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Garland ISD 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
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 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 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 Student holiday/Staff development20 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 Student holiday/staff development4 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 Thanksgiving Break24 Thanksgiving Break25 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 Second grading period ends/early dismissal19
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 Student holiday/staff development5 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 Student/staff holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)19 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 Student/staff holiday16 Student holiday/staff development17 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 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Student/staff holiday27
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 Student/staff holiday17
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 classes (HS Student early dismissal/staff development); Last day of school28 Staff development/student holiday (Last teacher work day)29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Garland ISD 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. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Break at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 29 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 87 before it and 93 after it.

7 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Student/staff holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) (), Student/staff holiday (), Student/staff holiday (), Student/staff holiday (), Memorial Day () and Independence Day (). 6 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Student/staff holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Student/staff holiday, Student/staff holiday, Student/staff holiday and Memorial Day.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: Student holiday/Staff development (), Student holiday/staff development (), Student holiday/staff development (), Student holiday/staff development () and Staff development/student holiday (Last teacher work day) (). Students leave early on and .

Of the 17 Texas districts listed here, 15 start after Garland ISD, 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 Texas is (Northside ISD) and the latest is (Edinburg CISD).

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 garlandisd.net on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break55
Winter Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Student/staff holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Student/staff holiday
Student/staff holiday
Student/staff holiday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Student holiday/Staff development
Student holiday/staff development
Student holiday/staff development
Student holiday/staff development
Staff development/student holiday (Last teacher work day)
Early release
DayDate
Second grading period ends/early dismissal
Last day of classes (HS Student early dismissal/staff development)
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202616
September 202621
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202718
March 202717
April 202721
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: garlandisd.net (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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