Baltimore County School Calendar For 2026-2027: Key Dates To Know

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — The back-to-school season is officially underway across the region, with students, parents and guardians all making mental shifts to what the new school year has to offer.

Under the Baltimore County Public School system, the first day of instruction is Monday, Aug. 31.

Patch has compiled a list of important dates to keep in mind for the 2026-2027 academic year, including early dismissals and the winter and spring breaks.

Important Dates For BCPS Students

• Thursday, Aug. 27
  Orientation for sixth and ninth graders
• Monday, Aug. 31
  Opening day for students
• Wednesday, Sept. 2
  First full day of kindergarten, transportation begins
• Monday, Sept. 7
  School and offices closed for Labor Day
• Monday, Sept. 21
  Schools closed for Yom Kippur
• Friday, Oct. 16
  Schools closed for students
• Friday, Oct. 30
  End of first marking period, schools close three house early
• Tuesday, Nov. 3
  Election Day, schools and offices closed
• Thursday, Nov. 12
  Report cards distributed
• Monday, Nov. 16
  No pre-kindergarten sessions, elementary schools closed
• Tuesday, Nov. 17
  No pre-kindergarten sessions
• Wednesday, Nov. 25
  Schools and offices close three hours early
• Thursday, Nov. 26 - Friday, Nov. 27
  Thanksgiving, schools and offices closed
• Thursday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 1
  Winter Break and New Year's Day, no school
• Friday, Jan. 15
  End of second marking period, schools close three hours early
• Monday, Jan. 18
  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools and offices closed
• Tuesday, Jan. 19
  No school for students, teacher workday
• Thursday, Jan. 28
  Report cards distributed
• Wednesday, Feb. 10
  Three-hour early dismissal
• Monday, Feb. 15
  Presidents Day, schools and offices closed
• Wednesday, March 10
  Schools closed for Eid al-Fitr
• Monday, March 22 - Monday, March 29
  Spring break, schools closed
• Friday, April 2
  Third marking period ends, schools close three hours early
• Thursday, April 15
  Report cards distributed
• Friday, April 16
  No pre-kindergarten or kindergarten sessions
• Monday, April 19
  No pre-kindergarten sessions
• Monday, May 17
  Schools closed for Eid al-Adha
• Friday, May 21
  Last day for graduating seniors
• Monday, May 24 - Saturday, May 29
  Commencement exercises
• Monday, May 31
  Schools and offices closed for Memorial Day
• Tuesday, June 1 - Saturday, June 5
  Commencement exercises
• Tuesday, June 15
  Last day of pre-kindergarten sessions
  Make-up day in event of inclement weather, if needed
• Wednesday, June 16
  Schools close three hours early
  Make-up day in event of inclement weather, if needed
• Thursday, June 17
  Last day of classes, schools close three hours early
  Make-up day in event of inclement weather, if needed
• Friday, June 18
  Juneteenth observed, schools and offices closed
• Monday, July 5
  Independence Day observed, schools and offices closed
• Tuesday, July 6
  Summer school begins
• Friday, July 30
  Summer school ends