocks the grid marks, not district labels.

Which San Diego Unified days are off in 2026-27?

Every weekday the grid marks as H or Non-Instructional (N/I) falls in the table. The weekdays are our computation from the dates. Both marks mean no school.

Date	Weekday	Mark	Note
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	H	The date of Labor Day
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	N/I
Nov. 11, 2026	Wednesday	H	The date of Veterans Day
Nov. 23-25, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	N/I
Nov. 26-27, 2026	Thursday-Friday	H	Nov. 26 is the date of Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 21-23, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	N/I
Dec. 24-25, 2026	Thursday-Friday	H
Dec. 28-30, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	N/I
Dec. 31, 2026	Thursday	H
Jan. 1, 2027	Friday	H
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	N/I
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	H	The date of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	H	The date of Lincoln’s Birthday, a California school holiday
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	H	The date of Presidents Day
March 8, 2027	Monday	N/I
March 29 to April 2, 2027	Monday-Friday	N/I	March 31 is the date of Cesar Chavez Day
May 31, 2027	Monday	H	The date of Memorial Day
June 18, 2027	Friday	H	After the last day

The grid also marks Friday, July 3, 2026 as H, before the year starts. Check your school’s calendar for anything the district grid does not list. For the same breaks in other big districts, see our Los Angeles Unified calendar story.

How long is San Diego Unified winter break?

The grid marks every weekday from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027 as H or N/I. That is 11 weekdays: Dec. 21-25, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1 and Jan. 4. Students are away from class from Saturday, Dec. 19 to Monday, Jan. 4, 17 days with the weekends, and classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027. Our winter break 2026 roundup compares other districts.

When is San Diego Unified spring break in 2027?

Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2, 2027, five weekdays, all marked N/I. Wednesday, March 31 is the date of Cesar Chavez Day, and the grid marks it like the rest of the week, so the holiday adds no extra day. Classes resume Monday, April 5. Other districts’ spring weeks are in our spring break 2027 roundup.

Is there a four-day weekend in February?

Yes. Friday, Feb. 12, 2027 and Monday, Feb. 15 are both marked H. Feb. 12 is the date of Lincoln’s Birthday, a California school holiday, and Feb. 15 is the date of Presidents Day. With the weekend, school is out Friday through Monday.

When is the last day of school at San Diego Unified in 2027?

Wednesday, May 26, 2027, marked L in the grid. Monday, May 31 is a holiday. The grid’s June total is 0 instruction days, and it marks Friday, June 18 as H. The first day was Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

How many instruction days does each month have?

The grid prints a total for each month and 180 for the year.

Month	Instruction days
July 2026	0
August 2026	16
September 2026	21
October 2026	21
November 2026	15
December 2026	14
January 2027	18
February 2027	18
March 2027	19
April 2027	20
May 2027	18
June 2027	0
Total	180

Does every San Diego school use this calendar?

This is the district’s traditional calendar: the PDF sits in a folder named Traditional on the district’s Academic Calendars page. The calendar does not say which schools follow it, so check your school. The free printable carries the district-wide dates, and you can add family dates on the printable school-year calendar. Thanksgiving week is on the November 2026 calendar.