Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Rivercrest Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break and one more day off March 12–19.
Next time off
Oct 16
Teacher work day, no students · October 16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
34
across 13 separate closures
First day of school
August 19
Wednesday
First day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break + 1 more day off March 12–19;
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
- 11Staff day
- 12Staff day
- 13Staff day
- 17Staff day
- 18Staff day
- 19First 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
- 4Staff day
- 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
- 2Staff day
- 16Staff day
- 23Staff 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
- 9Staff day
- 10Testing
- 20Early release
- 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
- 16Early release
- 17Early release
- 18STAFF WORKDAY
- 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
- 12Staff day
- 26Staff 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
- 12Staff day
- 15–19Spring 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
- 30WEATHER MAKE-UP 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
- 7Early release
- 14WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY
- 21Staff day
- 26Early release
- 27Early release
- 28STAFF WORKDAY
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 19 | — | — | 8 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 + 1 more day off | March 12–19 | 6 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 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
- 11: Sep 4, Oct 2, Oct 16, Oct 23, Nov 9, Nov 10 and 5 more
- Early-release days
- 6: Nov 20, Dec 16, Dec 17, May 7, May 26, May 27
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Athens 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| August 12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| August 13 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| August 17 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| August 18 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| August 19 | First day of school | — | FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| September 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day |
| October 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| October 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| October 23 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| November 10 | Testing | — | 2A STATE MBC PRELIMS/FINALS |
| November 10 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| November 20 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE DAY |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| December 16 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE DAY |
| December 16 | Testing | — | SEMESTER EXAMS |
| December 17 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE |
| December 17 | Testing | — | SEMESTER EXAMS |
| December 18 | STAFF WORKDAY | — | STAFF WORKDAY |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| February 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| March 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | SPRING BREAK |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY |
| April 30 | WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY | — | WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY |
| May 7 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE DAY |
| May 14 | WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY | — | WEATHER MAKE-UP DAY |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL -STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| May 26 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE DAY |
| May 27 | Early release | — | EARLY RELEASE DAY |
| May 28 | STAFF WORKDAY | — | STAFF WORKDAY |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://rivercrestisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://rivercrestisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/4718/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.