Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Pocahontas 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 5; spring break March 19–26; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Oct 16
No school · October 16–19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 19–26; Last day of school May 27;
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: early releases and 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
- 10PSD Open House 1:00-6:00 pm
- 12First day
- 19Early release
- 26Early release
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
- 2Early release
- 7Labor Day
- 16Early release
- 23Early release
- 30Early release
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
- 7Early release
- 16–19No school
- 28Early release
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
- 11Early release
- 18Early 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
- 2Early release
- 9Early release
- 16Early release
- 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 5Winter break
- 13Early release
- 18MLK Day
- 27Early release
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
- 10Early release
- 15Presidents Day
- 24Early release
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
- 10Early release
- 19–26Spring break
- 31Early release
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
- 14Early release
- 19No school
- 28Early 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
- 5Early release
- 12Early release
- 14Graduation
- 19Early release
- 27Last day
- 28Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
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 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 2 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 |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 3 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 28: Aug 19, Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 16, Sep 23, Sep 30 and 22 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 28, September 8 to October 15
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | PSD Open House 1:00-6:00 pm | — | PSD Open House 1:00-6:00 pm |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| August 19 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| August 26 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| September 2 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 16 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| September 23 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| September 30 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| October 7 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| October 16–19 | No school | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| October 28 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| November 4 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| November 11 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| November 18 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break 11.23 - 11.27 |
| December 2 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| December 9 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| December 16 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| December 21 to January 5 | Winter break | 12 school days | Winter Break 12.21 - 1.1; Jan 4–5: NO SCHOOL |
| January 13 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| January 27 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| February 3 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| February 10 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| February 24 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| March 3 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| March 10 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| March 19–26 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break 3.22 - 3.26; Mar 19: NO SCHOOL |
| March 31 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| April 7 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| April 14 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| April 19 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| April 28 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| May 5 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| May 12 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| May 14 | Graduation | — | Class of 2027 Graduation |
| May 19 | Early release | — | Early Release @ 1:45 |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | NO SCHOOL |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.pocahontaspsd.com/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.pocahontaspsd.com
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/26/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.