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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Chatham County school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 25–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 4; spring break and one more day off March 26 to April 5.

Next time off Nov 3 Teacher work day, no students · November 3 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 31 across 12 separate closures
First day of school August 25 Tuesday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 25–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 4; Spring break + 1 more day off March 26 to April 5;
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Month by month

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

August 2026

SMTWTFS
26
27
28
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30
31
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31
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  • 6First day for some grades
  • 12Jordan-Matthews Freshman Orientation
  • 13Chatham Central Freshman Orientation
  • 17Staff day
  • 18Seaforth Freshmen Orientation
  • 19Chatham Central Open House
  • 20Bennett School Open House
  • 21–24Staff day
  • 25First day

September 2026

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30
31
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30
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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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27
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30
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31
  • 2Staff day
  • 21CEC Report Card Distribution

November 2026

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30
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5
  • 3Staff day
  • 4Report Card Distribution (Q1)
  • 11Veterans Day
  • 25Staff day
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

SMTWTFS
29
30
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31
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  • 18Early release
  • 21Staff day
  • 22 onWinter break

January 2027

SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
31
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30
31
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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 13CEC Report Card Distribution
  • 18MLK Day
  • 19Staff day
  • 28Report Card Distribution (Q2)

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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28
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  • 15Staff day

March 2027

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28
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30
31
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  • 2Staff day
  • 24CEC Report Card Distribution
  • 25Early release
  • 26 onSpring break

April 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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30
31
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30
1
  • to 2Spring break
  • 5Staff day
  • 14Report Card Distribution (Q3)

May 2027

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25
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30
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  • 14Staff day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
31
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  • 3CEC Report Card Distribution
  • 9Report Card Distribution (K-8 ) (Q4)
  • 17Report Card Distribution (9-12) (Q4)
  • 19Juneteenth
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in North Carolina
First day of schoolAugust 25——1 of 12 · North Carolina first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 25–273Monday, November 3010 of 12 · North Carolina Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 2 more days offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 53 of 13 · North Carolina winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring break + 1 more day offMarch 26 to April 57Tuesday, April 62 of 9 · North Carolina spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
4
Staff days, no students
10: Oct 2, Nov 3, Nov 25, Dec 21, Jan 4, Jan 19 and 4 more
Early-release days
2: Dec 18, Mar 25
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Latest first day of school of the 12 North Carolina districts we read: Tuesday, August 25.

Most school days off of the 9 North Carolina districts we read with a complete calendar: 31.

Every date

Every published date · Chatham County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 6First day for some grades—First Day of School for Chatham Early College
August 12Jordan-Matthews Freshman Orientation—Jordan-Matthews Freshman Orientation
August 13Chatham Central Freshman Orientation—Chatham Central Freshman Orientation
August 17Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday
August 18Seaforth Freshmen Orientation—Seaforth Freshmen Orientation
August 18Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday
August 19Chatham Central Open House—Chatham Central Open House
August 19Jordan-Matthews Open House—Jordan-Matthews Open House
August 19Northwood Open House—Northwood Open House
August 19One Academy Open House—One Academy Open House
August 19Seaforth Open House—Seaforth Open House
August 19Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday
August 20Bennett School Open House—Bennett School Open House
August 20Bonlee Open House—Bonlee Open House
August 20Chatham Grove Open House—Chatham Grove Open House
August 20J.S. Waters Open House—J.S. Waters Open House
August 20Moncure Open House—Moncure Open House
August 20North Chatham Open House—North Chatham Open House
August 20Perry Harrison Open House Dates—Perry Harrison Open House Dates
August 20Pittsboro Open House—Pittsboro Open House
August 20Siler City Open House—Siler City Open House
August 20Silk Hope Open House—Silk Hope Open House
August 20Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday
August 20Virginia Cross Open House—Virginia Cross Open House
August 21Chatham Middle Open House—Chatham Middle Open House
August 21G. M. Horton Middle Open House—G. M. Horton Middle Open House
August 21M.B. Pollard Open House—M.B. Pollard Open House
August 21–24Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday
August 25First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (NO SCHOOL)
October 2Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
October 21CEC Report Card Distribution—CEC Report Card Distribution
November 3Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
November 4Report Card Distribution (Q1)—Report Card Distribution (Q1)
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
November 25Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 18Early release—Early Release
December 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
December 22 to January 1Winter break9 school daysWinter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
January 13CEC Report Card Distribution—CEC Report Card Distribution
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL)
January 19Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
January 28Report Card Distribution (Q2)—Report Card Distribution (Q2)
February 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
March 2Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
March 24CEC Report Card Distribution—CEC Report Card Distribution
March 25Early release—Early Release
March 26 to April 2Spring break6 school daysSpring Break
April 5Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
April 14Report Card Distribution (Q3)—Report Card Distribution (Q3)
May 14Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday (NO SCHOOL)
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
June 3CEC Report Card Distribution—CEC Report Card Distribution
June 9Report Card Distribution (K-8 ) (Q4)—Report Card Distribution (K-8 ) (Q4)
June 17Report Card Distribution (9-12) (Q4)—Report Card Distribution (9-12) (Q4)
June 19Juneteenth0 school daysJuneteenth

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.chatham.k12.nc.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19506/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other North Carolina districts

Buncombe County: 30 school days off Swain County: 30 school days off Avery County: 28 school days off Clay County: 26 school days off