Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Elkins school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; fall break October 23; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 18 to January 4; spring break and one more day off March 22–29.
Next time off
Oct 23
Fall break · October 23
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
33
across 12 separate closures
First day of school
August 13
Thursday
First day of school August 13; Fall break October 23; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 18 to January 4; Spring break + 1 more day off March 22–29;
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.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 10ES Open House
- 11HS 10th -12th Grade Open House
- 13First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 18No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 23Fall break
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 13Staff day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Staff day
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Classes resume
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 15Presidents Day
- 26Staff day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 22–26Spring break
- 29Staff day
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 16Staff day
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 14Graduation
- 24Staff day
- 25Staff day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 13 | — | — | 5 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 23 | 1 | Monday, October 26 | 2 of 39 · Arkansas fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 50 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 25 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break + 1 more day off | March 22–29 | 6 | Tuesday, March 30 | 37 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 8: Nov 13, Dec 18, Jan 4, Feb 26, Mar 29, Apr 16 and 2 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Same break dates as
- Corning
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | ES Open House | — | ES Open House |
| August 10 | HS Freshman Open House | — | HS Freshman Open House |
| August 10 | MS 6th ~ 8th Grade Open House 6th Orientation at 5:30 PM | — | MS 6th ~ 8th Grade Open House 6th Orientation at 5:30 PM |
| August 10 | PS Open House | — | PS Open House |
| August 11 | HS 10th -12th Grade Open House | — | HS 10th -12th Grade Open House |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School Labor Day |
| September 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School K-12 PLC Work Day |
| October 23 | Fall break | 1 school day | No School Fall Break |
| November 13 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School K-12 Teacher Work Day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School K-12 Teacher Work Day |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School PD Day |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | Students Back |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School |
| February 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School K-12 Teacher Work Day |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 29 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School K-12 Teacher Work Day |
| April 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School PD Day |
| May 14 | Graduation | — | High School Graduation |
| May 24 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School K-12 Teacher Work Day |
| May 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School PD Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.elkinsdistrict.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.elkinsdistrict.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/20551/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.