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Wake 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
9101112131415
1617 Teacher Workday18192021 Teacher Workday22
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 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 Teacher Workday22 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 Teacher Workday13 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 Teacher Workday4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 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 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 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 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 Weekday in term5 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 Holiday19 Teacher Workday20 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 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 Teacher Workday11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 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 Holiday27
2829 Spring Break30 Spring Break31 Spring Break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Break2 Spring Break3
45 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 Teacher Workday18 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 Holiday
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Last day of school10 Teacher Workday11 Teacher Workday12
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Wake County Schools run from until . End to end that is roughly 41 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 177 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has three.

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

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 29 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 77 potential weekdays before winter break and 100 after it.

5 other days off are marked as holidays: Holiday (), Holiday (), Holiday (), Holiday () and Holiday (). For a three-day weekend, look at Holiday, Holiday, Holiday and Holiday, which sit next to a weekend.

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

Among the 5 North Carolina districts on this site, Wake 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.

We read these dates from a web page on docs.google.com on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Holiday
Holiday
Holiday
Holiday
Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20266
September 202620
October 202621
November 202616
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202718
April 202719
May 202719
June 20277

Where these dates come from

Source: docs.google.com (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 Wake County Schools, with their own calendars on this site:

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