Allentown starts on Monday, Aug 24, with an orientation morning on Thu, Aug 20 for grades K, 6 and 9. The last day is Thursday, Jun 10, and Jun 9 and 10 are early dismissals. Students are off Fri Sept 4 and Mon Sept 7 for Labor Day weekend, and on Nov 3, Nov 25, Jan 25, Mar 15 and May 18 for staff days or conferences (the district calls some of them Act 80 days). Nov 23-24 and Mar 23-24 are half days for parent conferences. Thanksgiving break is longer than most, since Thu Nov 26, Fri Nov 27 and Mon Nov 30 are all closed, so kids go back Tue Dec 1. Spring break runs Thu Mar 25 to Tue Mar 30, around Easter, and students return Wed Mar 31. Feb 12 and Feb 15 are both closed for Presidents’ Day. If the district has to make up snow days, it says it will use Feb 12, Mar 25 and Mar 30, so those are listed as days off now but could turn into school days.

The break is longer than it looks. Wednesday, November 25 is a conference day with no school, Thursday and Friday are Thanksgiving, and Monday, November 30 is closed too, so students don’t go back until Tuesday, December 1. Heads up on the week before: Monday and Tuesday, November 23-24, are half days for parent-teacher conferences, so kids are out of the building by lunch. If you’re staying around, Bethlehem, about 15 minutes away, usually opens its Christkindlmarkt in mid-November, and it’s a pretty way to start the season. Check dates before you go.

Winter break runs Monday, December 21 through Thursday, December 31, and New Year’s Day is Friday, January 1. Students go back Monday, January 4. That’s 15 days off in a row with the weekends, so it’s long enough for a real trip. If you stay home, Camelback in the Poconos has skiing and an indoor water park, about an hour’s drive from Allentown. The Lehigh Valley gets real snow, so keep an eye on the weather. The district lists February 12, March 25 and March 30 as its possible make-up days.

Spring break is Thursday, March 25 through Tuesday, March 30, and students go back Wednesday, March 31. The week leading up is choppy. Monday, March 15 is a staff day with no school, and March 23-24 are half days for conferences, so check before planning anything midday. If you stay in town, the Lehigh Valley Zoo and the Da Vinci Science Center are good picks, and it’s a nice time for the trails at Trexler Nature Preserve, which has bison. Spring weather swings fast, so pack layers.

Allentown doesn’t have a fall break. The closest thing is Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day), which makes a three-day weekend. It’s a good time for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, where hawk migration peaks in the fall, and Trexler Nature Preserve and Jacobsburg are good for a walk when the leaves turn. The first rating period ends Wednesday, October 28. Dorney Park usually runs Halloween events in the fall, but check dates and ticket rules.

The last day of school is Thursday, June 10, 2027, and it’s an early dismissal, like June 9. Teachers have Friday, June 11. If the district uses snow make-up days, they’re in February and March, so summer plans should be safe. That’s early compared with many Pennsylvania districts, so camps can start in mid-June. Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom are right in Allentown, and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs play baseball in the summer. Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18) are both district holidays. Day camps at the Da Vinci Science Center, the zoo and the YMCA fill up early, so sign up soon.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 18, 2027, and schools are closed. Monday, January 25 is a staff day with no students, so there are two Mondays off in January. If you want something to do with older kids, the African American Museum in Philadelphia is about an hour and a half away, and many Lehigh Valley groups run service projects that day, so check community calendars. Confirm hours before you go.