First Day of School
Thu, August 21, 2025
Official district calendar Updated June 3, 2026 Official
Check first day, last day, month-by-month dates, printable PDF, and calendar subscription links for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The school year runs from Aug 21, 2025 to Jun 11, 2026.
Thu, August 21, 2025
Mon, September 1, 2025
Tue, September 23, 2025
Thu, October 2, 2025
Tue, November 11, 2025
Nov 26-28, 2025
Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
Mon, January 19, 2026
Mon, February 16, 2026
Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026
Mon, May 25, 2026
Thu, June 11, 2026
| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | Thu, August 21, 2025 | School Opens |
| Labor Day | Mon, September 1, 2025 | No School |
| Local Holiday | Tue, September 23, 2025 | No School |
| Local Holiday | Thu, October 2, 2025 | No School |
| Veterans Day | Tue, November 11, 2025 | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | Nov 26-28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Mon, January 19, 2026 | No School |
| Presidents' Day | Mon, February 16, 2026 | No School |
| Spring Break | Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 | No School |
| Memorial Day | Mon, May 25, 2026 | No School |
| Last Day of School | Thu, June 11, 2026 | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Santa Monica-Malibu Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District begins the 2025-2026 school year on Aug 21, 2025 and finishes on Jun 11, 2026. The main recess windows are Thanksgiving Break (Nov 26-28, 2025), Winter Break (Dec 22, 2025-Jan 2, 2026), and an extended Spring Break (Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026).
Santa Monica-Malibu separates all-student pupil-free days on Aug 18-20, 2025, an elementary-only pupil-free day on Nov 4, 2025, and a secondary-only pupil-free day on Jan 5, 2026. Several local and legal holidays also sit inside the longer recess windows.
The practical planning read is that the later start leaves a longer August planning window before classes resume, the later June finish can shorten the early-summer planning window, and Thanksgiving is a shorter break window rather than a full week. Those details are the ones most likely to affect childcare coverage, travel timing, and when school-site announcements deserve another look.
CA School Calendar reviews the district's published calendar materials by hand, but the official district calendar page remains the final place to confirm late updates.
Santa Monica-Malibu lists districtwide pupil-free days on Aug 18-20, 2025, then an elementary-only pupil-free day on Nov 4, 2025 and a secondary-only pupil-free day on Jan 5, 2026.
For the 2025-2026 school year, Spring Break runs Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 and reaches the end of March.
The first day of school for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in 2025-2026 is Aug 21, 2025, so the year opens later than many August-start calendars.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District ends the 2025-2026 school year on Jun 11, 2026, giving families a later June finish than the usual May-ending pattern.
Thanksgiving Break runs from Nov 26-28, 2025, so the published break is shorter than a full Monday-through-Friday week.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District calendar PDF.
Disclaimer: This website is not affiliated with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District or the California Department of Education. While we strive for accuracy, always verify important dates with the official district website.