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Asheville City Schools published 2 calendars. Dates differ between them. Filter to the one that applies to your school.

Interactive calendar

64 dates

Browse the year month by month. Each coloured marker is a date; the month's dates are listed beneath the grid.

 

    Key dateHolidayBreakEarly releaseTeacher workdayOther

    Key dates

    7 dates

    First and last days of school, and the end of each grading period.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Sat, Aug 15, 20261End of Q2, End of Semester 1Elementary Calendar
    Mon, Aug 24, 20261First Day of SchoolAll calendars
    Fri, Aug 28, 20261End of Q1Elementary Calendar
    Wed, Oct 28, 20261End of Q1Secondary Calendar
    Fri, Jan 15, 20271End of Q2, End of Semester 1Secondary Calendar
    Fri, Apr 2, 20271End of Q3All calendars
    Fri, Jun 4, 20271Last Day of School, Early Release, End of Q4, GraduationAll calendars

    Printable calendars

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    Elementary Calendar previewElementary Calendar37 dates · printable PDFView & download →Secondary Calendar previewSecondary Calendar44 dates · printable PDFView & download →

    Official district calendars

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    2026-2027 Elementary Calendar preview2026-2027 Elementary Calendar1 page · 145 KBView & download →2026-2027 Secondary Calendar preview2026-2027 Secondary Calendar1 page · 169 KBView & download →

    Holidays

    13 dates

    Days schools are closed.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Fri, Jul 3, 20261HolidayAll calendars
    Sat, Aug 1, 20261HolidayElementary Calendar
    Fri, Aug 7, 20261HolidayAll calendars
    Tue, Aug 11, 20261HolidayElementary Calendar
    Tue, Aug 18, 20261HolidayElementary Calendar
    Sun, Aug 23, 20261Annual Leave HolidayElementary Calendar
    Wed, Aug 26 – Thu, Aug 27, 20262HolidayElementary Calendar
    Sun, Oct 11, 20261HolidaySecondary Calendar
    Fri, Oct 23, 20261Annual Leave HolidaySecondary Calendar
    Mon, Oct 26 – Tue, Oct 27, 20262HolidaySecondary Calendar
    Fri, Jan 1, 20271HolidaySecondary Calendar
    Mon, Jan 18, 20271HolidaySecondary Calendar
    Mon, May 31, 20271HolidayAll calendars

    Breaks

    1 date

    Multi-day breaks during the school year.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Mar 22 – Fri, Mar 26, 20275Spring Break, Annual LeaveAll calendars

    Early release days

    5 dates

    Days students are dismissed early.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Aug 17 – Tue, Aug 18, 20262Early ReleaseElementary Calendar
    Sun, Oct 18, 20261Early ReleaseSecondary Calendar
    Thu, Apr 22, 20271Early ReleaseElementary Calendar
    Fri, May 28, 20271Early ReleaseAll calendars
    Thu, Jun 10, 20271Annual Leave 10 RWD 7 OWD 2 PTC 6 Early DismissalElementary Calendar

    Teacher workdays

    15 dates

    Staff work; students do not attend.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Aug 3, 20261Optional Teacher Work DayElementary Calendar
    Wed, Aug 5, 20261Required Teacher Workday, District PDElementary Calendar
    Thu, Aug 13 – Fri, Aug 14, 20262Optional Teacher WorkdayAll calendars
    Mon, Aug 17 – Fri, Aug 21, 20265Required Teacher WorkdayAll calendars
    Wed, Aug 19, 20261Required Teacher Workday, District PD 8am-12pmElementary Calendar
    Fri, Aug 21, 20261Optional Teacher Work DayElementary Calendar
    Fri, Aug 21, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayAll calendars
    Sat, Oct 3, 20261Optional WorkdaySecondary Calendar
    Mon, Oct 5, 20261Required Teacher Workday, District PDSecondary Calendar
    Wed, Oct 21, 20261Optional Teacher Work DaySecondary Calendar
    Tue, Jan 19, 20271Required Teacher Workday, District PD 8am-12pmSecondary Calendar
    Mon, Mar 1, 20271Required Teacher Workday, District PDAll calendars
    Mon, Apr 5, 20271Optional Teacher WorkdayAll calendars
    Mon, Jun 7 – Tue, Jun 8, 20272Required Teacher WorkdayAll calendars
    Wed, Jun 9, 20271Optional Teacher WorkdayAll calendars

    Other dates

    23 dates

    Everything else this district publishes.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Thu, Aug 6, 20261Parent Teacher Conference DayElementary Calendar
    Tue, Aug 11 – Sat, Aug 15, 20265High School Semester 1 ExamsElementary Calendar
    Sat, Aug 15, 20261Spring Parent Teacher Conference DayElementary Calendar
    Sun, Aug 16, 20261Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Tue, Aug 18, 20261District ConvocationAll calendars
    Wed, Aug 19, 20261District Required PD, 8am-12pmAll calendars
    Sat, Aug 22, 20261Annual LeaveElementary Calendar
    Tue, Aug 25, 20261Annual LeaveElementary Calendar
    Sun, Aug 30 – Mon, Aug 31, 20262Annual LeaveElementary Calendar
    Tue, Oct 6, 20261Parent Teacher Conference DaySecondary Calendar
    Wed, Oct 14, 20261Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Fri, Oct 16, 20261Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Sun, Oct 18, 20261Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Thu, Oct 22, 20261Annual LeaveSecondary Calendar
    Sun, Oct 25, 20261Annual LeaveSecondary Calendar
    Fri, Oct 30 – Sat, Oct 31, 20262Annual LeaveSecondary Calendar
    Mon, Jan 11 – Fri, Jan 15, 20275High School Semester 1 ExamsSecondary Calendar
    Fri, Jan 15, 20271Spring Parent Teacher Conference DaySecondary Calendar
    Sun, Jan 17, 20271Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Wed, Jan 20, 20271Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Wed, Mar 17, 20271Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Wed, Apr 21, 20271Late Start DaySecondary Calendar
    Wed, May 19, 20271Late Start Day EOG/EOC TestingSecondary Calendar

    Source

    Every date on this page is published by Asheville City Schools itself and was read on September 7, 2026 — nothing is hand-entered. Each calendar below links to the district's own document, and to a calendar file you can add to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook. Districts do revise calendars, so confirm against the district before making plans.

    CalendarDatesPublished by Asheville City SchoolsAdd to your calendar
    Elementary Calendar372026-2027 Elementary CalendarDownload .ics
    Secondary Calendar442026-2027 Secondary CalendarDownload .ics

    All 64 dates as one .ics file · Asheville City Schools calendar page → · Back to Asheville City Schools