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Read from the district on October 20, 2026

Austin Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 27.

Next time off Nov 2 No school · November 2–3 As of October 20, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 31 across 12 separate closures
Last day of school May 27 Thursday
First day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 27;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 1–3No school
  • 4July 4

August 2026

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  • 3–5New Teacher Orientation
  • 6Staff day
  • 7–10Staff day
  • 11Staff day
  • 12Staff day
  • 13Staff day
  • 14–17Staff day
  • 18First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 21No school

October 2026

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  • 9No school
  • 12Indigenous People Day Elementary & Secondary Parent Conference /

November 2026

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  • 2No school
  • 3Staff day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 10Conferences, no school
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26No school

April 2027

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May 2027

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  • 27Last day
  • 28Staff day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 21Juneteenth
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
First day of schoolAugust 18——2 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 529 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2286 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 27——33 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
2: Nov 3, Jan 4
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
24, March 29 to April 29

Every date

Every published date · Austin Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 1–3No school—District Closed
July 4Independence Day—Independence Day Holiday
August 3–5New Teacher Orientation—New Teacher Orientation
August 6Teacher work day, no students—Campus Staff Development / Student Holiday
August 7–10Teacher work day, no students—Campus Staff Development / Student Holiday; Aug 7: Teacher Planning / Student Holiday
August 11Teacher work day, no students—District Staff Development / Student Holiday
August 12Teacher work day, no students—District Staff Development / Student Holiday
August 13Teacher work day, no students—Campus & District Staff Development / Student Holiday
August 14–17Teacher work day, no students—Campus Staff Development / Student Holiday; Aug 17: Teacher Planning / Student Holiday
August 18First day of school—First Day of Classes
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday
September 21No school1 school dayStudent Holiday/ PLED Day /Yom Kippur
October 9No school1 school dayStudent / Staff Holiday / [Bad Weather Makeup Day]**
October 12Indigenous People Day Elementary & Secondary Parent Conference /—Indigenous People Day Elementary & Secondary Parent Conference /
November 2No school1 school dayStudent / Staff Holiday
November 3Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday/ Campus Staff Staff Development Culture of Voting
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysFall Break
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysWinter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development / Student Holiday
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday student/ Staff Holiday
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayCampus Staff Development / Student Holiday/ President's Day
March 10Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayStudent Holiday/ Eid al-Fitr /Elementary & Secondary Parent Conference
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26No school1 school dayStudent / Staff Holiday / Good Friday [Bad Weather Makeup Day]**
April 30No school1 school dayStudent Holiday / PLED Day
May 27Last day of school—Last Day of Classes for Students
May 28Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Planning Day/Last Day for Teachers
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day Holiday
June 21Juneteenth—Juneteenth Holiday Observance Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.austinisd.org/calendar (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.austinisd.org
  3. District’s PDF calendar read on October 20, 2026: https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/ctfc/docs/2026-2027_Calendar_Revised_0.pdf — every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Burkburnett Independent: 31 school days off Cypress-Fairbanks Independent: 31 school days off Dalhart Independent: 31 school days off Ennis Independent: 31 school days off