DiMenna Children's History Museum - 12:00 PM Pick
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
Macy’s Herald Square - various times
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
DreamWorks Water Park - various times
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
Macy’s Herald Square - various times
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
DreamWorks Water Park - various times
Children's Museum of Manhattan - various times
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
Brooklyn Public Library - 10:30 AM
Macy’s Herald Square - various times
TopView Sightseeing Bus Stop - various times
DreamWorks Water Park - various times
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
The New York Historical - 3:30 PM
Hunter's Point Park South - 8:00 PM Pick
Sloomoo Institute - 10:00 AM
Macy’s Herald Square - various times
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers - various times
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine - 9:00 AM Pick
The Skyscraper Museum - 10:30 AM Pick
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Here's the NYC Public School Calendar for 2025-2026
If you've got a child in public school, you live by the public school calendar. Many local NYC preschools follow the public school schedule, too. The New York City Department of Education's calendar for the 2025-2026 school year is below, and you'll want to bookmark it now for reference—and to help with planning family vacations and school break camp coverage.
Once again, there will be no snow days. Plan on logging your NYC kiddos on for a day of remote learning whenever buildings are closed for snow or other emergencies.
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More NYC Public School Calendars
2024-2025
When Is the First Day of School in 2025-2026?
New York City public school kids head back to school on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
When Is Winter Break?
The December winter break runs from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Thursday, January 1, 2026, setting up a one-day school week to open up the new year. You'll recall that in 2024-2025, there was a similar situation with a school day planned for Monday, December 23, 2024, and a local schoolkid successfully petitioned the DOE to cancel the day's classes.
When Is Spring Break?
The NYC public school spring break is scheduled for Thursday, April 2 through Friday, April 10, 2026. With the addition of the second weekend, parents will have 11 days of fun to fill during spring break 2026.
When Is the Last Day of School?
The last day of school for NYC public school students in 2026 is Friday, June 26, 2026.
Read on for all the other dates you can count on your kiddos being out of school during the 2025-2026 school year.
2025-2026 NYC Public School Calendar
Thursday, September 4: First day of school for all students
Tuesday, September 23-Wednesday, September 24: Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
Thursday, October 2: Yom Kippur, schools closed
Monday, October 13: Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples Day, schools closed
Monday, October 20: Diwali, schools closed
Tuesday, November 4: Election Day, students do not attend school
Tuesday, November 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28: Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
Wednesday, December 24-Thursday, January 1: Winter Recess, schools closed
Monday, January 19: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
Monday, February 16-Friday, February 20: Midwinter Recess, schools closed
Friday, March 20: Eid al-Fitr, schools closed
Thursday, April 2-Friday, April 10: Spring Recess, schools closed
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day, schools closed
Wednesday, May 27: Eid al-Adha, schools closed
Thursday, June 4: Anniversary Day/Chancellor's Day, students do not attend
Friday, June 5: Clerical Day for elementary, middle, K-12 schools and D75 programs, students in these programs do not attend
Friday, June 19: Juneteenth, schools closed
Friday, June 26: Last day of school for all students.
For the full calendar, including all parent-teacher conference days, please see the DOE's full calendar.
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