Berkeley Unified School District school closure days 2026-27
Every published day without school this year, with a button to put it straight into your calendar and a way to find drop-in childcare for it.
Checked against the district's own published calendar. View the source.
23 weekdays you will probably need to cover
Staff development days, conference days and break weeks fall on ordinary working days. These are the ones worth booking care for as soon as you know about them.
| When | What | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026 | Staff development dayDistrict staff professional development day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | Conference daySecondary break and elementary conference day, no school | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Nov 23 to 27, 20265 weekdays | BreakFall recess (Thanksgiving) | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Dec 21 to Jan 1, 202710 weekdays | BreakWinter recess | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Mar 15, 2027 | Staff development dayNon-duty, non-school day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mar 29 to Apr 2, 20275 weekdays | BreakSpring recess | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
The full 2026-27 calendar
Official TK-12 calendar, corroborated against the district's live calendar page. Days already past are dimmed. Use the buttons to add a single day to Google Calendar, or download the whole year as an .ics file for Apple Calendar or Outlook.
| When | What | Add it |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 7, 2026 | HolidayLabor Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026 | Staff development dayDistrict staff professional development day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Oct 12, 2026 | HolidayIndigenous Peoples' Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Oct 26 to 29, 20264 weekdays | Minimum dayElementary parent-teacher conference days, shortened | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Fri, Oct 30, 2026 | Conference daySecondary break and elementary conference day, no school | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | HolidayVeterans Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Nov 23 to 27, 20265 weekdays | BreakFall recess (Thanksgiving) | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Dec 21 to Jan 1, 202710 weekdays | BreakWinter recess | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | HolidayMartin Luther King Jr. Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Fri, Feb 12, 2027 | HolidayLincoln's Birthday | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2027 | HolidayPresidents Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, Mar 15, 2027 | Staff development dayNon-duty, non-school day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mar 29 to Apr 2, 20275 weekdays | BreakSpring recess | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Fri, May 21, 2027 | HolidayMalcolm X's Birthday | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
| Mon, May 31, 2027 | HolidayMemorial Day | Add to Google Calendar Find care |
Licensed care, on the days school is shut
Family child care homes and small centers keep their own calendars, so they are usually open on exactly the days the district is not. Fill in your child's enrollment record once and you can request a seat for a specific date.
Ask for a specific day
Name the date and your child's age, and the app shows what is open.
Berkeley Unified closure days, answered
When is Berkeley Unified closed in 2026-27?
Berkeley Unified School District has 31 weekdays with no school at all in 2026-27, counting holidays, breaks and staff development days. 23 of those are the kind that usually need childcare: staff development days, conference days and break weeks, when most workplaces are open. The full list is on this page, and you can add any of them to your calendar.
When does school start and end at Berkeley Unified?
The 2026-27 school year runs from Wed, Aug 12, 2026 to Thu, Jun 3, 2027.
What is a staff development day?
A day teachers work and students stay home, set aside for training and planning. California districts schedule several a year. They fall on normal working days, which is why they are the hardest closures for working parents to cover.
Where can I find childcare on these days?
Licensed family child care homes and small centers near you often have space on exactly these days, because they follow their own calendar rather than the school district's. EnrollPass lets you fill in your child's enrollment record once and then request a seat for a specific date. Booking a closure day early gives you the most choice.