Bethel School District Winter Break 2026

Bethel School District students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027: 16 days in a row, 10 of them school days. School resumes Mon, Jan 4, 2027.

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

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row16Dec 19 to Jan 3

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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.

Verified against Bethel School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: Student Calendar 2026-2027 (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: Calendar is dated June 10, 2026; it does not say it is board-approved, so status is unknown. Student calendar = 178 student days plus 2 waiver days for teachers. Teacher/no-student days are Waiver Day #1 (Oct 16), Waiver Day #2 (Feb 16) and State PL Day #3 (Mar 26). Mar 12 and May 28 are snow make-up days, with no school unless needed. Juneteenth (observed) is June 18, after the last day of school. Early dismissals vary by grade. Oct 19 is K-5. Oct 26-30 is conference week for K-5, and Oct 28-30 is secondary conference week for grades 6-12. Nov 24 is grades 6-12. Jan 22 is K-5. Mar 10 is K-12. Mar 29-Apr 2 is K-5 conference week, and Mar 31-Apr 2 is grades 6-12 conference week. Jun 4 and Jun 15 (last day) are K-12. Many Mondays and some other days are 1-hour late arrival; Jan 4 is a 2-hour late arrival. Elk Plain School of Choice follows the elementary schedule. The PDF text layer is misaligned with the grid, so dates were read from the grid and side lists together.

Winter break in nearby districts

18 of the other 18 Washington districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Bethel School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Tacoma Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
North Thurston Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Kent School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Tahoma School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Renton School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Seattle Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Issaquah School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Bellevue School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Bethel School District winter break start and end?

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

When do Bethel School District students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Bethel School District 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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Bethel School District Winter Break 2026

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