New York spring break 2027 is not one week, and no single date covers the state. The windows run from March 22 to April 30. The largest group is March 26–April 2 with 28 calendars, followed by March 22–26 with 27, April 19–23 with 26 and April 22–30 with 21. New York City closes April 22–30, Albany March 26–April 2, Buffalo March 30–April 2 and Syracuse April 12–16.

New York spring break 2027 splits into three windows

Spring break here is a district decision. The 164 calendars listed here fall into three blocks: late March, mid-April and late April. Ninety-four calendars start before April 1, 18 use April 5 through April 16, and 52 begin on April 19 or later. The five largest windows account for 117 of the 164 calendars, and the three blocks do not overlap.

Most frequently listed spring break weeks in New York
Spring break windowSchool calendars
Mar 26–Apr 2, 202728
Mar 22–26, 202727
Apr 19–23, 202726
Apr 22–30, 202721
Mar 25–29, 202715

A district can have more than one calendar. Each schedule is counted separately in this comparison.

Upstate New York closes in late March

Thirteen Finger Lakes districts near Rochester use March 22–26: Brighton Central School District, Fairport Central School District, Gates Chili Central School District, Greece Central School District, Pittsford Central School District, Rush-Henrietta Central School District, Webster Central School District and West Irondequoit Central School District among them. Fourteen Mid-Hudson districts use the same week, including Yonkers Public Schools, White Plains City School District, City School District of New Rochelle, Ossining Union Free School District, Peekskill City School District, Kingston City School District and Beacon City School District.

Twenty-seven districts run March 26–April 2, the largest calendar group. It covers City School District of Albany and Bethlehem Central School District in the Capital District; Amherst Central School District, Clarence Central School District, Frontier Central School District, Hamburg Central School District, Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, Lancaster Central School District, Orchard Park Central School District, Sweet Home Central School District, West Seneca Central School District and Williamsville Central School District in Western New York; Binghamton City School District, Union-Endicott Central School District and Vestal Central School District in the Southern Tier; and Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Middletown City School District and Pine Bush Central School District in the Mid-Hudson. Schenectady City School District, Troy City School District, Niskayuna Central School District, North Colonie Central School District, South Colonie Central School District, Saratoga Springs City School District and Guilderland Central School District start one weekday later, March 29, and end April 2 as well. Buffalo Public Schools starts Tuesday, March 30 and also ends April 2.

Districts that end on April 2 — March 26, March 29 and March 30 start dates alike — resume Monday, April 5. The March 22–26 group in Rochester and Westchester returns a week earlier, on March 29. Hilton Central School District and Penfield Central School District list only March 22–25, a four-day week. A travel week anchored to April 2 fits Albany, Buffalo and the Hudson Valley; it lands inside the school year in Rochester and Westchester.

New York City and Long Island close at the end of April

NYC Public Schools (DOE) closes April 22–30, and 20 Long Island districts share that window: Baldwin Union Free School District, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Bethpage Union Free School District, East Meadow Union Free School District, Farmingdale Union Free School District, Garden City Union Free School District, Herricks Union Free School District, Levittown Union Free School District, Long Beach City School District, Manhasset Union Free School District, Oceanside School District, Port Washington Union Free School District, Sewanhaka Central High School District, Syosset Central School District, Uniondale Union Free School District, Valley Stream Central High School District and Wantagh Union Free School District among them.

Suffolk County splits. Fifteen districts show March 25–29, including Commack Union Free School District, Copiague Union Free School District, Deer Park Union Free School District, Huntington Union Free School District, Islip Union Free School District, Lindenhurst Union Free School District, Massapequa Union Free School District, Sachem Central School District, Smithtown Central School District and South Huntington Union Free School District. A second group — Brentwood Union Free School District, Half Hollow Hills Central School District, Longwood Central School District, Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, Riverhead Central School District, Three Village Central School District, West Islip Union Free School District and William Floyd School District of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley — shows April 19–23. Chappaqua Central School District, Clarkstown Central School District, North Rockland Central School District, Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, Scarsdale Union Free School District and Suffern Central School District in the Mid-Hudson use April 19–23 as well, along with Utica City School District and Rome City School District in the Mohawk Valley.

