Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Murray Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 6; fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 20.
Next time off
Oct 5
Fall break · October 5–9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 20
Thursday
First day of school August 6; Fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 20;
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: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
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4
5
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10
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31
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5
- 6First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
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30
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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31
- 5–9Fall break
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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5
6
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8
9
10
11
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18
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22
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27
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29
30
1
2
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5
- 2–3No school
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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19
20
21
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28
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31
1
2
- 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
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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20
21
22
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27
28
1
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5
6
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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13
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17
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19
20
21
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23
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 18–19No 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
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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
- 18No school
- 20Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 6 | — | — | 7 of 14 · Kentucky first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 5–9 | 5 | Monday, October 12 | 6 of 13 · Kentucky fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 8 of 14 · Kentucky Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 10 of 14 · Kentucky winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | April 5–9 | 5 | Monday, April 12 | 9 of 14 · Kentucky spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 20 | — | — | 5 of 13 · Kentucky last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August
- Longest run of school days
- 26, April 12 to May 17
- Same break dates as
- Bowling Green Independent, Estill County and McCracken County Public
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | First day of school | — | First Day of School for Students |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day-No School |
| October 5–9 | Fall break | 5 school days | Fall Break |
| November 2–3 | No school | 2 school days | Election Day-No School; Nov 2: No School |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Break-No School |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break-No School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | President's Day-No School |
| March 18–19 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| April 5–9 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| May 18 | No school | 1 school day | Election Day-No School |
| May 20 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for Students |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.murray.kyschools.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.murray.kyschools.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/28228/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.