Mesa Public Schools Fall Break 2026

Mesa Public Schools students are off from Saturday, October 3, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026: 10 days in a row, 5 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Oct 12 after it). School resumes Tue, Oct 13, 2026.

fall breakOct 5-9, 20265 school days

Last day beforeFri, Oct 2, 2026

School resumesTue, Oct 13, 2026

Days off in a row10Oct 3 to Oct 12

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Planning notes

Students also have no school on Mon, Oct 12, 2026, which makes the time off 10 days long.
Friday, October 2, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Mesa Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: Mesa Public Schools 2026-27 School Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: The district's 2026-27 School Calendar is a Google Sheet linked from its calendars page; the source URL is that sheet's PDF export. Most Wednesdays are 2-hour early release days, as are the ends of grading periods (Oct. 2, Dec. 17, Mar. 5) and the last day (May 27, listed as 'Last Day of school/Graduation'). Schools are closed Nov. 25 (limited district services) before the Nov. 26-27 Thanksgiving Break. Oct. 12 and Jan. 4 are professional learning days with no students. Elementary parent-teacher conferences (Oct. 15-16, Jan. 7-8) are early release days for elementary schools; high schools have semester exam early release Dec. 16-17 and May 26-27. The calendar's semester table counts 85 + 95 = 180 student days, matching these dates (its quarter table shows one day fewer in both November and December). The 2027-28 calendar linked under Future Year Calendars has no dates in its key-dates list and is not included.

Fall break in nearby districts

4 of the other 12 Arizona districts we track have fall break the same week.

District	Fall break	Back to school
Mesa Public Schools	Oct 5-9, 2026	Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Gilbert Public Schools	Oct 5-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Tempe Elementary School District No. 3	Sep 28 to Oct 9, 2026	Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Chandler Unified School District	Sep 21 to Oct 2, 2026	Tue, Oct 6, 2026
Paradise Valley Unified School District	Oct 12-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Washington Elementary School District	Oct 12-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Peoria Unified School District	October 13, 2026	Wed, Oct 14, 2026
Tolleson Union High School District	Oct 5-9, 2026	Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Maricopa Unified School District	Sep 28 to Oct 9, 2026	Tue, Oct 13, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does Mesa Public Schools fall break start and end?

Fall break starts Monday, October 5, 2026 and ends Friday, October 9, 2026.

When do Mesa Public Schools students go back to school after fall break?

Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

How many days off is fall break?

five school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 10 days in a row (Sat, Oct 3 to Mon, Oct 12, 2026).

Is the last day before fall break an early release day?

Yes. Friday, October 2, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Mesa Public Schools fall break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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