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Guilford 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 for Students
to
Winter Break for Students
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
9101112131415
16171819202122
2324 First day of school25 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 Day 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 Optional Teacher Workday (Yom Kippur)22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
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 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 Optional Teacher Workday31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Optional Teacher Workday (Election Day)4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day Holiday12 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 Break for Students26 Thanksgiving Break for Students27 Thanksgiving Break for Students28
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 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break for Students22 Winter Break for Students23 Winter Break for Students24 Winter Break for Students25 Winter Break for Students26 Winter Break for Students
27 Winter Break for Students28 Winter Break for Students29 Winter Break for Students30 Winter Break for Students31 Winter Break for Students
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break for Students2
34 Optional Teacher Workday5 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. Holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Mandatory Teacher Workday26 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 Mandatory Teacher Workday16 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 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Mandatory Teacher Workday6 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 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 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Memorial Day Holiday
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Last day of school11 Teacher Postplanning Day12
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Guilford County Schools run from until . End to end that is roughly 42 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 180 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break for Students: to , which is 3 days and 3 weekdays without classes. Students are off for Winter Break for Students from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Students are off for Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. The longest is Winter Break for Students at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 39 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 77 before it and 103 after it.

Outside the breaks, 4 holidays are listed: Labor Day Holiday (), Veterans Day Holiday (), Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday () and Memorial Day Holiday (). 3 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Memorial Day Holiday.

8 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Among the 5 North Carolina districts on this site, Guilford County Schools starts earlier than 1 and later than 2, on the same day as 1 other. The median first day in the group 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 PDF calendar at resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break for Students33
Winter Break for Students1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day Holiday
Veterans Day Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Memorial Day Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Optional Teacher Workday (Yom Kippur)
Optional Teacher Workday
Optional Teacher Workday (Election Day)
Optional Teacher Workday
Mandatory Teacher Workday
Mandatory Teacher Workday
Mandatory Teacher Workday
Teacher Postplanning Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20266
September 202620
October 202621
November 202616
December 202614
January 202717
February 202719
March 202718
April 202721
May 202720
June 20278

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (a PDF calendar), 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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