Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Murray County school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 8; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–19; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 28.
Next time off
Oct 12
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
30
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 28
Friday
First day of school September 8; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–19; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 28;
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.
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
- 8First 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
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 26End of grading period
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
- 2Report Cards
- 11No school
- 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
- 18Early 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 4Winter break
- 5Term starts
- 8Report Cards
- 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
- 15–19February break
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
- 12End of grading period
- 19Report Cards
- 26No school
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
- 5–9Spring break
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
- 28Last day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 8 | — | — | 1 of 39 · Georgia first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 43 of 44 · Georgia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 42 · Georgia winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 15–19 | 5 | Monday, February 22 | 8 of 20 |
| Spring break | April 5–9 | 5 | Monday, April 12 | 28 of 40 · Georgia spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 28 | — | — | 1 of 35 · Georgia last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 1: Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- September and May
- Longest run of school days
- 35, April 12 to May 28
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Bremen City
Latest first day of school of the 39 Georgia districts we read: Tuesday, September 8.
Latest last day of school of the 35 Georgia districts we read: Friday, May 28.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Labor Day | — | Labor Day - Staff and Student Holiday |
| September 8 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day - Staff and Student Holiday |
| October 26 | End of grading period | — | End First Grading Period |
| November 2 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| November 11 | No school | 1 school day | Teachers' Prof Learning Day - No School for Students |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Half Day for Students - End Fall Semester |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Christmas Break; Jan 4: Teachers' Prof Learning Day - No School for Students |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | First Day Back After Break - Begin Spring Semester |
| January 8 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| February 15–19 | February break | 5 school days | Mid-Winter Break |
| March 12 | End of grading period | — | End Third Grading Period |
| March 19 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Teachers' Prof Learning Day - No School for Students |
| April 5–9 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| May 28 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School/Half Day of School for Students |
| May 28 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.murray.k12.ga.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.murray.k12.ga.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/13856/cms/events - State Board Rule 160-5-1-.02 — 180 school days, or an equivalent number of hours
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.