Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Houston Public school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 2; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 3; spring break March 25–29; last day of school May 28.
Next time off
Oct 14
No school · October 14–16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
25
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 28
Friday
First day of school September 2; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 3; Spring break March 25–29; 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, holidays and staff days. Not days off: 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
- 2First day
- 4No school
- 7Labor 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
- 13Testing
- 14Staff day
- 15–16No school
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
- 6No 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
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 21–22Staff day
- 23 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 3Winter break
- 4Classes resume
- 18MLK Day
- 22Semester ends
- 25No school
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
- 15Presidents Day
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
- 25–29Spring break
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
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
- 28Graduation
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
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
- 1No school
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 2 | — | — | 1 of 4 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 1 of 4 |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 21 to January 3 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 1 of 4 |
| Spring break | March 25–29 | 3 | Tuesday, March 30 | 2 of 4 |
| Last day of school | May 28 | — | — | 1 of 3 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Oct 14, Dec 21
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 44, March 30 to May 28
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | First day of school | — | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Labor Day |
| October 13 | Testing | — | PSAT Testing |
| October 14 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Staff Development Day |
| October 15–16 | No school | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL - MEA |
| November 6 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Q1 Grading Day |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21–22 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day |
| December 23 to January 3 | Winter break | 8 school days | NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK |
| January 4 | Classes resume | — | SCHOOL RESUMES |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 22 | End of semester | — | End of Q2 / Semester 1 |
| January 25 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Q2 Grading Day |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - President's Day |
| March 25–29 | Spring break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL; Mar 25: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Q3 Grading Day |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | HHS Graduation |
| May 28 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School - HALF DAY |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day |
| June 1 | No school | — | NO SCHOOL - Teacher Q4 Grading Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.houston.k12.mn.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.houston.k12.mn.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/6484/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.