Read from the district on October 20, 2026
Fort Bend Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; fall break and one more day off October 9–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 5; spring break and one more day off March 5–12; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Nov 23
Thanksgiving break · November 23–27
As of October 20, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
36
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 11; Fall break + 1 more day off October 9–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 5; Spring break + 1 more day off March 5–12; Last day of school May 26;
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.
July 2026
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- 30 onStaff day
August 2026
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31
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- to 3Staff day
- 4–10Staff day
- 11First day
September 2026
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30
31
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- 7Labor Day
- 24Early release
- 25Staff day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
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30
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- 9Staff day
- 12–16Fall break
November 2026
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5
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
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- 17Early release
- 18Early release
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
31
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- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Staff day
- 6Term starts
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
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28
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6
- 11Early release
- 12Staff day
- 15No school
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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- 5Staff day
- 8–12Spring break
- 26No school
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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30
31
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1
- 30No school
May 2027
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25
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- 25Early release
- 26Last day
- 27Staff day
- 28Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
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 11 | — | — | 10 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break + 1 more day off | October 9–16 | 6 | Monday, October 19 | 16 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 69 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break + 1 more day off | March 5–12 | 6 | Monday, March 15 | 38 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26 | — | — | 11 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Sep 25, Oct 9, Jan 4, Jan 5, Feb 12, Mar 5
- Early-release days
- 5: Sep 24, Dec 17, Dec 18, Feb 11, May 25
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 25, October 19 to November 20
- Same break dates as
- Cooper Independent and Lorena Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 to August 3 | Teacher work day, no students | — | District Professional Learning Days/ No Students; Aug 3: Teacher Work Day/No Students |
| August 4–10 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Learning Day/No Students; Aug 10: Teacher Planning Day/No Students |
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of Classes 1st Semester |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Student/Teacher Holiday/Labor Day |
| September 24 | Early release | — | Early Release-Elementary |
| September 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Learning Day/No Students |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Planning Day/No Students |
| October 12–16 | Fall break | 5 school days | Student/Teacher Holiday |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Student/Teacher Holiday |
| December 17 | Early release | — | Early Release – MS/HS |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release/All Students |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Student/Teacher Holiday/Winter Break; Jan 1: Student/Teacher Holiday/New Year's Day |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Learning Day/No Students |
| January 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Planning Day/No Students |
| January 6 | New term begins | — | First Day of Classes 2nd Semester |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Student/Teacher Holiday/Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 11 | Early release | — | Early Release-Elementary |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Learning Day/No Students |
| February 15 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Teacher Holiday/ Inclement Weather Make-Up Day |
| March 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Planning Day/No Students |
| March 8–12 | Spring break | 5 school days | Student/Teacher Holiday |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Teacher Holiday |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Teacher Holiday/ Inclement Weather Make-Up Day |
| May 25 | Early release | — | Early Release for MS/HS |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | Last day of School; Early Release for All Students |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day/No Students |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day/No Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | District Office and Campuses Closed/Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.fortbendisd.gov/calendar (the source)
- District website: https://www.fortbendisd.gov
- District’s PDF calendar read on October 20, 2026:
https://www.fortbendisd.gov/fs/resource-manager/view/1d975472-c16c-411c-bcfa-80c166f0c398— 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.