US School Holidays in New York for 2025-26, 2026-27 & 2027-28

View the verified New York school holiday dates for 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 across all districts. You'll find term dates, school holidays and major breaks for Albany, New York City, Buffalo, Rochester and other districts across New York.

These dates are based on official school district calendars. Use these most important dates to plan around.

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New York School Holidays 2025-26

The main school holiday breaks observed across New York in 2025-26: winter break December 24, 2025 - January 2, 2026, spring break April 6 - 10, 2026, and summer break June 27, 2026 - September 7, 2026

New York school holidays for 2025-26
School HolidayDate
First Day of SchoolPublicSeptember 4 - 8, 2025Standard post-Labor Day start for NYC DOE
Rosh HashanahState-SpecificSeptember 23 - 24, 2025Observed in NYC and many downstate districts
Yom KippurState-SpecificOctober 2, 2025Observed in NYC
Italian Heritage / Indigenous Peoples' DayPublicOctober 13, 2025No school
DiwaliState-SpecificOctober 20, 2025Observed as a school holiday in New York City
Veterans DayPublicNovember 11, 2025Public holiday
Thanksgiving BreakPublicNovember 27 - 28, 2025Break for all NY schools
Winter BreakPublicDecember 24, 2025 - January 2, 2026Holiday break
MLK Jr. DayPublicJanuary 19, 2026Federal holiday
Lunar New YearState-SpecificFebruary 17, 2026Observed in NYC DOE schools
Mid-Winter RecessPublicFebruary 16 - 20, 2026Standard February break for NY districts
Spring RecessPublicApril 6 - 10, 2026Observed around Passover/Easter
Memorial DayPublicMay 25, 2026No school
Last Day of SchoolPublicJune 24 - 26, 2026End of the school year for NY students
Summer BreakPublicJune 27, 2026 - September 7, 2026Holiday break

New York School Holidays 2026-27

The main school holiday breaks observed across New York in 2026-27: winter break December 24, 2026 - January 1, 2027, spring break April 2 - 10, 2027, and summer break June 27, 2027 - September 6, 2027

New York school holidays for 2026-27
School HolidayDate
Labor DayPublicSeptember 7, 2026No school
First Day of School (2026-27)PublicSeptember 8 - 10, 2026Post-Labor Day start standard
Rosh HashanahState-SpecificSeptember 12 - 13, 2026Commonly observed
Yom KippurState-SpecificSeptember 21, 2026Observed in NYC
Veterans DayPublicNovember 11, 2026Public holiday
Thanksgiving BreakPublicNovember 26 - 27, 2026Holiday break
Winter BreakPublicDecember 24, 2026 - January 1, 2027End-of-year break
MLK Jr. DayPublicJanuary 19, 2027Federal holiday
Mid-Winter RecessPublicFebruary 16 - 20, 2027Standard February break for NY districts
Lunar New YearState-SpecificFebruary 17, 2027Observed in NYC DOE schools
Spring RecessPublicApril 2 - 10, 2027Extended spring window for NYC DOE
Memorial DayPublicMay 25, 2027No school
Last Day of SchoolPublicJune 24 - 26, 2027End of the school year for NY students
Summer BreakPublicJune 27, 2027 - September 6, 2027Holiday break

New York School Holidays 2027-28

The main school holiday breaks observed across New York in 2027-28: winter break December 23, 2027 - December 31, 2027, spring break March 25 - April 2, 2028, and summer break (varies by district)

New York school holidays for 2027-28
School HolidayDate
Labor DayPublicSeptember 6, 2027No school
First Day of School (2027-28)PublicSeptember 7 - 9, 2027Post-Labor Day start standard
Rosh HashanahState-SpecificOctober 2 - 3, 2027Commonly observed; schools are often closed
Veterans DayPublicNovember 11, 2027Public holiday
Thanksgiving BreakPublicNovember 25 - 26, 2027Holiday break
Winter BreakPublicDecember 23, 2027 - December 31, 2027Holiday break
MLK Jr. DayPublicJanuary 17, 2028Federal holiday
Lunar New YearState-SpecificFebruary 6, 2028Observed in many NY districts
Mid-Winter RecessPublicFebruary 15 - 19, 2028Standard February break window
Spring BreakPublicMarch 25 - April 2, 2028Aligned with Easter break
Memorial DayPublicMay 31, 2028No school
Last Day of SchoolPublicJune 24 - 26, 2028End of the school year for NY students