School calendar: May 2026
See what school districts have planned in May.
Allendale Public Schools
- May 1: No school for students (staff professional development day)
- May 9: High School Prom
- May 11: Allendale board meeting (regular), 6-10 p.m.
- May 11-14: iReady ELA testing window
- May 12: MS Choir Concert, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- May 13: Last day of school for seniors / senior exams
- May 14: Middle school band concert, 6:30-8 p.m.
- May 18: Senior Honors Convocation, 7-8:30 p.m.
- May 20: Senior Sunset, about 8 p.m.
- May 21: Class of 2026 graduation, 7 p.m. at the Allendale Public Schools campus, 10760 68th Ave., Allendale
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
Coopersville Area Public Schools
- May 1: Food Service Hero Day
- May 5: Middle school and high school Spring Choir Concert, 6-8 p.m.
- May 6: Half-day for students / Senior Athletic Awards, 6-7 p.m.
- May 7: CAPS Community Art Walk, 4-8 p.m.
- May 9: CHS Prom: "On the Bayou," 7-10 p.m.
- May 12: Middle school and fifth-grade spring band concert, 6:30-8 p.m.
- May 14: High school spring band concert, 7:30-9 p.m.
- May 20: Senior Academic Awards Program, 7-8 p.m.
- May 22: Drive Your Tractor to School Day, 6:30 a.m.
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
- May 27: Class of 2026 Graduation, 7 p.m. at James Meerman Stadium on the campus of Coopersville Area Public Schools, 198 East St., Coopersville
Grand Haven Area Public Schools
- May 4: High school band spring concert, 7 -9 p.m.
- May 6: No school for students (Y5-12 grade professional development day)
- May 11: Senior exams begin / GHHS Orchestras Spring Concert, 7-8 p.m.
- May 13: Early dismissal (1 hour) / High school choir spring concert #1, 7-8:30 p.m.
- May 18: High school choir spring concert #2, 7-8:30 p.m.
- May 20: Early dismissal (1 hour) / commencement rehearsal
- May 21: Class of 2026 Commencement, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Grand Haven High School Stadium, 17001 Ferris St., Grand Haven
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
- May 27: Early dismissal (1 hour)
Grandville Public Schools
- May 1: All day: Popcorn Friday (Grand View)
- May 3: 1 p.m. eighth-grade and High School Spring Band Concert
- May 4-8: All week: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
- May 5:
- 6:30 p.m. seventh-grade choir concert
- 8 p.m. eighth-grade choir concert
- May 6: 7-9 p.m. Jazz Night at the high school
- May 8
- All Day: Field Day (Grand View)
- 11:45 a.m. Be Our Guest Luncheon
- May 11: 7 p.m. seventh-grade band spring concert
- May 13: All day: third-grade John Ball Zoo field trip
- May 14:
- All day: Great Start Readiness Program Family Events and Celebration Night
- 7 p.m. sixth-grade orchestra concert
- 7 p.m. Kindergarten concert (East)
- May 15
- All Day: Seniors' last day
- 4:30 p.m. Dawg Dash Color Splash!
- May 18
- 9:30 a.m. Senior Walk (Grand View)
- 6:30 p.m. seventh-grade orchestra concert
- 8 p.m. eighth-grade orchestra concert
- May 19
- All day: Great Start Readiness Program last day
- 7 p.m. sixth-grade choir concert
- All Day: Sports physicals at the middle school
- May 20
- 7 p.m. sixth-grade band concert
- All Day: Sports Physicals at the middle school
- May 21: 7 p.m. Class of 2026 graduation at Grandville High School, 4700 Canal Ave. SW, Grandville
- May 22: All day: Kindergarten-Boulder Ridge field trip
- May 25: All day: No school – Memorial Day
- May 27:
- All day: School-wide Read Out
- All day: High school exams begin
- All day: Oakestown Field Day
- May 28: All day: High school exams
- May 29:
- Morning: Last day of school (half-day)
- 6-10 p.m. High school prom
Hamilton Community Schools
- May 4: Fifth and sixth grade band spring concert, 7-8:30 p.m. / Bentheim Daisies meeting
- May 7: Half-day of school for Tulip Time parade; high school band performs
- May 8: "A Night Under the Stars" movie night, 8-10:30 p.m.
- May 14-15: 7-12th grade choir Ensemble Musicale Performance, 7-10:30 p.m.
- May 19: High school Senior Awards Night, 7-9 p.m.
- May 21: High school commencement, 7 p.m. at Hamilton High School, 4911 136th Ave., Hamilton
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
Holland Public Schools
- May 7: Half-day PreK-12 - Tulip Time
- May 19: Class of 2026 Commencement, 7 p.m. at Hope College's DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks Ave., Holland
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
Hudsonville Public Schools
- May 5: BMS/sixth-grade band concerts (6:30 p.m.); seventh and eighth bands concert (8 p.m.)
- May 7: Board of Education special meeting (5 a.m.); Orchestra 25th Anniversary concert (7 p.m.)
- May 8: Early release day
- May 12: PTC meeting (7 p.m.)
- May 14: Board of Education meeting (6 p.m.)
