School Calendar
First Day of Classes
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
RAD Coaching Begins
Week of September 3, 2025
Winter Performance Auditions
Sunday, September 7, 2025
RAD Mandatory Mock Examination
Sunday September 14, 2026
(Every Sunday, excluding marked holidays and breaks, until tech week)
Halloween Break
Friday, October 31, 2025
Veteran’s Day Break
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, November 24 – Friday, November 28, 2025
Winter Performance Tech Week
Monday, December 15 – Friday, December 19, 2025
Winter Performance
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Winter Holiday
Sunday, December 21 – Sunday January 4, 2026
Spring Performance Auditions
Sunday, January 11th, 2026
Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 19, 2026
Spring Performance Rehearsals
Sunday January 18th, 2026
(Once RAD Exams end Saturdays will be included. Official dates TBD)
Presidents’ Day Weekend
Friday, February 16 – Monday, February 22, 2026
Spring Holiday
Sunday, April 5 – Sunday, April 12, 2026
RAD Mandatory Mock Examination
Saturday April 25th, 2026
(Times to be announced)
RAD Examinations
The first weekend in May requested. Actual dates and times to be decided and announced by Royal Academy of Dance.
Spring Performance Tech Week
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Friday, June 26, 2026
Spring Performance
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Summer Holiday
Sunday, June 28, 2026 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Summer Intensives
July 13, 2026 – August 14, 2026
2026/27 Season Holiday
August 14, 2026 – September 1, 2026
Fall/Spring 2026/27 Season Begins
September 1, 2026