# Dallas ISD calendar 2026-27: no-school days, breaks, early release

Next day off and break: Thanksgiving break, Monday, November 23 to Friday, November 27.

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- [Official 2026–27 printable PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1781797574/dallasisdorg/gujbdfv7mcxncagtw6bi/District-Calendar.pdf)

## 2026–27 student dates

- July 4: Independence Day. Staff and student holiday.
- August 3 to 10: School break. Aug 3 through Aug 6: Professional development. Students do not attend for professional development; August 3 is also listed as a teacher workday.
Aug 7: Teacher workday. Students do not attend; teacher workday.
Aug 10: Teacher workday. Students do not attend; teacher workday.
- August 11: First day of class. First day of class for students; beginning of a nine-week grading period.
- September 7: Labor Day. Staff and student holiday.
- October 8 to 12: Fall break. Oct 8 through Oct 9: Fall break. Fall break; students and campus team members do not attend.
Oct 12: Professional development. Students do not attend for professional development; a new nine-week grading period begins.
- October 9: Grading period ends. End of a nine-week grading period.
- October 12: Grading period begins. Beginning of a nine-week grading period.
- November 3: Professional development. Students do not attend for professional development.
- November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving break. Thanksgiving break; students do not attend.
- December 16 to 17: Early release: secondary schools. Early release for secondary students only.
- December 18: Early release: all schools. Early release for all schools; end of a nine-week grading period.
- December 18: Grading period ends. End of a nine-week grading period.
- December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027: Winter break. Dec 21 through Jan 4: Winter break. Winter break; students do not attend.
Jan 5: Professional development. Students do not attend for professional development.
- January 6: Grading period begins. Beginning of a nine-week grading period.
- January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Staff and student holiday.
- February 15: Presidents Day. Staff and student holiday.
- March 5: Grading period ends. End of a nine-week grading period.
- March 8: Grading period begins. Beginning of a nine-week grading period.
- March 15 to 19: Spring break. Spring break; students do not attend.
- March 26: Staff/student holiday. Staff and student holiday; students do not attend.
- May 24 to 25: Early release: secondary schools. Early release for secondary students only.
- May 26: Early release: all schools; last day of class. Last day of class for students; early release for all schools; end of a nine-week grading period.
- May 27: Teacher workday. Students do not attend; teacher workday. The calendar lists May 26 as the last day of class.
- May 31: Memorial Day. Staff and student holiday.
- June 19: Juneteenth. Staff and student holiday.

Source: [Official 2026–27 PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1781797574/dallasisdorg/gujbdfv7mcxncagtw6bi/District-Calendar.pdf). Checked November 7, 2026.

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

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