08/06/2026
🎒 Back to school looks different all over the metro this year.
If you've ever tried to plan a family vacation, a move, or even just a dentist appointment around "when school starts," you know the struggle. Twelve Denver metro districts, twelve different calendars, and not one of them lines up.
Aurora heads back first, TODAY! Denver Public Schools doesn't start until August 25 — nearly three full weeks later. In between, families in Adams County, Boulder Valley, Douglas County, Cherry Creek, Jeffco, and more are all working from their own version of "the first day."
We put together this quick reference so you don't have to dig through district websites to find your date (though we've linked a couple below for the districts with grade-dependent start days).
Here's to a smooth first day, whenever yours falls. 🍎