Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Hazen school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 19–26.
Next time off
Oct 19
No school · October 19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
26
across 7 separate closures
First day of school
August 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 19–26;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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28
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30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 37th Grade Orientation
- 6Open House *HES and HHS
- 12First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 2Early release
- 7Labor Day
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
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 7Early release
- 13Early release
- 19No school
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
- 4Early release
- 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
- 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 4Winter break
- 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
- 3Early release
- 15Presidents 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
- 3Early release
- 18Early release
- 19–26Spring break
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
- 7Early release
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
- 16Graduation
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 12 | — | — | 22 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 50 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 14 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 19–26 | 6 | Monday, March 29 | 3 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 8: Sep 2, Oct 7, Oct 13, Nov 4, Feb 3, Mar 3 and 2 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Benton
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | 7th Grade Orientation | — | 7th Grade Orientation |
| August 6 | Open House *HES and HHS | — | Open House *HES and HHS |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School! |
| September 2 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Holiday |
| October 7 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| October 13 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Parent Teacher Conferences |
| October 13 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| October 19 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| November 4 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teachers Return to School |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | Students Return to School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Holiday |
| February 3 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Holiday |
| March 3 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| March 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Parent Teacher Conferences |
| March 18 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| March 19–26 | Spring break | 6 school days | NO SCHOOL - Spring Break |
| April 7 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Teacher Meetings |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.hazen.k12.ar.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.hazen.k12.ar.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/12859/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.