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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Pickens County school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 5; fall break October 12–17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–20; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 26.

Next time off Oct 12 Fall break · October 12–16 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 34 across 8 separate closures
Last day of school May 26 Wednesday
First day of school August 5; Fall break October 12–17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–20; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 26;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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30
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  • 27 onStaff day

August 2026

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31
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  • to 3Staff day
  • 4First day for some grades
  • 5First day

September 2026

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31
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 25Staff day

October 2026

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27
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30
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  • 9Conferences
  • 12–17Fall break

November 2026

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1
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30
1
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  • 3Virtual Day/Election Day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 2Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 5Term starts
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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31
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28
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  • 15–20February break

March 2027

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28
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April 2027

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28
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  • 5–9Spring break

May 2027

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25
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  • 26Last day
  • 27–28Staff day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
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  • 1–2Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students 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 breakOctober 12–175Monday, October 191 of 37 · Georgia fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3043 of 44 · Georgia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 51 of 42 · Georgia winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 15–205Monday, February 221 of 20
Spring breakApril 5–95Monday, April 1228 of 40 · Georgia spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 26——12 of 35 · Georgia 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
3
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
2: Sep 25, Jan 4
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, March and May
Longest run of school days
33, April 12 to May 26

Every date

Every published date · Pickens County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 27 to August 3Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Pre-Planning
July 30JMS OPEN HOUSE—JMS OPEN HOUSE
July 30PJHS Open House and Back-to-School Bash—PJHS Open House and Back-to-School Bash
August 3Open House—Open House
August 4First day for some grades—First Day Staggered Start - PreK, Kdg. & 1st
August 5First day of school—First Day Staggered Start - ALL Students
September 7Labor Day1 school daySchool Holiday/Labor Day
September 25Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Planning Day/No School For Students
October 9Parent-teacher conferences—Student Virtual Day/Parent Conferences
October 12–17Fall break5 school daysFall Break
November 3Virtual Day/Election Day—Virtual Day/Election Day
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 18End of semester—Last Day of the Semester
December 21 to January 2Winter break10 school daysWinter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School for Students/Teacher Planning
January 5New term begins—First Day of Spring Semester-All Students Report
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No School
February 15–20February break5 school daysMid-Winter Break
April 5–9Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
May 26Last day of school—Last Day of School/Early Release
May 27Graduation—Graduation
May 27–28Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Post-Planning
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day/School Holiday
June 1–2Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Post-Planning

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/20776/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

Bartow County: 34 school days off Columbia County: 34 school days off Lumpkin County: 34 school days off Bremen City: 33 school days off