Lincoln Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Spring break 2027 for Lincoln Public Schools falls on Mar 8-12, 2027, and winter break runs December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027. The school year opens August 13, 2026 and closes May 20, 2027, with 174 days of instruction.

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First dayThu, Aug 13, 2026

Last dayThu, May 20, 2027

Spring breakMar 8-12, 2027back Mon, Mar 15, 2027

Winter breakDec 23 to Jan 1back Tue, Jan 5, 2027

All 2026-2027 dates

174 student days by our count · Weekends are not listed. Past dates are dimmed.

Lincoln Public Schools 2026-2027 Student Calendar dates
Date	Event
Thu, Aug 13, 2026	First day of school
Mon, Sep 7, 2026	Labor Day
Tue, Sep 8, 2026	Teacher workday, no school for students
Thu, Oct 15 to Mon, Oct 19, 2026	LPS Quarter Break · 3 school days off
Wed, Nov 25 to Fri, Nov 27, 2026	Schools not in session · 3 school days off
Mon, Nov 30, 2026	Teacher workday, no school for students
Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027	LPS Semester Break · 8 school days off
Mon, Jan 4, 2027	Teacher workday, no school for students
Mon, Jan 18, 2027	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027	Teacher workday, no school for students
Mon, Mar 8 to Fri, Mar 12, 2027	LPS Quarter Break · 5 school days off
Mon, Apr 5, 2027	Teacher workday, no school for students
Fri, Apr 30, 2027	Schools not in session
Tue, May 18 to Sun, May 23, 2027	Graduation ceremonies
Thu, May 20, 2027	Last day of school

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Verified against Lincoln Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: Lincoln Public Schools Student Calendar 2026-2027 (Approved 3/25) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Marked "APPROVED 3/25" on the calendar. Students in kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade start Wednesday, August 12; all K-12 students are in session from Thursday, August 13 (used here as the first day); PreKindergarten starts August 18. LPS calls both its October 15-19 and March 8-12 breaks "LPS Quarter Break" (its 2026-27 date list; shown here as fall and spring break); October 19 is a professional learning/planning day inside the October break (the district's online event calendar lists the quarter break as October 15-16 and October 19 as a planning day, with the same days off). Professional learning/planning days are no-school days for students: September 8, November 30, January 4, February 15 (the Presidents' Day Monday) and April 5. Winter break is the "LPS Semester Break" starting December 23; January 4 is a planning day and classes resume January 5. April 30 is also a no-school day. Graduations: May 18 (Yankee Hill), May 19 (Independence Academy), May 20 (Bryan Community) and May 21-23 for the comprehensive high schools at Pinnacle Bank Arena. No make-up days are designated: lost time may be made up with added minutes or days or by turning non-student days into student days. The calendar states no number of student days. The lps.org calendar page shows a bot check from this network; its link to this printable student calendar and its 2026-27 date list (which matches the PDF) were read via Web Archive capture of 2026-08-13, and the file itself was downloaded directly from the district's Google Drive link. The district's online event calendar (read from the website's content service) lists the same no-school days, last day and graduations, and the middle school X/Y rotation calendar marks 175 school days from August 12, consistent with this calendar. A 2027-28 student calendar is also posted but marked "Version 2.3, subject to revision" with no approval, so it is not included.

Break details

Nearby districts

District	First day	Spring break	Last day
Lincoln Public Schools	Aug 13	Mar 8-12	May 20
Omaha Public Schools	Aug 20	Mar 15-19	May 26

Frequently asked questions

When is spring break 2027 for Lincoln Public Schools?

Spring break is Mon, Mar 8 to Fri, Mar 12, 2027. The last day of school before it is Friday, March 5, 2027, and students return Monday, March 15, 2027.

When does the 2026-2027 school year start and end for Lincoln Public Schools?

The first day of school is Thursday, August 13, 2026 and the last day is Thursday, May 20, 2027.

Is there school on Presidents’ Day in Lincoln Public Schools?

No. Monday, February 15, 2027 is a day off for students (Teacher workday, no school for students).

What does LPS stand for?

LPS is short for Lincoln Public Schools, the school district based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

When is winter break 2026 for Lincoln Public Schools?

Winter break runs Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027. Counting weekends and the adjacent days without school, students are off 13 days in a row and go back Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

Where do these Lincoln Public Schools dates come from?

Source: the district's “Lincoln Public Schools Student Calendar 2026-2027 (Approved 3/25)”, checked on September 26, 2026. We link the document on this page; if the district changes it, we update the dates and the “verified” date.

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About the district: Lincoln Public Schools is based in Lincoln, Nebraska (Lancaster County), with about 42,301 students in 78 schools (NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25). District website: www.lps.org. See all Nebraska school calendars.