School Year Dates

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Lamar CISD 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
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Thanksgiving Break
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Winter Break
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Spring Break
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Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
91011 First day of school12 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 Early Dismissal29
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 Early Dismissal25 Fort Bend Fair Holiday26
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 Fall Break10 Fall Break
11 Fall Break12 Fall Break13 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 Early Dismissal31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 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 Student Holiday / Planning & Data Day21
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 Student Holiday / Teacher Work Day And Planning Day19
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 Winter Break6 Student Holiday / Staff Development7 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 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Early Dismissal30
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 Holiday / Planning & Data Day16 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 Early Dismissal27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Early Dismissal6
78 Spring Break9 Spring Break10 Spring Break11 Spring Break12 Spring Break13
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 Early Dismissal26 Student Holiday / Staff Development27
2829 Student And Staff Holiday30 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 Early Dismissal30 Student And Staff Holiday
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 Early Dismissal; Last day of school272829
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Lamar CISD starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 41 weeks from first day to last day, with 173 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has four potential weekdays and the last week has three.

The calendar lists 4 breaks. Fall Break starts and ends , a total of 4 days with 2 weekdays off. Thanksgiving Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Students are off for Winter Break from to , 16 days counting weekends and 12 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 at 16 days.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 28 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 83 potential weekdays before winter break and 90 after it.

Outside the breaks, 7 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), Fort Bend Fair Holiday (), Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (), Student And Staff Holiday (), Student And Staff Holiday (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). 6 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Fort Bend Fair Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Student And Staff Holiday, Student And Staff Holiday and Memorial Day.

Students stay home on 5 teacher workdays: Student Holiday / Planning & Data Day (), Student Holiday / Teacher Work Day And Planning Day (), Student Holiday / Staff Development (), Student Holiday / Planning & Data Day () and Student Holiday / Staff Development (). 9 early-release days are listed, from to .

Among the 23 Texas districts on this site, Lamar CISD starts earlier than 16 and later than 2, on the same day as 4 others. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Texas is (Northside ISD) and the latest is (Comal ISD).

Approved calendars still change after weather days, board votes and contract settlements, so confirm anything you are planning around.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
HolidayLabor Day
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
HolidayFort Bend Fair Holiday
BreakFall Break to (2 weekdays)
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
Teacher workdayStudent Holiday / Planning & Data Day
BreakThanksgiving Break to (5 weekdays)
Teacher workdayStudent Holiday / Teacher Work Day And Planning Day
BreakWinter Break to (12 weekdays)
Teacher workdayStudent Holiday / Staff Development
HolidayMartin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
Teacher workdayStudent Holiday / Planning & Data Day
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
BreakSpring Break to (5 weekdays)
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
Teacher workdayStudent Holiday / Staff Development
HolidayStudent And Staff Holiday
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
HolidayStudent And Staff Holiday
Early releaseEarly Dismissal
HolidayMemorial Day
HolidayJuneteenth

Where these dates come from

Source: files.smartsites.parentsquare.com (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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