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Forsyth County school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays
to
Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays
to
Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)
to
Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday
to
Student/Staff Holiday
to
Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23 Open House, MS4 Open House, ES5 Preplanning6 First day of school7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 All Grades (K-12) Early Release5
67 Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays29 Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays30 Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays2 Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)24 Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)25 Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)26 Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)27 Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams17 High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams18 All Grades (K-12) Early Release19
2021 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday22 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday23 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday24 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday25 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday26 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday
27 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday28 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday29 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday30 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday31 Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 New Year's Day - Student/Staff Holiday2
34 Professional Development (Student Holiday)5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 MLK Day - Student/Staff Holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Student/Staff Holiday13 Student/Staff Holiday
14 Student/Staff Holiday15 Student/Staff Holiday16 Professional Development (Student Holiday)17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Professional Development (Student Holiday)16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays6 Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays7 Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays8 Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays9 Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams25 Weekday in term26 High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams27 All Grades (K-12) Early Release; Last day of school; Last day of school28 Post Planning29
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Forsyth County opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 179 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Thursday, the first week contains two potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

There are 6 breaks on the calendar. Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays starts and ends , a total of 3 days with 3 weekdays off. Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays runs through : 2 days off the calendar, 2 of them weekdays. Students are off for Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break) from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday starts and ends , a total of 11 days with 9 weekdays off. Student/Staff Holiday runs through : 4 days off the calendar, 2 of them weekdays. Students are off for Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. The longest is Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday at 11 days.

Between and there are 35 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 86 potential weekdays before winter break and 93 after it.

Outside the breaks, 3 holidays are listed: Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday (), New Year's Day - Student/Staff Holiday () and MLK Day - Student/Staff Holiday (). 3 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday, New Year's Day - Student/Staff Holiday and MLK Day - Student/Staff Holiday.

9 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 7 early-release days are listed, from to .

Among the 8 Georgia districts on this site, Forsyth County starts earlier than 0 and later than 7. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Georgia is (Fulton County) and the latest is (Forsyth County).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

The dates come from a web page at forsyth.k12.ga.us, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays33
Fall Break - Student/Staff Holidays22
Student/Staff Holidays (Thanksgiving Break)55
Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday119
Student/Staff Holiday42
Spring Break - Student/Staff Holidays55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day - Student/Staff Holiday
New Year's Day - Student/Staff Holiday
MLK Day - Student/Staff Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Preplanning
Preplanning
Open House, MS
Open House, ES
Preplanning
Professional Development (Student Holiday)
Professional Development (Student Holiday)
Professional Development (Student Holiday)
Post Planning
Early release
DayDate
All Grades (K-12) Early Release
High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams
High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams
All Grades (K-12) Early Release
High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams
High School (9-12) Early Release - Exams
All Grades (K-12) Early Release; Last day of school
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202618
September 202618
October 202620
November 202616
December 202614
January 202718
February 202717
March 202722
April 202717
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: forsyth.k12.ga.us (a web page), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

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