Denver Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Denver Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Denver Public Schools

The 2026-2027 Denver Public Schools calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same week as neighboring Jeffco Public Schools. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Tue, Jan 5, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.

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

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

Note: The calendar states 174.5 student contact days because the last day (June 4) is a half day (first half early release, second half planning day); it is counted here as a full day, so 175 are computed. First day of school is August 24 for K-12 and August 25 for ECE. Planning and professional learning days (Sep 28, Oct 30, Jan 4, Feb 26, Apr 30) and the October 12 conference day are no-school days for students. The calendar shows the vacation weeks by color without naming them; March 31, inside the spring vacation week, is a holiday. The district's online events calendar calls November 23-27 "Fall Break (No Classes)" and December 21-January 1 "Winter Break (No Classes)", so DPS's fall break is Thanksgiving week. The district calendar page was read via Web Archive capture of 2026-09-14 (the site shows a bot check); the PDF was downloaded directly.

Winter break in nearby districts

4 of the other 4 Colorado districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Denver Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Jeffco Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Cherry Creek School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Aurora Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Douglas County School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Denver Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Denver Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Denver Public Schools winter 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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Denver Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

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