School Year Dates

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Cabarrus County Schools 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
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Spring Break
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
2345678
9101112 First day of school13 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 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 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 Staff Development Day26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Quarter 1 Ends10
1112 Staff Development Days13 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 Election Day4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
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 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Quarter 2 Ends19
2021 Staff Development Days22 Weekday in term23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2
34 Staff Development Day5 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Day19 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 Weekday in term13
1415 Staff Development Days16 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
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Spring Break9 Spring Break10 Spring Break11 Spring Break12 Spring Break13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Quarter 3 Ends20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Good Friday27
2829 Staff Development Day30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
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 Staff Development Days17
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 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Quarter 4 / School Year Ends; Last day of school272829
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Cabarrus County Schools go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 178 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Wednesday finish.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break starts and ends , a total of 3 days with 3 weekdays off. Students are off for Winter Break from to , 10 days counting weekends and 8 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Winter Break is the longest break, 10 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 28 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 86 before it and 92 after it.

Outside the breaks, 6 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), Election Day (), Veterans Day (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), Good Friday () and Memorial Day (). 4 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day.

7 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Students leave early on , , and .

Of the 5 North Carolina districts listed here, 3 start after Cabarrus County Schools, 0 start before it and 1 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in North Carolina is (Cabarrus County Schools) and the latest is (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools).

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 cabarrus.k12.nc.us, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break108
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Election Day
Veterans Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Staff Development Day
Staff Development Days
Staff Development Days
Staff Development Day
Staff Development Days
Staff Development Day
Staff Development Days
Early release
DayDate
Quarter 1 Ends
Quarter 2 Ends
Quarter 3 Ends
Quarter 4 / School Year Ends
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202620
October 202621
November 202616
December 202615
January 202718
February 202719
March 202716
April 202721
May 202718

Where these dates come from

Source: cabarrus.k12.nc.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.

Other North Carolina districts

Districts in North Carolina close in size to Cabarrus County Schools, with their own calendars on this site:

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