Back To School: Bridgeport 2025-26 School Calendar

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Back-to-school planning has already begun in Bridgeport, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Bridgeport Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year.

The first day of school for most students in Bridgeport is Thursday, Aug. 28.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. Here is the list of dates to know for this school year:

Bridgeport Public Schools:

• First Day: Aug. 28, 2025
• Labor Day: Sept. 1 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Sept. 17
• Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 23 - Schools Closed
• Yom Kippur: Oct. 2 - Schools Closed
• Italian Heritage Day: Oct. 13 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Oct. 15
• Election Day: Nov. 4 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Nov. 12
• Conferences: Nov. 19 & 20
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26, 27 & 28
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Dec. 10
• Winter Recess: Dec. 23 (Half Day), Dec. 24 through Jan. 4
• Three Kings Day: Jan. 6 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Jan. 14
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 19 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: Feb. 4
• Presidents' Day/February Recess: Feb. 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: March 11
• Eid al-Fitr: March 20 - Schools Closed
• Good Friday: April 3 - Schools Closed
• Spring Recess: April 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: April 15
• Memorial Day - May 25 - Schools Closed
• Early Dismissal/Professional Development: June 3
• Early Dismissal: June 15, 16 & 17
• Last Day Of School: June 17
• Juneteenth: June 19
• Absolute Last Day Of School: June 23

— Written by Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff