Tacoma Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Tacoma Public Schools 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 Tacoma Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 28, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 School Year Student 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: Grades 1-12 start Sept 9 (no late start that day); Kindergarten and Transition to Kindergarten start Sept 14. Every Wednesday is a one-hour late start (except Sept 9). Oct 20 early release is for elementary conferences, grades K-5 only. Oct 22-23 and Mar 11-12 are conference early release days. June 23 is the last day and is early release. Snow make-up days (Feb 12, May 28, June 24-25) are no school unless needed; June 24-25 fall after the scheduled last day. The document does not say the calendar is board-approved. Labor Day (Sept 7) is not shown on the document.

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
Tacoma Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Bethel School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Kent School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Renton School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Tahoma School District	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
Seattle Public Schools	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
Issaquah School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Tacoma Public Schools winter break start and end?

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

When do Tacoma Public Schools 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 Tacoma 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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Tacoma Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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