Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Alabaster City school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 18.
Next time off
Oct 9
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day + 1 more day off · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
30
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 18
Tuesday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 18;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
July 2026
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28
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30
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- 27Registration Assistance
- 28Registration Assistance
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
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30
31
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- 10Staff day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
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30
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- 9No school
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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- 11Veterans Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
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- 18Semester ends
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
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30
31
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- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Term starts
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
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28
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- 12No school
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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1
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- 5Weather Day
- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
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30
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- 16Weather Day
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
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30
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- 18Last day
- 27Staff day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
30
31
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30
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- 18Juneteenth
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 9 of 10 · Alabama Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 10 · Alabama winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 5 of 8 · Alabama spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 18 | — | — | 1 of 7 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Aug 10, Jan 4
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 36, March 29 to May 17
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Covington County Board Of Education
Earliest last day of school of the 7 Alabama districts we read: Tuesday, May 18.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 27 | Registration Assistance | — | Registration Assistance |
| July 28 | Registration Assistance | — | Registration Assistance |
| August 10 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Institute / Teacher Work Day |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day |
| October 9 | No school | 1 school day | eDay (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester / 2-hour Early Dismissal |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Day (No Students) |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | 2nd Semester Begins/Students' 1st Day |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | eDay (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents Day (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| March 5 | Weather Day | — | Weather Day |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break! |
| April 16 | Weather Day | — | Weather Day |
| May 18 | Last day of school | — | 2 Hour Early Dismissal/Last Day of 2nd Semester |
| May 18 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day |
| May 18 | Graduation | — | Thompson High School Graduation |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day (No Students) |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | — | Juneteenth Observed (Schools/Offices Closed) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.alabasterschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.alabasterschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19340/cms/events - Alabama’s school-term law — 180 school days and 1,080 instructional hours
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.