# Durham Public Schools calendar 2026-27: no-school days, breaks, early release

Next day off and break: No School, Monday, November 2 to Tuesday, November 3.

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- [Official 2026–27 printable PDF](https://aptg.co/23PgXD)
- [Official 2027–28 printable PDF](https://aptg.co/T0C9J-)

## 2026–27 student dates

- July 3: Holiday. Holiday; students do not attend.
- August 17 to 21: No School. Required teacher workdays; students do not attend.
- August 24: First Day of School. First day of school.
- September 7: Holiday. Holiday; students do not attend.
- September 21: No School. Teacher workday; students do not attend.
- September 30: No School. Required teacher workday; students do not attend.
- October 7: Early Release. Early release day.
- October 23: End of Marking Period. End of marking period.
- November 2 to 3: No School. Required teacher workdays; students do not attend.
- November 11: Holiday. Holiday; students do not attend.
- November 23 to 27: November Break. Students do not attend. The calendar lists a teacher workday, annual leave, and holidays during this break.
- December 9: Early Release. Early release day.
- December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027: Winter Break. Students do not attend during winter break. The calendar lists teacher workdays, annual leave, and holidays.
- January 15: End of Marking Period. End of marking period.
- January 18: Holiday. Holiday; students do not attend.
- January 19: No School. Required teacher workday; students do not attend.
- February 10: No School. Required teacher workday; students do not attend.
- February 24: Early Release. Early release day.
- March 22 to 26: Spring Break. Students do not attend during spring break; the calendar lists annual leave and a holiday.
- April 2: End of Marking Period. End of marking period.
- April 5: No School. Required teacher workday; students do not attend.
- April 28: No School. Required teacher workday; students do not attend.
- May 12: Early Release. Early release day.
- May 31: Holiday. Holiday; students do not attend.
- June 9: Early Release. Early release day.
- June 9: Last Day of School. Last day of school.
- June 10 to 11: No School. Required teacher workdays; students do not attend.

Source: [Official 2026–27 PDF](https://aptg.co/23PgXD). Checked September 30, 2026.

## 2027–28 student dates

- July 5: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- August 16 to 20: No school. No school for students; required teacher workdays run August 16–20.
- August 23: First day of school. First student day.
- September 6: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- September 29: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- October 11: No school. No school for students; teacher workday.
- October 20: Early release. Early release for students.
- October 22: End of marking period. End of marking period.
- November 1 to 2: No school. No school for students; required teacher workdays.
- November 11: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- November 22 to 26: Thanksgiving break. No school for students; the break includes teacher workdays, annual leave, and holidays.
- December 8: Early release. Early release for students.
- December 20 to 31: Winter break. No school for students; the break includes teacher workdays, annual leave, and holidays.
- January 14: End of marking period. End of marking period.
- January 17: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- January 18: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- February 9: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- February 23: Early release. Early release for students.
- March 7: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- March 20 to 24: Spring break. No school for students; annual leave.
- March 31: End of marking period. End of marking period.
- April 5: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- April 14: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- April 26: No school. No school for students; required teacher workday.
- May 10: Early release. Early release for students.
- May 29: Holiday. No school for students; holiday.
- June 7: Early release. Early release for students.
- June 7: Last day of school. Last student day.
- June 8 to 9: No school. No school for students; required teacher workdays run June 8–9, after the last student day.

Source: [Official 2027–28 PDF](https://aptg.co/T0C9J-). Checked September 30, 2026.

This page is an independent convenience copy. Durham Public Schools's PDFs remain the source of truth, and dates can change after publication.

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