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    School holidays in Edinburgh (City of) 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    Council source retrieved 24 August 2026. A separate date for the last calendar review is not recorded.

    Edinburgh (City of) 2026/27: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 24 August 2026.

    Status tags: agreed, the source says the dates are approved; proposed, the source labels them proposed, so we withhold them; status not stated, approval is not recorded; council calendar, the authority's own calendar; Welsh Ministers' Direction, the dates Welsh Ministers set for council schools; academies may differ, academies and some other schools set their own dates.

    2026/27StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termWednesday 12 August 2026Friday 18 December 2026status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 14 September 2026Monday 14 September 2026status not stated
    October half termMonday 12 October 2026Monday 19 October 2026status not stated
    Christmas holidaysMonday 21 December 2026Tuesday 5 January 2027status not stated
    Spring termWednesday 6 January 2027Friday 2 April 2027status not stated
    February half termMonday 15 February 2027Friday 19 February 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayFriday 26 March 2027Monday 29 March 2027status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 5 April 2027Monday 19 April 2027status not stated
    Summer termTuesday 20 April 2027Tuesday 29 June 2027status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 3 May 2027Monday 3 May 2027status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 24 May 2027Monday 24 May 2027status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2026/27 (status not stated): 4 May 2027 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2026/27.

    Year at a glance: Edinburgh (City of) 2026/27

    From 12 August 2026 to 29 June 2027, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 12 August to 18 December 2026Spring term, 6 January to 2 April 2027Summer term, 20 April to 29 June 2027Local holiday, 14 September 2026Christmas holidays, 21 December 2026 to 5 January 2027Bank holiday, 26 to 29 March 2027Easter holidays, 5 to 19 April 2027Bank holiday, 3 May 2027Local holiday, 24 May 2027October half term, 12 to 19 October 2026February half term, 15 to 19 February 2027
    Text twin of the 2026/27 year at a glance for Edinburgh (City of)
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm12 August to 18 December 2026
    Local holidayHoliday14 September 2026
    October half termHalf term12 to 19 October 2026
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2026 to 5 January 2027
    Spring termTerm6 January to 2 April 2027
    February half termHalf term15 to 19 February 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday26 to 29 March 2027
    Easter holidaysHoliday5 to 19 April 2027
    Summer termTerm20 April to 29 June 2027
    Bank holidayHoliday3 May 2027
    Local holidayHoliday24 May 2027

    Source: official calendar for Edinburgh (City of) 2026/27, retrieved 24 August 2026.

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    Edinburgh (City of) 2027/28: term dates and half terms

    status not statedcouncil calendarRetrieved from the council's page on 3 November 2026.

    2027/28StartsEndsStatus
    Autumn termWednesday 18 August 2027Monday 20 December 2027status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 20 September 2027Monday 20 September 2027status not stated
    October half termMonday 18 October 2027Monday 25 October 2027status not stated
    Christmas holidaysTuesday 21 December 2027Wednesday 5 January 2028status not stated
    Spring termThursday 6 January 2028Friday 31 March 2028status not stated
    February half termMonday 14 February 2028Friday 18 February 2028status not stated
    Easter holidaysMonday 3 April 2028Monday 17 April 2028status not stated
    Summer termTuesday 18 April 2028Friday 30 June 2028status not stated
    Bank holidayMonday 1 May 2028Monday 1 May 2028status not stated
    Local holidayMonday 22 May 2028Monday 22 May 2028status not stated

    INSET (staff training) days for 2027/28 (status not stated): 2 May 2028 (inset).

    Source: official calendar for 2027/28.

    Year at a glance: Edinburgh (City of) 2027/28

    From 18 August 2027 to 30 June 2028, the span of dates held for this school year. Term, half term and holiday bands come from the same confirmed calendar as the table above.

    Autumn term, 18 August to 20 December 2027Spring term, 6 January to 31 March 2028Summer term, 18 April to 30 June 2028Local holiday, 20 September 2027Christmas holidays, 21 December 2027 to 5 January 2028Easter holidays, 3 to 17 April 2028Bank holiday, 1 May 2028Local holiday, 22 May 2028October half term, 18 to 25 October 2027February half term, 14 to 18 February 2028
    Text twin of the 2027/28 year at a glance for Edinburgh (City of)
    PeriodKindDates
    Autumn termTerm18 August to 20 December 2027
    Local holidayHoliday20 September 2027
    October half termHalf term18 to 25 October 2027
    Christmas holidaysHoliday21 December 2027 to 5 January 2028
    Spring termTerm6 January to 31 March 2028
    February half termHalf term14 to 18 February 2028
    Easter holidaysHoliday3 to 17 April 2028
    Summer termTerm18 April to 30 June 2028
    Bank holidayHoliday1 May 2028
    Local holidayHoliday22 May 2028

    Source: official calendar for Edinburgh (City of) 2027/28, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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    These are the published council dates for Edinburgh (City of). School-specific dates, local holidays and staff training closures may vary. Always check with the school before booking anything.

    Source: the authority's own published term dates page, retrieved 24 August 2026.

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