Fort Worth ISD Calendar 2026-27: Thanksgiving, Winter Break and Spring Break

Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) students have no school Nov. 23-27, 2026, Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027, and March 15-19, 2027, by the district’s 2026-2027 Traditional Calendar, linked from its “Academic Calendars” page. The last day of school is Friday, May 21, 2027. The fall break and Indigenous Peoples’ Day days off, Oct. 9 and 12, have passed, so Thanksgiving break is next.

The district’s traditional calendar says its dates are subject to change and that the board approved it on 4/28/26. An amended version dated May 11, 2026 lists “175 Student Days x 450 Minutes.” The dates below match the calendars the district posts, including the Accelerated Day School Year (ADSY) version for some campuses, covered further down.

Fort Worth ISD breaks in 2026-27

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates. Return days are our reading, since the calendar marks no closure on them, except Jan. 5, which the district lists.

Break	No school	Weekdays off	Students return
Fall break	Fri., Oct. 9, 2026	1	Tue., Oct. 13 (after Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Mon., Oct. 12)
Thanksgiving break	Mon., Nov. 23 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	10	Tue., Jan. 5, 2027 (Jan. 4 is a staff day)
Spring break	Mon., March 15 to Fri., March 19, 2027	5	Mon., March 22

Plan the week on the November 2026 calendar. For neighboring districts, see the Dallas ISD calendar and the Houston ISD calendar.

Which Fort Worth ISD days are off for students?

Every holiday and staff day on the traditional calendar, with weekdays from our calendar check.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Aug. 10, 2026	Monday	First day of school
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day
Sept. 21, 2026	Monday	Staff day, no students
Oct. 8, 2026	Thursday	Staff day, no students
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Fall break
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving break
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter break
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	Staff day, no students
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Presidents Day, staff day
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring break
March 26, 2027	Friday	Good Friday
March 29, 2027	Monday	Staff day, no students
May 21, 2027	Friday	Last day of school
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day

Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is not marked as a holiday on the calendar. The calendars print no early release days and no bad-weather make-up days.

Is there a four-day weekend in March 2027?

Yes. Good Friday is March 26 and Monday, March 29 is a staff day, so students are out Friday, March 26 to Monday, March 29, 2027, two weeks after spring break ends.

How does the ADSY calendar differ at Fort Worth ISD?

The district says ADSY days are 25 days added to the traditional calendar at 19 campuses it lists by name, for acceleration, small-group support and enrichment. The ADSY PDF reads “175 Student Days + 25 ADSY Summer = 200 Student Days.” Its breaks match the traditional calendar, so only the summer block differs.

	Traditional	ADSY
First day	Mon., Aug. 10, 2026	Mon., Aug. 10, 2026
Thanksgiving break	Nov. 23-27, 2026	Nov. 23-27, 2026
Winter break	Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027
Spring break	March 15-19, 2027	March 15-19, 2027
Last day before summer	Fri., May 21, 2027	Fri., May 21, 2027
Student days	175	175 + 25 ADSY summer = 200
ADSY summer block	None	Mon., May 24 to Tue., June 29, 2027

The ADSY calendar lists these elementary schools (15): Harlean Beal, George C. Clarke, Clifford Davis, Diamond Hill, East Handley, Eastern Hills-West Handley, W.M. Green, Rufino Mendoza, Hazel Harvey Peace, T.A. Sims, W.J. Turner, Van Zandt-Guinn, Maudrie M. Walton, Westcreek and Western Hills. Its middle schools (4) are William James, William Monnig, Morningside and Wedgwood. Schools in the district’s Focus program use the traditional calendar, per the ADSY PDF.

When does the Fort Worth ISD school year start and end?

Students start Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. The last day of school is Friday, May 21, 2027, and Memorial Day, May 31, falls after it. ADSY campuses continue to Tuesday, June 29, 2027. The free printable carries the traditional dates on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts. Compare the Houston-area dates in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD calendar.