- May 15: Eighth-grade trips (Chicago/Cedar Point)
- May 21: High school commencement, at Hudsonville High School Fieldhouse, 5037 32nd Ave., Hudsonville
- May 22: No school (snow day makeup day if needed)
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
- May 28: Middle school choir spring concert (6:30 p.m.) / Kinder Olympics
Jenison Public Schools
- May 1: High school band spring concert (JCA), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
- May 3: WMCC Spring Concert (JCA), 3-5 p.m.
- May 4: Jazz band / Percussion Ensemble Concert (JCA), 7:30-9 p.m.
- May 5: High school choir spring choral concert (JCA), 7:30-9 p.m.
- May 7: Junior High Honors Night (JCA), 7-8:30 p.m.
- May 8: High school orchestra spring concert (JCA), 7:30-9 p.m.
- May 11: Board of Education regular meeting, 6:30-8 p.m.
- May 12: Sixth-grade band spring concert (6:30 p.m.) / Junior high band spring concert (8 p.m.)
- May 13: Calvin Christian Concert (JCA), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
- May 14: Sixth-grade band sign-up (4 p.m.) / Junior high orchestra spring concert (7:30 p.m.)
- May 18: Sixth-grade band sign-up (5:30 p.m.) / Covenant Christian band concert (7 p.m.)
- May 19: Jenison High School Honors Night (JCA), 7-9 p.m.
- May 20: Covenant Christian Choir Concert (JCA), 7-9 p.m.
- May 21: High school commencement, 7:30-9 p.m. at Jenison High School, 2140 Bauer Road, Jenison
- May 25-26: No school - Memorial Day recess
- May 28: Half-day for students (full day for staff)
- May 29: Half-day for students and staff
Saugatuck Public Schools
- May 1: No school
- May 21: Class of 2026 graduation, 6 p.m. at Saugatuck High School Stadium, 401 Elizabeth St., Saugatuck
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
Spring Lake Public Schools
- May 1-2: High School Musical: "Once Upon a One More Time," 7-9:30 p.m.
- May 3: High School Musical Matinee, 1-4 p.m.
- May 4: Fifth-eighth grade band concert, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- May 6: Early dismissal day - K-12 students
- May 7: High school band concert, 7-8 p.m.
- May 14: Area Middle School Jazz Night, 6-7:45 p.m.
- May 18: Regular school board meeting, 6-8 p.m.
- May 20: Early dismissal day - K-12 students
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
- May 27: Graduation, 6-7 p.m. at Trinity Health Arena, 470 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
West Ottawa Public Schools
- May 1-2: Middle S Musical Performance (Harbor Lights), 7:30-9:30 p.m.
- May 7: Half day; Tulip Time
- May 15: Half day; staff professional development day
- May 21: High school commencement, 6:30 p.m. at West Ottawa Stadium (or gym if bad weather), 3895 Butternut Drive, Holland
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day
Zeeland Public Schools
- May 1-2: Cityside Middle School spring play
- May 4: AP Exams: Biology (a.m.), Microeconomics (p.m.)
- May 5: AP Exams: Chemistry (a.m.), Government (p.m.)
- May 6: AP Exams: English Lit (a.m.), Physics (p.m.) / Kindergarten field trip / Camp Learn A Lot (Lincoln) / CTY Spring Dance Concert (7 p.m.) / Dance Concert 30th Anniversary (Performing Arts, 7 p.m.)
- May 7: Half-day (Tulip Time Dismissal at noon) / AP Exams: World History (a.m.), Statistics (p.m.) / CTY Band at Tulip Time Parade
- May 8: Half-day (Teacher PD) / AP Exams: U.S. History (a.m.), Macroeconomics (p.m.) / Dance Concert 30th Anniversary (7 p.m.)
- May 9: Dance Concert 30th Anniversary (Performing Arts, 7 p.m.)
- May 11: AP Exam: Calculus (a.m.)
- May 12: AP Exams: Precalculus (a.m.), Psychology (p.m.) / ZPS Orchestra Concert (7 p.m.)
- May 13: Fifth Grade Camp Begins / AP Exams: English Language (a.m.), Spanish Lit (p.m.) / ZE and ZW Senior Walk Through / HS Choir Concert (7 p.m.)
- May 14: AP Exams: Spanish Lang (a.m.), Computer Science (p.m.) / Performing Arts Senior Signing Day (3 p.m.)
- May 15: Last day for seniors / AP Exam.: Environmental Science (a.m.) / Lincoln Family Carnival (5:30 p.m.)
- May 17: Senior Awards Ceremony, 2 p.m.
- May 19: CTY sixth-grade choir concert (6:30 p.m.); Seventh-eighth grade choir concert (7:30 p.m.)
- May 20: Zeeland East Commencement (7 p.m.) at Hope College’s DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks Ave., Holland / Lincoln Elementary third-fifth grade field trip
- May 21: Zeeland West Commencement (7 p.m.) at Hope College’s DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks Ave., Holland / Lincoln second-grade field trip / Last day ECC tuition and four-day GSRP
- May 22: Field Day (Lincoln) / Dance auditions (8 a.m.)
- May 24: Jazz Ensemble Concert (2:30 p.m.)
- May 25: No school - Memorial Day / Marching band and CTY Bands at Parade
- May 26: CTY seventh-grade field trip / Lincoln third-grade field trip
- May 27: CTY eighth-grade field trip / Lincoln fourth-grade field trip / CTY Orchestra Finale (7 p.m.)
- May 29: Lincoln all-school Slip and Slide