Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Hermitage school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26.
Next time off
Oct 16
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 10
Monday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26;
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
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26
27
28
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30
31
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1
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5
- 6Hermitage School District Open House
- 10First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
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30
1
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- 16Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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5
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1
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5
- 9Veterans Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
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4
5
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8
9
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31
1
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- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
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27
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31
1
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Term starts
- 18No school
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
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3
4
5
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21
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27
28
1
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6
- 12Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
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4
5
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26
27
28
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31
1
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- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
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9
10
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27
28
29
30
1
- 16No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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26
27
28
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30
31
1
2
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- 7Graduation
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 10 | — | — | 6 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 + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 25 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 37 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Gentry, Highland, Pangburn, Parkers Chapel and West Side
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | Hermitage School District Open House | — | Hermitage School District Open House |
| August 10 | First day of school | — | Hermitage Hermits First Day Of School 26-27 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School-Labor Day |
| October 16 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | No School-Observe Columbus Day |
| November 9 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | No School-Observe Veterans Day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | No School-Thanksgiving Holiday Break |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School- Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School-Teacher Professional Development Day |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | First Day Of Second Semester |
| January 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School-M.L.K Day |
| February 12 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School-Observe Presidents' Day |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | No School- Spring Break |
| April 16 | No school | 1 school day | No School-Good Friday |
| May 7 | Graduation | — | Hermitage High School Graduation |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.hermitageschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.hermitageschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2479/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.