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Family Storytime Education

Jun 16, 2026 10:30 AM to Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM

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10:30 AM ↻ Weekly

Children's Library, 1276 Harriet St, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Join Librarian Jennifer (and Rocky Raccoon) on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM for Family Storytime at Children's Library. Stories, songs, and movement for families with young children.

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LEGO Tuesdays! Education

Jun 16, 2026 4:00 PM to Aug 31, 2026 5:00 PM

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4:00 PM ↻ Weekly

Downtown Library, 270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

We have the LEGOs! Bring your imagination and build something fun at Downtown Library. LEGOs will stay at the library, so just bring your creativity. For all ages.

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Wednesday, 6/17

Little Ones Storytime at Children's Library Education

Jun 17, 2026 10:30 AM to Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM

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10:30 AM ↻ Weekly

Children's Library, 1276 Harriet St, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Storytime for babies and toddlers at Children's Library. Songs, rhymes, and simple stories for little ones ages 0-3. Free. Weekly on Wednesday mornings.

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Tech Class: Common Scams at Rinconada Library Education

Jun 17, 2026, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

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4:00 PM

Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Learn how to spot scams before they happen. Workshop covers phishing emails, phone scams, online fraud, and identity theft protection. Free. Registration recommended.

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Thursday, 6/18

Bilingual Family Storytime at College Terrace Library Education

Jun 18, 2026 10:30 AM to Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM

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10:30 AM ↻ Weekly

College Terrace Library, 2300 Wellesley St, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Join Senorita Juliana for Spanish-English bilingual storytime at College Terrace Library. Stories, songs, and movement in both languages. Free. All families welcome.

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Saturday, 6/20

Free Kids Activities by Scaffold PlayLab Education

Jun 20, 2026 10:00 AM to Aug 31, 2026 1:00 PM

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10:00 AM ↻ Weekly

Scaffold PlayLab Palo Alto, 2799 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Free weekly kids activities for ages 4-11 at Palo Alto. STEAM-based play, building, and creative exploration. Drop-in format, no registration required.

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Wednesday, 6/24

17th Annual Special Needs Trust Seminar Education

Jun 24, 2026, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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2:00 PM

Elks Lodge Palo Alto Event Center, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Free seminar covering special needs trusts, estate planning, and public benefits for individuals with disabilities and their families. Presented by Gilfix & La Poll Associates, LLP.

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Thursday, 6/25

ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Seminar - Palo Alto Education

Jun 25, 2026, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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6:00 PM

Acton ADU, 429 Bryant St, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Free seminar on how to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in Palo Alto. Covers design, permitting, financing, and construction. Hosted by Acton ADU.

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Thursday, 7/16

2026 Global Green Development Summit: Energy Innovation Powering AI Education

Jul 16, 2026, 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM

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10:30 AM

Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305

A summit exploring the intersection of energy innovation and artificial intelligence for a sustainable future. Features keynote speakers, panel discussions, and networking. Hosted at the Stanford Faculty Club.

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Tuesday, 8/11

K-8 Teacher Work Day (No School) Education

Aug 11, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Teacher Work Day for grades TK-8. No school for students.

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9-12 Staff Development Day (No School) Education

Aug 11, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Staff Development Day for grades 9-12. No school for students.

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Thursday, 8/13

First Day of School 2026-27 Education

Aug 13, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

First day of the 2026-2027 school year for all PAUSD students.

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Friday, 9/4

Early Release Day Education

Sep 4, 2026, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Monday, 9/7

No School - Labor Day Education

Sep 7, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Labor Day holiday.

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Friday, 10/2

No School - Staff Development Day Education

Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Staff Development Day. No school for students.

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Friday, 10/16

End of 1st Quarter Education

Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

End of the 1st quarter marking period.

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Monday, 10/19

First Day of Full-Day Kindergarten Education

Oct 19, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

First day of full-day kindergarten program.

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Friday, 10/30

Early Release Day Education

Oct 30, 2026, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Friday, 11/6

End of 1st Trimester Education

Nov 6, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

End of the 1st trimester marking period.

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Wednesday, 11/11

No School - Veterans Day Education

Nov 11, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Veterans Day holiday.

