44 districts read October 8 – October 20, 2026
Winter break in Georgia, 2026–27
Winter break 2026–27 in Georgia starts December 21 for 38 of 42 districts we read. Most common dates: December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027, 25 of the 42.
Districts listed
42 of 44 in
Georgia
Most common start date
December 21; 38 districts start
that day
Distinct start weeks
2; December 17 to December 21
Winter break in every district
| District | Dates | School days | Starts | Start week | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks County | December 21 to January 3 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Bartow County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Bremen City | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Bryan County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Calhoun City | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Camden County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Candler County | December 18–31 | 10 | Friday | other start week | source |
| Chattahoochee County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Clarke County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Columbia County | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Commerce City | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Crisp County | December 21–31 | 9 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Dalton City | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Decatur County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Dooly County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Dougherty County | December 21–31 | 9 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Echols County | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Gordon County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Grady County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Griffin-Spalding County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Gwinnett County Public | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Jeff Davis County | December 18 to January 5 | 13 | Friday | other start week | source |
| Lamar County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Lowndes County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Lumpkin County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Marion County | December 17 to January 2 | 12 | Thursday | other start week | source |
| McDuffie County | December 18 to January 1 | 11 | Friday | other start week | source |
| Monroe County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Murray County | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Oglethorpe County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Peach County | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Pickens County | December 21 to January 2 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Pulaski County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Putnam County | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Talbot County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Thomaston-Upson County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Thomasville City | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Tift County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Valdosta City | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Ware County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Wilkinson County | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Worth County | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday | common start week | source |
No district here matches that name.
By start week
Starting the week of December 21–25 · 38 districts (90%)
Banks County, Bartow County, Bremen City, Bryan County, Calhoun City, Camden County, Chattahoochee County, Clarke County, Columbia County, Commerce City, Crisp County, Dalton City, Decatur County, Dooly County, Dougherty County, Echols County, Gordon County, Grady County, Griffin-Spalding County, Gwinnett County Public, Lamar County, Lowndes County, Lumpkin County, Monroe County, Murray County, Oglethorpe County, Peach County, Pickens County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Talbot County, Thomaston-Upson County, Thomasville City, Tift County, Valdosta City, Ware County, Wilkinson County, Worth County
Starting the week of December 14–18 · 4 districts (10%)
Candler County, Jeff Davis County, Marion County, McDuffie County
Facts
- Districts with a date
- 42 of the 44 we read
- Without one
- Harris County and Toombs County
- Earliest
- Marion County, December 17 to January 2
- Latest
- Worth County, December 21 to January 1
- Most common length
- 10 school days (28 districts)
- Shortest and longest
- 9 and 13 school days
- Christmas break: includes December 25
- 42 of 42
- Most common return day
- Tuesday, January 5 (18 of 39)
- Staff day next to it
- Banks County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Camden County, Candler County, Chattahoochee County, Columbia County, Commerce City and 20 more
- Early release the day before
- Bartow County, Calhoun City, Camden County, Chattahoochee County, Decatur County, Echols County, Jeff Davis County, Lumpkin County and 5 more
- Most common start, Georgia
- December 21
- Other states we read
- 0 start earlier, 30 the same day, 16 later