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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Lowndes County school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 5; fall break and one more day off October 12–14; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 5; spring break March 29 to April 2; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 12 Fall break + 1 more day off · October 12–14 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 30 across 7 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 5; Fall break + 1 more day off October 12–14; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 29 to April 2; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.

July 2026

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  • 29 onStaff day

August 2026

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  • to 4Staff day
  • 5First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 8Staff day

October 2026

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  • 12–13Fall break
  • 14Staff day

November 2026

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  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4–5Staff day
  • 6Classes resume
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day
  • 16Staff day

March 2027

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  • 12Early release
  • 29 onSpring break

April 2027

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  • to 2Spring break

May 2027

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  • 21Last day
  • 22Graduation
  • 24–25Staff day
  • 31Memorial Day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Georgia
First day of schoolAugust 5——8 of 39 · Georgia first day of school 2026, by district
Fall break + 1 more day offOctober 12–143Thursday, October 154 of 37 · Georgia fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3043 of 44 · Georgia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 2 more days offDecember 21 to January 512Wednesday, January 625 of 42 · Georgia winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 29 to April 25Monday, April 57 of 40 · Georgia spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——16 of 35 · Georgia last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
One-day closures
1
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
4: Sep 8, Oct 14, Jan 4, Feb 16
Early-release days
1: Mar 12
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
35, April 5 to May 21
Nearly the same breaks as
Camden County

Every date

Every published date · Lowndes County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 29 to August 4Teacher work day, no students—Pre-planning
August 5First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday
September 8Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday / Teacher PL
October 12–13Fall break2 school daysFall Break
October 14Teacher work day, no students1 school dayDigital Learning Day / Teacher PL
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Holiday
December 18End of semester—Early Release / End of Semester
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Holiday
January 4–5Teacher work day, no students2 school daysStudent Holiday / Teacher PL
January 6Classes resume—Students Return to School
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Holiday
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayWinter Break
February 16Teacher work day, no students1 school dayDigital Learning Day / Teacher PL
March 12Early release—Early Release / Data Day Teachers
March 29 to April 2Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
May 21Last day of school—Early Release / Last Day of School
May 22Graduation—Graduation
May 24–25Teacher work day, no students—Post-planning
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day Holiday

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.lowndes.k12.ga.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.lowndes.k12.ga.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19409/cms/events
  4. State Board Rule 160-5-1-.02 — 180 school days, or an equivalent number of hours

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Georgia districts

Dooly County: 30 school days off Grady County: 30 school days off McDuffie County: 30 school days off Monroe County: 30 school days off