Austin ISD Calendar 2026-27: Fall Break Nov. 23-27, Winter Break Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, Spring Break March 15-19

Austin Independent School District (ISD) lists Fall Break from Monday, Nov. 23 to Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and Winter Break from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, on its 2026 - 2027 Calendar (Revised & Final) PDF. Spring Break is March 15-19, 2027, and the last day of classes for students is Thursday, May 27. The next day off is Monday, Nov. 2, a student and staff holiday.

Austin ISD 2026-27 breaks

Break	Dates	Weekdays
Fall Break	Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	5
Winter Break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Mon., Jan. 4, 2027	11
Spring Break	Mon.-Fri., March 15-19, 2027	5

The weekday counts are ours, computed from the printed dates. Fall Break falls in Thanksgiving week; Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 26. The first day of classes was Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

Austin ISD’s spring break matches Dallas ISD’s (March 15-19) and comes a week after Houston ISD’s (March 8-12). For other districts, see our spring break 2027 roundup.

Which days are student holidays?

Date	Day	What the calendar lists
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day
Sept. 21, 2026	Monday	Student holiday; Yom Kippur; also marked as a staff day
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Student and staff holiday; Bad Weather Makeup Day
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Indigenous Peoples’ Day; parent conferences also listed
Nov. 2, 2026	Monday	Student and staff holiday
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Student holiday; campus staff development; “Culture of Voting”
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Fall Break
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027	Monday-Monday	Winter Break; Jan. 4 is also staff development and a student holiday
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Campus staff development; student holiday; Presidents’ Day
March 10, 2027	Wednesday	Student holiday; Eid al-Fitr
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Break
March 26, 2027	Friday	Student and staff holiday; Good Friday; Bad Weather Makeup Day
April 30, 2027	Friday	Student holiday; also marked as a staff day
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day (after the last day of classes)

Outside the three breaks, we count 11 single days in the school year that the calendar marks as holidays or that carry a holiday name. That count includes the two Bad Weather Makeup Days and Oct. 12. The calendar lists Indigenous Peoples’ Day and parent conferences on Oct. 12, so check with your school about what that day means for your child. The calendar’s legend shows no early release days.

Which days are Bad Weather Makeup Days?

Two Fridays carry the label: Oct. 9, 2026 and March 26, 2027. Both appear as student and staff holidays. The calendar marks them as Bad Weather Makeup Days, so they could become school days if the district needs makeup days. Before you book travel for either weekend, check with the district.

What did the board change in May 2026?

On May 22, 2026, Austin ISD announced that the board adopted changes to the 2026-2027 academic calendar. The district said “the number of instructional days will increase from 169 to 171,” a gain of two days. The PDF we used is the revised and final version.

When does Winter Break end?

Winter Break runs through Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, which the calendar also lists as a staff development day and student holiday. The PDF does not print a return day for students. The next weekday is Tuesday, Jan. 5; confirm it with your campus.

When does the school year end?

The last day of classes for students is Thursday, May 27, 2027. The teacher last day is Friday, May 28, and Memorial Day is Monday, May 31. The calendar also lists a Juneteenth holiday observance day on Monday, June 21, 2027.

The district can change its calendar, so check austinisd.org before you book travel. Our free printable puts every break and student holiday on one page; for the whole year on paper, use the printable school-year calendar, or plan around the November 2026 and December 2026 calendars.