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2025-26 School Calendar In Lake Forest, Lake Bluff: Key Days To Know
Parents in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff school districts are preparing for the first day of school later this month.
LAKE FOREST, IL — Back-to-school planning is already underway in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, with calendars now available to help parents prepare for the first day of classes in each of its seven public school districts.
School starts the week on Aug. 27 for students at Lake Forest High School, as well as both of its feeder districts.
Some schools still call Oct. 13 Columbus Day, while others call it Indigenous People's Day — in line with the state law that swapped them in 2021.
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In addition to annual federal holidays, here are some of the important dates to get on the calendar ahead of the start of the 2025-26 school year in school districts in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff:
Lake Bluff School District 65
- First Day: Aug. 27, 2025
- Parent Teacher Conference: Oct. 8 through Oct. 9, 2025
- Non-attendance Day: Oct. 10, 2025
- Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 13, 2025
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 through Nov. 28, 2025
- Winter Break: Dec. 25, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026
- Institute Day: Jan 5, 2026
- Parent Teacher Conference: Feb. 11 through Feb. 12, 2026
- Non-attendance Day: Feb. 13, 2026
- Spring Break: March 23 to March 27, 2026
- Institute Day: May 1, 2026
- Last Day: June 5, 2026
- Full schedule DOC »
Lake Forest School District 67
- First Day: Aug. 27, 2025
- Columbus Day: Oct. 13, 2025
- Parent Teacher Conference: Oct. 23 through Oct. 24, 2025
- Institute Day: Nov. 7, 2025
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 through Nov. 28, 2025
- Winter Break: Dec. 22, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026
- Institute Day: Feb. 13, 2026
- Parent Teacher Conferences: March 5, 2026
- Spring Break: March 23 to March 30, 2026
- Institute Day: April 3, 2026
- No School/Snow Day Makeup: April 24, 2026
- Last Day: June 5, 2026
- Full schedule PDF »
Lake Forest High School
- First Day: Aug. 27, 2025
- Columbus Day: Oct. 13, 2025
- Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 24, 2025
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 through Nov. 28, 2025
- Winter Break: Dec. 22, 2025 through Jan. 2, 2026
- Exam Days: Jan. 12 through Jan. 15, 2026
- No School: Jan 16, 2026
- Institute Day: Feb. 13, 2026
- Spring Break: March 23 to March 27, 2026
- No School: April. 3, 2026
- Last Day: May 28, 2026
- Full schedule PDF »
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