Glasgow school holidays 2026/27
Read from Glasgow council's own term-dates page, last on 3 October 2026. The source is here, so you can check every date below against it. They cover the 192 schools in Glasgow, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Glasgow differs
- The October half term in Glasgow starts 15 days earlier and runs 1 day longer than in most of England.
- The Christmas holiday in Glasgow runs 1 day longer than in most of England.
- The February half term in Glasgow runs 4 days shorter than in most of England.
- The Easter holiday in Glasgow starts 8 days later and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The May half term in Glasgow starts 1 day earlier and runs 5 days shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Glasgow starts 26 days earlier and runs 12 days longer than in most of England.
That matters for flights: a break that starts a day earlier or runs a week longer puts different days on the table, and the day you leave is often worth hundreds.
The dates
| Holiday | First day off | Last day off | Can fly | Versus most of England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October half term | Fri 9 Oct | Sun 18 Oct | Fri 9 Oct – Sun 18 Oct | 15d earlier, 1d longer |
| Christmas holidays | Sat 19 Dec | Mon 4 Jan | Sat 19 Dec – Mon 4 Jan | 1d longer |
| February half term | Sat 13 Feb | Wed 17 Feb | Sat 13 Feb – Wed 17 Feb | 4d shorter |
| Easter holidays | Sat 3 Apr | Sun 18 Apr | Sat 3 Apr – Sun 18 Apr | 8d later, 1d shorter |
| May half term | Fri 28 May | Mon 31 May | Fri 28 May – Mon 31 May | 1d earlier, 5d shorter |
| Summer holidays | Sat 26 Jun | Tue 17 Aug | Sat 26 Jun – Tue 17 Aug | 26d earlier, 12d longer |
“Can fly” adds the weekend either side where nobody is in school. The weekday and the Sunday are usually the cheapest days of the break to leave on.
Flights for these dates
Families in Glasgow mostly fly from Glasgow (7 miles), Glasgow Prestwick, Prestwick, South Ayrshire (28 miles) and Edinburgh, Ingliston, Edinburgh (35 miles). We price the same trip across every day of each break above, from each of them, to hundreds of places families actually book, and email you when a fare is worth a look.
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Schools in Glasgow
192 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including Abercorn Secondary School in Glasgow, Hollybrook Academy in Govanhill. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.