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Guilford County Schools published 4 calendars. Dates differ between them. Filter to the one that applies to your school.

Interactive calendar

75 dates

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

 

    Key dateHolidayBreakTeacher workdayBoard & districtOther

    Key dates

    12 dates

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

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Aug 24, 20261First Day of SchoolTraditional Calendar
    Fri, Oct 9, 20261End of Quarter 1Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Thu, Oct 29, 20261End of Quarter 1Traditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Fri, Dec 18, 20261End of Quarter 2/Semester 1Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Jan 22, 20271End of Quarter 2/Semester 1Traditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Thu, Mar 18, 20271End of Quarter 3Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Apr 2, 20271End of Quarter 3Traditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Wed, May 26, 20271Last Day of School/End of Quarter 4/Semester 2Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Thu, Jun 10, 20271Last Day of School/End of Quarter 4/Semester 2Traditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Tue, Aug 3, 20271First Day of SchoolExtended Year Calendar
    Thu, Aug 5, 20271First Day of SchoolEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Aug 23, 20271First Day of SchoolTraditional Calendar

    Printable calendars

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    Traditional Calendar previewTraditional Calendar34 dates · printable PDFView & download →Extended Year Calendar previewExtended Year Calendar30 dates · printable PDFView & download →Early/Middle Colleges & Academies previewEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies32 dates · printable PDFView & download →Board of Education & District Events previewBoard of Education & District Events23 dates · printable PDFView & download →

    Official district calendars

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    Traditional Calendar 2026–27 previewTraditional Calendar 2026–271 page · 152 KBView & download →Extended Year Calendar 2026–27 previewExtended Year Calendar 2026–272 pages · 579 KBView & download →Early/Middle College and Academies Calendar 2026–27 previewEarly/Middle College and Academies Calendar 2026–272 pages · 666 KBView & download →ECG, MC at GC and UNCG Calendar 2026–27 previewECG, MC at GC and UNCG Calendar 2026–272 pages · 644 KBView & download →

    Holidays

    12 dates

    Days schools are closed.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Sep 7, 20261Labor Day HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Wed, Nov 11, 20261Veterans Day HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Thu, Nov 26 – Fri, Nov 27, 20262Thanksgiving HolidaysTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Thu, Dec 24 – Fri, Dec 25, 20262Winter HolidaysTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Dec 28, 20261Winter HolidaysTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Jan 1, 20271Winter HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Jan 18, 20271Martin Luther King, Jr. HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Mar 26, 20271Spring HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, May 31, 20271Memorial Day HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Fri, Jun 18, 20271Juneteenth Holiday (obs.)Traditional Calendar
    Mon, Jul 5, 20271Independence Day Holiday (obs.)Traditional Calendar
    Mon, Sep 6, 20271Labor Day HolidayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies

    Breaks

    5 dates

    Multi-day breaks during the school year.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Dec 21 – Wed, Dec 23, 20263Winter BreakTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Tue, Dec 29 – Thu, Dec 31, 20263Winter BreakTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Tue, Mar 9 – Fri, Mar 12, 20274Spring Break (ECG/UNCG/GC only)Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Mar 22 – Thu, Mar 25, 20274Spring BreakTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Mon, Mar 22 – Thu, Mar 25, 20274Spring Break (ECMCA)Early/Middle Colleges & Academies

    Teacher workdays

    23 dates

    Staff work; students do not attend.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Aug 17 – Thu, Aug 20, 20264Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar
    Thu, Aug 20, 20261Mandatory Teacher WorkdayEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Aug 21, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar
    Mon, Sep 21, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Oct 30, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Tue, Nov 3, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Wed, Nov 25, 20261Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Jan 4, 20271Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Jan 25, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Mon, Jan 25, 20271Mandatory Teacher Workday (ECMCA only)Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Feb 12, 20271Optional Teacher WorkdayExtended Year Calendar
    Mon, Feb 15, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Mar 8, 20271Optional Teacher Workday (ECG/UNCG/GC only)Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Mar 19, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Apr 5, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar, Early/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Thu, May 27, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Jun 11, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar, Extended Year Calendar
    Wed, Jul 28 – Fri, Jul 30, 20273Mandatory Teacher WorkdayExtended Year Calendar
    Mon, Aug 2, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayExtended Year Calendar
    Mon, Aug 2 – Wed, Aug 4, 20273Mandatory Teacher WorkdayEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Mon, Aug 16 – Thu, Aug 19, 20274Mandatory Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar
    Thu, Aug 19, 20271Mandatory Teacher WorkdayEarly/Middle Colleges & Academies
    Fri, Aug 20, 20271Optional Teacher WorkdayTraditional Calendar

    Board & district events

    21 dates

    Board of Education meetings and district events.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Tue, Aug 11, 20261Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Aug 26, 20261Board Policy Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Aug 26, 20261Facilities Naming Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Thu, Aug 27, 20261Board Legislative Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Sep 8, 20261Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Sep 22, 20261Board of Education Work SessionBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Sep 30, 20261Board Policy Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Oct 13, 20261Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Thu, Oct 29, 20261Board Policy Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Nov 10, 20261Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Nov 18, 20261Board Policy Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Dec 8, 20261Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Dec 16, 20261Board Policy Committee MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Jan 12, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Feb 9, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Feb 23, 20271Board of Education RetreatBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Mar 9, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Apr 13, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, May 11, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events
    Tue, Jun 8, 20271Board of Education Work SessionBoard of Education & District Events
    Thu, Jun 24, 20271Board of Education MeetingBoard of Education & District Events

    Other dates

    2 dates

    Everything else this district publishes.

    DateDaysEventSchool/Grade
    Mon, Aug 31, 20261Lindley Elementary School Groundbreaking CeremonyBoard of Education & District Events
    Wed, Sep 9, 20261Sumner Elementary School Topping-Out CeremonyBoard of Education & District Events

    Source

    Every date on this page is published by Guilford County 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 Guilford County SchoolsAdd to your calendar
    Traditional Calendar34Traditional Calendar 2026–27Download .ics
    Extended Year Calendar30Extended Year Calendar 2026–27Download .ics
    Early/Middle Colleges & Academies32Early/Middle College and Academies Calendar 2026–27Download .ics
    Board of Education & District Events23Guilford County Schools calendar pageDownload .ics

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