Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Riverside school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; fall break October 8–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 3; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 14.
Next time off
Oct 8
Fall break · October 8–9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 14
Friday
First day of school August 11; Fall break October 8–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 3; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 14;
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
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21
22
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 4High School Open House
- 6REE & RWE Open House
- 11First 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
- 25Staff day
- 29Testing
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
- 8–9Fall 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
- 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
- 9–10Testing
- 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 3Winter break
- 4Potential Make-up Day
- 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
- 12Staff 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
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
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
- 2Graduation
- 14Last day
- 17Potential Make-up Day
- 18Potential Make-up Day
- 19Potential Make-up Day
- 20Potential Make-up 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 11 | — | — | 7 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 8–9 | 2 | Monday, October 12 | 1 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 | December 21 to January 3 | 10 | Tuesday, January 5 | 2 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 |
| Last day of school | May 14 | — | — | 4 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Sep 25, Jan 4, Feb 12
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 35, March 29 to May 14
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 4 | High School Open House | — | High School Open House |
| August 6 | REE & RWE Open House | — | REE & RWE Open House |
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of School-Begin 1st Quarter |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day-No School |
| September 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher PD- No Students |
| September 29 | Testing | — | Jr and Sr Class |
| October 8–9 | Fall break | 2 school days | Fall Break |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 9–10 | Testing | — | RHS Testing: ACT WorkKeys |
| December 21 to January 3 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Potential Make-up Day | — | Potential Make-up Day |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workday-No Students |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher PD- No Students |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| May 2 | Graduation | — | RHS Graduation |
| May 14 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School-End of 4th Quarter |
| May 17 | Potential Make-up Day | — | Potential Make-up Day |
| May 18 | Potential Make-up Day | — | Potential Make-up Day |
| May 19 | Potential Make-up Day | — | Potential Make-up Day |
| May 20 | Potential Make-up Day | — | Potential Make-up Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.riversiderebels.net/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.riversiderebels.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.riversiderebels.net/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.