Back To School: Norwalk 2026-27 School Calendar

NORWALK, CT — Summer is starting to wind down as the first day of school in Norwalk is quickly approaching.

Students will return to the classroom in Norwalk on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. View the full calendar for school closures, early dismissals and other event dates.

Here is a list of dates to know for this school year, according to the 2026-2027 district calendar:

Norwalk Public Schools

• Aug. 26: First day of school
• Sept. 7: Labor Day; no school
• Sept. 21: Yom Kippur; no school
• Oct. 12: Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day; no school
• Oct. 13: Professional development for staff
• Nov. 3: Professional development for staff; Election Day
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day; no school
• Nov. 17-18: K-5 conferences; two-hour early dismissal
• Nov. 19: K-5 conferences; two-hour early dismissal
• Nov. 25: Two-hour early dismissal
• Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving recess; no school
• Dec. 7: Two-hour early dismissal; professional development for staff
• Dec. 23: Two-hour early dismissal
• Dec. 24-Jan. 1: Winter recess; no school
• Jan. 15: Professional development for staff; no school
• Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day; no school
• Jan. 25: Two-hour early dismissal; professional development for staff
• Feb. 15-19: Presidents Day recess; no school
• March 10: Eid al-Fitr; no school
• March 16-18: K-5 conferences; two-hour early dismissal
• March 26: Good Friday; no school
• March 29: Two-hour early dismissal; professional development for staff
• April 12-16: Spring recess; no school
• April 26: Two-hour early dismissal; professional development for staff
• May 10: Two-hour early dismissal; professional development for staff
• May 31: Memorial Day; no school
• June 16: Two-hour early dismissal
• June 17: Tentative last day of school; two-hour early dismissal
• June 18: Juneteenth

If schools are closed due to weather, additional days may be added to the end of the school year.