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Williamson 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 (System Closed Oct 14-16)
to
Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)
to
Winter Break
to
Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day
to
Spring Break (System Closed)
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
910 First day of school11 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 K-5 Early Release Dates27 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 (System Closed)8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 K-5 Early Release Dates17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 K-5 Early Release Dates
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 Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16); Columbus Day - Students on Fall Break13 Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16)14 Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16)15 Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16)16 Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16)17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 K-5 Early Release Dates29 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 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 K-5 Early Release Dates19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)24 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)25 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)26 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)27 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)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 K-5 Early Release Dates10 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 Winter Break
3 Winter Break4 Winter Break5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 K-5 Early Release Dates14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed)19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 K-5 Early Release Dates28 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 K-5 Early Release Dates11 Weekday in term12 Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day13 Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day
14 Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day15 Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 K-5 Early Release Dates25 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 K-5 Early Release Dates11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break (System Closed)16 Spring Break (System Closed)17 Spring Break (System Closed)18 Spring Break (System Closed)19 Spring Break (System Closed)20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Spring Holiday (System Closed)27
2829 Weekday in term30 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 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 Last day of school2829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Williamson County starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 42 weeks from first day to last day, with 177 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

There are 5 breaks on the calendar. Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16): to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed) runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Winter Break: to , which is 15 days and 11 weekdays without classes. Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day runs through : 4 days off the calendar, 2 of them weekdays. Spring Break (System Closed) runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Winter Break is the longest break, 15 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 44 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 83 before it and 94 after it.

3 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (System Closed) (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed) () and Spring Holiday (System Closed) (). 3 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day (System Closed), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed) and Spring Holiday (System Closed).

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Election Day (). 11 early-release days are listed, from to .

Among the 3 Tennessee districts on this site, Williamson County starts earlier than 0 and later than 0, on the same day as 2 others. The median first day in the group is .

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 PDF calendar on docs.wcs.edu on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break (System Closed Oct 14-16)55
Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed)55
Winter Break1511
Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day42
Spring Break (System Closed)55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day (System Closed)
Columbus Day - Students on Fall Break
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed)
Spring Holiday (System Closed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Election Day
Early release
DayDate
K-5 Early Release Dates
K-5 Early Release Dates
K-5 Early Release Dates
K-5 Early Release Dates
K-5 Early Release Dates
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Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202616
September 202621
October 202617
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202718
March 202717
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: docs.wcs.edu (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.

See the 2027-28 calendar for Williamson County

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