Three Long Island districts show later windows still: Great Neck Public Schools April 21–30, Hicksville Union Free School District April 23–30 and Hempstead Union Free School District April 26–30. Hempstead has the latest start in the state.

Most Long Island districts close for two recess weeks

Thirty-six Long Island districts publish two separate spring recesses — an Easter recess in late March and a Passover or spring recess in April. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Levittown Union Free School District list March 25–29 and April 22–30. Herricks Union Free School District, Syosset Central School District and Garden City Union Free School District list March 25–26 and April 22–30. Half Hollow Hills Central School District, Bay Shore Union Free School District, Connetquot Central School District, Northport-East Northport Union Free School District and West Islip Union Free School District list late March and April 19–23. In the Mid-Hudson, Bedford Central School District, Lakeland Central School District, Peekskill City School District and Yorktown Central School District also close twice.

The directory below lists the longer of the two windows for each district, so a household planning around the April week on a district page does not see that the March week also exists. For shared custody or two districts in one household, the second recess is the one that gets missed: a camp or childcare week booked for the March dates leaves the April week uncovered, and the two weeks can fall four weeks apart.

Central New York runs a mid-April week

Syracuse-area districts close April 12–16, a week the New York City, Long Island and Westchester calendars do not use: Syracuse City School District, Liverpool Central School District, North Syracuse Central School District, East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, Oswego City School District and Auburn Enlarged City School District. Watertown City School District and Potsdam Central School District in the North Country close the same week. The Southern Tier runs an even earlier week, April 5–9: Ithaca City School District, Elmira City School District, Corning-Painted Post Area School District and Horseheads Central School District.

Spring break is the last multi-day break before June, when the Regents exam period and graduation take over the calendar, so these windows are the final full travel weeks of the school year. Rochester City School District and Plattsburgh City School District are among eight districts that do not list a 2027 spring-break window in this list; their calendars stay on their district pages.

Late March holds the largest share of New York districts, New York City and Nassau County close the latest at April 22–30, and Central New York sits in between at April 12–16. Two things pull a household off its own district date: a second recess week, and a sibling or program calendar on a different schedule.

Find your district’s spring break

All dates below refer to the 2026–2027 school year. Click a district name for its full calendar. Separate calendars for grades or programs are listed under the same district name.

163 districts with a spring break window.

Starting Mar 22–28 — 78 districts
Starting Mar 29–Apr 4 — 15 districts

Buffalo Public Schools

Student calendar: Mar 30–Apr 2, 2027.

Spring recess starts Tuesday, March 30 and ends Friday, April 2.

Starting Apr 5–11 — 4 districts
Starting Apr 12–18 — 14 districts
Starting Apr 19–25 — 51 districts

Great Neck Public Schools

Student calendar: Apr 21–30, 2027.

Two recess weeks are published: March 25–29 and April 21–30. The longer April window is shown here.

Starting Apr 26–May 2 — 1 district

A 2027 spring break is not given here for Baldwinsville Central School District, Ballston Spa Central School District, Mamaroneck Union Free School District, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Plattsburgh City School District, Rochester City School District, Roslyn Union Free School District, West Babylon Union Free School District. Their other calendar dates are available on the linked district pages.

Questions families ask

Is spring break the same week across New York in 2027?

No. The largest single window is March 26–April 2 with 28 calendars, then March 22–26 with 27 and April 22–30 with 21. New York City closes April 22–30 while Albany closes March 26–April 2, four weeks apart.

Which New York district has the latest 2027 spring break?

Hempstead starts latest, April 26, and ends April 30. Great Neck (April 21–30), Hicksville (April 23–30), New York City and 19 Long Island districts end on April 30 as well.

Do many New York districts have two separate spring recess weeks in 2027?

Yes, and it is the norm on Long Island. Thirty-six Long Island districts publish both an Easter recess in late March and a Passover or spring recess in April. Bellmore-Merrick and Levittown list March 25–29 and April 22–30; Herricks, Syosset and Garden City list March 25–26 and April 22–30; Half Hollow Hills, Bay Shore, Connetquot, Northport-East Northport and West Islip list late March and April 19–23.

Sources

The dates in this guide come from the 2026–2027 calendars on our district pages. The links below open those calendars.