Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Athens Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 3; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Oct 9
Teacher work day, no students · October 9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 3; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 27;
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.
July 2026
SMTWTFS
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
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
- 23New Teacher Orientation
- 27–31Staff day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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18
19
20
21
22
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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5
- 3First day
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
- 7Labor Day
- 11Staff 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
- 9Staff day
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
- 6Staff day
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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 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 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 18MLK Day
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
- 5Staff 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
- 5Staff day
- 15–19Spring 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
- 2Staff day
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
- 27Last day
- 28Graduation
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 3 | — | — | 4 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 69 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 33 of 105 · Texas 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
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 7: Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 6, Jan 4, Feb 5, Mar 5 and 1 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 39, April 5 to May 27
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Azle Independent, Bartlett Independent, Burkburnett Independent, Coppell Independent, Coupland Independent, Cumby Independent, Dalhart Independent, Dumas Independent, Ennis Independent, Frenship Independent, Giddings Independent, Granger Independent, Hillsboro Independent, Hubbard Independent, Lewisville Independent, Monte Alto Independent, Ralls Independent, Rivercrest Independent, Round Rock Independent, Round Top-Carmine Independent, Snyder Independent, Van Alstyne Independent, Veribest Independent and Wall Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| July 27–31 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development |
| August 3 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - No School |
| September 11 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| November 6 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Holiday - No School |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Holiday - No School |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - No School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No School |
| February 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| March 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break - No School |
| April 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | End of 4th Nine Weeks (Last Day of School) |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | AHS Graduation |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.athensisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.athensisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/17747/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.