2026–27 Academic Calendar
Please note that this calendar is tentative and subject to change. It will be updated as needed.
FALL TERM
- August 23–September 5: Varsity Preseason/Orientation Weeks
- September 7: Convocation/Fall term classes begin
- September 11–13: On-Campus Weekend**
- October 3–6: Family Day and Long Weekend
- October 7: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
- November 7: Peddie-Blair Day (Home)
- November 13–15: On-Campus Weekend**
- November 20: Thanksgiving break begins after last commitment
- November 20: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
- November 21–November 29: Thanksgiving break
WINTER TERM
- November 30: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
- December 1: Winter term classes begin
- December 4–6: On-Campus Weekend**
- December 17: Vespers
- December 18: Winter break begins after last commitment
- December 18: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
- December 19–January 3: Winter break
- January 3: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
- January 4: Classes resume
- January 18: No classes, All Community Event (MLK Observance)
- January 30: Long weekend begins after last commitment; Dorms close and boarders depart by 7 p.m.
- January 30–February 2: Long Weekend
- February 2: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
- February 3: Classes resume
- February 19–21: On-Campus Weekend**
- March 5: Spring break begins after last commitment
- March 6: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
- March 6–21: Spring break
SPRING TERM
- March 21: Dorms re-open at 7 a.m./Boarders return by 8 p.m.
- March 22: Spring term classes begin
- April 19: No classes
- May 7–9: On-Campus Weekend**
- May 28–30: On-Campus Weekend**
- May 29: Baccalaureate – Graduates and guests only
- May 30: Commencement – all underclassmen are required to attend
- May 31–June 4: Classes for underclassmen meet throughout the week
- June 4: Last day of spring term
- June 5: Dorms close and all students depart by noon
**Boarding students are required to stay on campus Saturday night.
Our Blue and Gold Schedules provide balance for our students and allow for no-class Saturdays roughly every other week. The following are the no-class Saturdays for the 2026–27 school year:
Fall: Sept. 12, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 7
Winter: Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Feb. 20
Spring: April 3, April 17, May 1, May 15