Manchester school holidays 2026/27
Read from Manchester 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 206 schools in Manchester, though academies and independent schools can set their own; the finder on the home page shows what we hold for a particular school.
How Manchester differs
- The Easter holiday in Manchester starts 8 days later and runs 1 day shorter than in most of England.
- The Summer holiday in Manchester starts 1 day later and runs 1 day shorter 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 | Sat 24 Oct | Sun 1 Nov | Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov | Same |
| Christmas holidays | Sat 19 Dec | Sun 3 Jan | Sat 19 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | Same |
| February half term | Sat 13 Feb | Sun 21 Feb | Sat 13 Feb – Sun 21 Feb | Same |
| Easter holidays | Sat 3 Apr | Sun 18 Apr | Sat 3 Apr – Sun 18 Apr | 8d later, 1d shorter |
| May half term | Sat 29 May | Sun 6 Jun | Sat 29 May – Sun 6 Jun | Same |
| Summer holidays | Fri 23 Jul | Tue 31 Aug | Fri 23 Jul – Tue 31 Aug | 1d later, 1d shorter |
“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 Manchester mostly fly from Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester (8 miles), Liverpool John Lennon, Liverpool (27 miles), Leeds Bradford, Leeds, West Yorkshire (36 miles) and East Midlands, Nottingham, Leicestershire (57 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.
Find your school and see the prices
Schools in Manchester
206 schools use these dates unless they set their own, including St Peter's RC High School, Plymouth Grove Primary School in Ardwick, King David Primary School in Crumpsall. Type any of them into the finder for its own calendar.