Spring break 2027 in Alberta
Spring break 2027 in Alberta: set by each board
CBE: Saturday, March 20 to Monday, March 29EPSB: Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2
Calendar highlights
- Verified board calendars (Calculated)
- 2 school board calendars verified so far; their breaks fall in 2 different weeks
- Consecutive days without classes at CBE (Calculated)
- 11 days, from Friday, March 19, 2027 to Monday, March 29, 2027, including adjacent weekends and other days off listed in the calendar
- Weekdays needing child care at CBE (Calculated)
- 6 weekdays to arrange care for if you work Monday to Friday and have the listed statutory holidays off. The count excludes these holidays during this period: Good Friday
- Who sets the calendar
- School boardsEducation Act, section 60: each board sets and publishes its school days
- Local name
- Spring breakprinted as spring break in the calendars
- Time zone for the countdown
- Edmonton
- Statutory holidays
- Alberta stat holidays
Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.
The verified calendars in Alberta show why a local school board matters when planning spring break 2027. Calgary Board of Education and Edmonton Public Schools publish their own schedules under the Education Act, and their spring breaks do not coincide. This page keeps those board calendars separate instead of presenting one provincial answer. Follow the board links for Calgary’s fall break and each board’s non-instructional days. General holidays have their own Alberta page, leaving the school tables here to explain the differences that affect time away from class.
| School year | Who | Dates | School days | Classes resume | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Calgary Board of Education | Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 5 school days | Monday, March 30, 2026 | |
| 2025–26 | Edmonton Public Schools | Monday, March 30 to Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 4 school days | not stated in the calendar | |
| 2026–27 | Calgary Board of Education | Saturday, March 20 to Monday, March 29, 2027 | 5 school days | Tuesday, March 30, 2027 | |
| 2026–27 | Edmonton Public Schools | Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027 | 4 school days | Monday, April 5, 2027 calculated from the calendar; no return date is stated |
Alberta does not publish one province-wide spring break: school boards set the dates (Education Act, section 60: each board sets and publishes its school days). The table shows every board calendar that has been verified; others appear when their calendars are checked.
Same year elsewhere: Nova Scotia March 8 to 12, Ontario March 15 to 19, Prince Edward Island March 19 to 25, Manitoba March 29 to April 2. Full comparison: March break 2027 across Canada.
School boards in Alberta
- Calgary Board of Education2025–26, 2026–27: non-instructional days, first and last day, breaks
- Edmonton Public Schools2025–26, 2026–27: non-instructional days, first and last day, breaks
Download school board calendars (.ics): CBE 2025–26 · CBE 2026–27 · EPSB 2025–26 · EPSB 2026–27
Christmas break by province: Christmas break 2026 in Canada.
Common questions
Can I use the Calgary break for Edmonton schools?
No. The verified dates for 2027 are as follows: Calgary Board of Education: Saturday, March 20 to Monday, March 29, 2027; Edmonton Public Schools: Tuesday, March 30 to Friday, April 2, 2027. The two verified boards have spring breaks in different weeks of the same year. Select the relevant board in the break table rather than carrying a Calgary date range over to Edmonton Public Schools, or the other way around.
Where does Calgary’s fall break fit into the schedule?
Calgary Board of Education prints a fall break as part of its own calendar. Follow the Calgary Board of Education link to see its fall break dates; it is a board calendar feature, not a break established here for every Alberta school.
Who decides the non-instructional days?
Alberta school boards set and publish their school calendars under the Education Act. Non-instructional days belong to those board schedules. The verified calendars on this page come from Calgary Board of Education and Edmonton Public Schools, each shown on its own terms.
Official sources
- Calgary Board of Education: 2025-2026 Instructional Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Calgary Board of Education: 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar (PDF, amended April 6, 2026) · read on October 25, 2026
- Edmonton Public Schools: 2025-26 School Year Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Edmonton Public Schools: 2026-27 School Year Calendar (PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
Dates come from the official sources listed above. Calculated dates are labelled; transcribed dates are checked digit by digit before publication. If dates differ, follow the current official document.
This page’s dates were last checked against official documents on October 25, 2026. How we verify dates