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Download Norfolk Public Schools's 2026–2027 academic calendar PDF — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
For the 2026–2027 school year, the district serves 27,000 students across 50 schools in Virginia. Classes begin August 24, 2026 and end June 4, 2027, with 180 instructional days planned. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Norfolk Public Schools before scheduling around them.
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Norfolk Public Schools Calendar 2026–2027 — important dates and answers.
The first day of school for the 2026-2027 school year is August 24, 2026[cite: 84].
Spring break takes place from March 29, 2027, through April 2, 2027[cite: 121, 183].
Winter Break (including Christmas and New Year's) runs from December 21, 2026, through January 1, 2027[cite: 4, 291].
Norfolk Public Schools will be closed for Thanksgiving Holiday from November 25, 2026, to November 27, 2026[cite: 275, 284].
The last day of school is June 4, 2027, which is also an Early Release day[cite: 304, 316].
Parent-Teacher Conference Day is scheduled for October 5, 2026[cite: 176, 190].
Schools are closed for the following holidays: Labor Day: September 7, 2026 [cite: 129] Veterans Day: November 11, 2026 [cite: 253, 266] MLK Day: January 18, 2027 [cite: 19, 20] President's Day: February 15, 2027 [cite: 67] Memorial Day: May 31, 2027 [cite: 251, 259] Juneteenth: June 17, 2027 [cite: 339]
The first semester/quarter ends on October 27, 2026 [cite: 204], and the second semester/quarter ends on January 21, 2027[cite: 29, 41].
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