NYC Public Schools Calendar 2026
Sweaters, Scooters & School Schedules
Keep these important dates handy for the start of the 2026–27 school year. September 2026 September 10 First day of school September 21 Yom Kippur – schools closed October 2026 October 12 Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day – schools closed October 13 Staff development day – students do not attend school
Fall in New York with kids is less about picture-perfect leaf peeping and more about navigating the everyday realities of a new season in the city. September starts with getting back into school routines, signing up for classes and trying to remember which day everyone needs sneakers, instruments, library books or something else that definitely wasn’t mentioned until breakfast. Then there’s the weather. One morning everyone needs jackets, by lunchtime it feels like summer again and somehow you’re carrying most of what your children left the house wearing. As October arrives, Halloween starts taking over the neighborhoods. Brownstone stoops get increasingly elaborate, local stores put out candy and costume plans
November 2026 November 3 Election Day – students do not attend school November 11 Veterans Day – schools closed November 26–27 Thanksgiving Recess – schools closed December 2026 December 24–January 1 Winter Recess – schools closed Good to Know This calendar applies to New York City Public Schools from 3-K through Grade 12. Private, charter and parochial schools may follow different calendars, so always check directly with your child’s school.
change repeatedly right up until October 31. Some of the best Halloween moments aren’t at big ticketed events at all — they happen on your own block. The shorter days change family life too. After-school playground time disappears earlier, scooters get dragged home in the dark, indoor weekend plans suddenly become much more useful and those random school closure days have a habit of arriving much faster than expected. By November, coats are properly back, Thanksgiving plans are being made and the city is already beginning its transformation into the holiday season. It’s busy, a little unpredictable and very New York — which is exactly why fall here with kids can be so much fun.
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