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Friday, 11/20

Early Release Day Education

Nov 20, 2026, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Monday, 11/23

Thanksgiving Break (No School) Education

Nov 23, 2026 8:00 AM to Nov 27, 2026 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Thanksgiving break. School resumes November 30.

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Friday, 12/18

End of 1st Semester / End of 2nd Quarter Education

Dec 18, 2026, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

End of 1st semester (84 days, secondary) and end of 2nd quarter.

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Early Release Day Education

Dec 18, 2026, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Monday, 12/21

Winter Break (No School) Education

Dec 21, 2026 8:00 AM to Jan 4, 2027 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Winter break. School resumes January 5, 2027.

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Monday, 1/4

K-8 Staff Development Day / 9-12 Teacher Work Day (No School) Education

Jan 4, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Staff development day (K-8) and teacher work day (9-12). No school for students.

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Tuesday, 1/5

Students Return to School Education

Jan 5, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Students return from Winter Break.

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Monday, 1/18

No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Education

Jan 18, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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Friday, 2/12

No School - Local Holiday Education

Feb 12, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Local Holiday.

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Monday, 2/15

No School - Washington Birthday Observed Education

Feb 15, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Washington Birthday observed.

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Friday, 2/26

End of 2nd Trimester Education

Feb 26, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

End of the 2nd trimester marking period.

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Friday, 3/12

End of 3rd Quarter Education

Mar 12, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

End of the 3rd quarter marking period.

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Monday, 3/15

No School - Local Holiday Education

Mar 15, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Local Holiday.

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Tuesday, 3/16

No School - Staff Development Day Education

Mar 16, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Staff Development Day. No school for students.

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Friday, 4/2

Early Release Day Education

Apr 2, 2027, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Monday, 4/5

Spring Break (No School) Education

Apr 5, 2027 8:00 AM to Apr 9, 2027 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Spring Break. School resumes April 12, 2027.

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Friday, 4/30

No School - Local Holiday Education

Apr 30, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Local Holiday.

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Monday, 5/31

No School - Memorial Day Education

May 31, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

No school - Memorial Day holiday.

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Tuesday, 6/1

Early Release Day Education

Jun 1, 2027, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Wednesday, 6/2

Early Release Day Education

Jun 2, 2027, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Early release day for all PAUSD schools. Students dismissed early.

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Thursday, 6/3

Last Day of School / End of 2nd Semester & 3rd Trimester & 4th Quarter Education

Jun 3, 2027, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Last day of the 2026-2027 school year. Early release. End of 3rd trimester, 4th quarter, and 2nd semester (96 days, secondary).

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Friday, 6/4

Teacher Work Day (No School) Education

Jun 4, 2027, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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8:00 AM

Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Teacher Work Day following the last day of school. No school for students.

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Monday, 6/15

Sand Hill School Summer Program Education

Jun 15, 2026 8:30 AM to Jul 3, 2026 3:00 PM

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8:30 AM

Sand Hill School at CHC, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Supportive summer experience for rising 2nd-8th grade students with learning differences, ADHD and school-based anxiety. Small-group academics, executive functioning support, social-emotional learning, and outdoor fun. Open to current students, incoming students, and children joining just for the summer.

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Scratch SamurAI: Build and Train AI with Scratch (Ages 9-12) Education

Jun 15, 2026 9:00 AM to Jun 19, 2026 12:00 PM

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9:00 AM

Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Kids learn the power of artificial intelligence while building games and projects. Students train machine learning models to recognize text, numbers, images, and sounds, then put them to the test in real creations like Pac-Man with a smart twist, face filters, chatbots, and simple smart devices. No experience needed.

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Peninsula Robotics Summer Camps Education

Jun 15, 2026 9:00 AM to Jun 19, 2026 3:00 PM

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9:00 AM

Peninsula Robotics Academy, 2685a Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Hands-on summer robotics program for rising 6th through 9th graders, run by high school students from FRC Team 6036, World Championship finalists. Students work in small groups to build, wire, code, and test real competition-style robots. Three tracks: Build-a-Bot (beginners), Build-a-Bot Next Level, and AI Vision & Innovation Lab. 5:2 student-to-mentor ratio.

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