NYC public schools calendar 2026-27

Is there school today in New York City public schools, the next day off, and the full 2026-27 calendar with holidays, early dismissals and the first and last day. The dates come from NYC Public Schools; this permanent page checks them against today's date.

Data updated: October 27, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTDates and day types are read by hand from the district's published calendar and checked against its text; today's answer and the federal holiday links are computed by our code. No commentary is added.

Short answer

Yes, NYC public schools are in session today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026; the next day off for students is Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day), 15 days away.

Summary

Today: In sessionTuesday, October 27, 2026
Next day off: Veterans DayWednesday, November 11
Days to next day off: 15from Tuesday, October 27, 2026
First day of school: Thursday, September 102026-27 school year
Last day of school: Monday, June 282026-27 school year

Next days off and schedule changes

Days off, student-free days and changes from Tuesday, October 27, 2026 on, in date order. The last column counts days from today.

Date	Event	Status	Days away
Tuesday, November 3	Election Day: school in session remotely for all students	In session remotely	7
Thursday, November 5	Parent-teacher conferences, elementary schools and Pre-K Centers: three-hour early dismissal	Early dismissal	9
Wednesday, November 11	Veterans Day	Schools closed	15
Thursday, November 12	Parent-teacher conferences, middle schools and D75: three-hour early dismissal	Early dismissal	16
Friday, November 20	Parent-teacher conferences, high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools: three-hour early dismissal	Early dismissal	24
Thursday, November 26 to Friday, November 27	Thanksgiving Recess	Schools closed	30
Thursday, December 24 to Friday, January 1, 2027	Winter Recess	Schools closed	58
Monday, January 18, 2027	Martin Luther King Jr Day	Schools closed	83

Full 2026-27 school year calendar

Every date the district lists, with the federal holiday that falls on it (our computation). Dates already past stay in the table.

Date	Status	Event	Federal holiday
Thursday, September 10	First day	First day of school	None
Monday, September 21	Schools closed	Yom Kippur	None
Monday, October 12	Schools closed	Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day	Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 3	In session remotely	Election Day: school in session remotely for all students	None
Thursday, November 5	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, elementary schools and Pre-K Centers: three-hour early dismissal	None
Wednesday, November 11	Schools closed	Veterans Day	Veterans Day
Thursday, November 12	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, middle schools and D75: three-hour early dismissal	None
Friday, November 20	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools: three-hour early dismissal	None
Thursday, November 26 to Friday, November 27	Schools closed	Thanksgiving Recess	Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 24 to Friday, January 1, 2027	Schools closed	Winter Recess	Christmas Day, New Year's Day
Monday, January 18, 2027	Schools closed	Martin Luther King Jr Day	Martin Luther King Jr Day
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 to Friday, January 29, 2027	Exams listed	Regents Administration	None
Monday, February 1, 2027	Partial day	Professional development day: students at high schools and 6-12 schools do not attend, all other students attend	None
Monday, February 15, 2027 to Friday, February 19, 2027	Schools closed	Midwinter Recess	Presidents' Day
Wednesday, March 3, 2027	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, elementary schools and Pre-K Centers: three-hour early dismissal	None
Thursday, March 4, 2027	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, middle schools and D75: three-hour early dismissal	None
Tuesday, March 9, 2027	Schools closed	Eid al-Fitr	None
Friday, March 19, 2027	Early dismissal	Parent-teacher conferences, high schools, K-12 and 6-12 schools: three-hour early dismissal	None
Friday, March 26, 2027	Schools closed	Good Friday	None
Thursday, April 22, 2027 to Friday, April 30, 2027	Schools closed	Spring Recess	None
Monday, May 17, 2027	Schools closed	Eid al-Adha	None
Monday, May 31, 2027	Schools closed	Memorial Day	Memorial Day
Tuesday, June 8, 2027	Partial day	Clerical Day: no classes for students in 3-K, Pre-K, elementary, middle and K-12 schools and standalone D75 programs	None
Thursday, June 10, 2027	No school for students	Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Conference Day: students do not attend school	None
Tuesday, June 15, 2027 to Friday, June 18, 2027	Exams listed	Regents Administration	Juneteenth
Monday, June 21, 2027 to Friday, June 25, 2027	Exams listed	Regents Administration	None
Monday, June 28, 2027	Last day	Last day of school for students	None

Official sources

The district's pages are the reference; the calendar is the document this page's dates come from.

Note

Dates and day types are read from the NYC Public Schools 2026-27 school year calendar, which we copied on October 27, 2026. Today's answer is computed by our code in Eastern Time; the calendar does not change from day to day.
Snow days and emergency closures are not on this page. NYC Public Schools announces them on its own site: see the official announcements link below.
The federal holiday column is our computation from the federal holiday calendar (observed dates). A district sets its own calendar, so a federal holiday is not always a day off for students.
The calendar lists no day off for these federal holidays that fall on a school day: Juneteenth, observed Friday, June 18, 2027.
The calendar covers NYC Public Schools from 3-K through grade 12. Private, parochial and charter schools publish their own calendars.
This is an independent page, not a New York City government or NYC Public Schools site. The dates are facts taken from the district's calendar and the wording is ours.
NYC Public Schools says that on days when school buildings are closed for inclement weather or other emergencies, schools may be in session remotely.
Individual schools can set parent-teacher conference dates that differ from the ones listed.

Frequently asked questions

Is there school today in NYC public schools?: Yes, NYC public schools are in session today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026; the next day off for students is Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans Day), 15 days away.
Is there school on Election Day, November 3?: On Tuesday, November 3, school is in session remotely (Election Day).
Is there school on Veterans Day, November 11?: On Wednesday, November 11, no school for students (Veterans Day).
Is there school the days around Thanksgiving?: On Wednesday, November 25, school is in session. On Thursday, November 26, no school for students (Thanksgiving Recess). On Friday, November 27, no school for students (Thanksgiving Recess).
When is winter break 2026-27?: School is out from Thursday, December 24 through Friday, January 1, 2027; classes resume on Monday, January 4, 2027.
When is spring break in 2026-27?: School is out from Thursday, April 22, 2027 through Friday, April 30, 2027; classes resume on Monday, May 3, 2027.
When are the first and last days of school?: In the 2026-27 calendar the first day of school is Thursday, September 10, 2026 and the last day is Monday, June 28, 2027.
Is school closed for snow days?: NYC Public Schools says that on days when school buildings are closed for inclement weather or other emergencies, schools may be in session remotely; the calendar does not list such days. Snow and emergency closures are not on this page; see the official announcements link below.