Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Fayetteville Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 8–12.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
28
across 10 separate closures
First day of school
August 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 8–12;
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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
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
- 6Open House @ FISD Cafeteria
- 12First 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
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
- 12No school
- 19Conferences, no 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
- 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
- 18Early release
- 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 4Winter break
- 18No 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
- 5Early release
- 8–12Spring break
- 26No 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
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 2No school
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
- 7Early release
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 12 | — | — | 65 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 | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 29 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 8–12 | 5 | Monday, March 15 | 38 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 3: Dec 18, Mar 5, May 7
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Comal Independent, Kennard Independent and Royal Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | Open House @ FISD Cafeteria | — | Open House @ FISD Cafeteria |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 19 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent Conference Day (No School for Students) |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | School Closed - Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | School Closed - Christmas Break; Jan 4: No School for Students (Employee Planning) |
| January 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School for Students (Employee Planning) |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | School Closed |
| March 5 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| March 8–12 | Spring break | 5 school days | School Closed - Spring Break |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| April 2 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| May 7 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 7 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.fayettevilleisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.fayettevilleisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/21165/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.