Northside ISD Calendar 2026-27: Thanksgiving, Winter Break and Spring Break March 8-12

Northside Independent School District (NISD) in San Antonio has no school from Monday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Nov. 27, 2026 for Thanksgiving break, according to its 2026-2027 Academic Calendar, approved Dec. 9, 2025. Winter break runs Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1, and spring break is Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12, 2027. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027.

Northside ISD 2026-27 breaks and long weekends

Break	Dates	Days off counting weekends
Fall student holidays (already past)	Fri., Oct. 9, Mon., Oct. 12 and Tue., Oct. 13, 2026	5 days, Fri. Oct. 9 through Tue. Oct. 13
Thanksgiving Break	Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	9 days, Sat. Nov. 21 through Sun. Nov. 29
Winter Break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027, plus Mon., Jan. 4	17 days, Sat. Dec. 19 through Mon. Jan. 4
Presidents Day weekend	Fri., Feb. 12, Mon., Feb. 15 and Tue., Feb. 16, 2027	5 days, Fri. Feb. 12 through Tue. Feb. 16
Spring Break	Mon.-Fri., March 8-12, 2027, plus Mon., March 15	10 days, Sat. March 6 through Mon. March 15
Friday and Monday holidays	Fri., March 26 and Mon., March 29, 2027	4 days, Fri. March 26 through Mon. March 29

Teacher work days are Aug. 3-7, 2026, and the first day of school is Monday, Aug. 10. The first semester runs Aug. 10 to Dec. 18 and the second runs Jan. 4 to May 26, 2027. Thursday, May 27 is a teacher work day. The calendar calls Feb. 16 a “Bad Weather Makeup Day/ Student Holiday/Staff Dev.”, so that fifth day of the February weekend is a day off unless a weather closure makes the district use it.

Every no-school date on the Northside ISD calendar

The table lists each date the calendar marks as a holiday or student holiday, with the wording it prints. The district’s PDF says only “Holiday” for most of them; the weekday and the notes in the last column are ours.

Date	Day	Calendar wording	Back in class
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Holiday (Labor Day by date; past)	Tue., Sept. 8
Oct. 9 and 12, 2026	Friday, Monday	Student Holiday/Teacher Exchange (past)	Wed., Oct. 14
Oct. 13, 2026	Tuesday	Student Holiday/Teacher Planning (past)	Wed., Oct. 14
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Student Holiday/Staff Dev. (Election Day by date)	Wed., Nov. 4
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving Break	Mon., Nov. 30
Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter Break	Tue., Jan. 5
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	Student Holiday/Teacher Planning	Tue., Jan. 5
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day by date)	Tue., Jan. 19
Feb. 12 and 15, 2027	Friday, Monday	Holiday (Feb. 15 is Presidents Day by date)	Wed., Feb. 17
Feb. 16, 2027	Tuesday	Bad Weather Makeup Day/ Student Holiday/Staff Dev.	Wed., Feb. 17
March 8-12, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Break	Tue., March 16
March 15, 2027	Monday	Student Holiday/Teacher Planning	Tue., March 16
March 26 and 29, 2027	Friday, Monday	Holiday (March 26 is Good Friday by date)	Tue., March 30
April 23, 2027	Friday	Holiday	Mon., April 26
May 31, 2027	Monday	Holiday (Memorial Day by date; after the last day)	Not applicable

Counting every weekday from Aug. 10, 2026 through May 26, 2027, and counting Feb. 16 as a day off, the calendar has 34 weekdays without classes: 1 in September, 3 in October, 6 in November, 9 in December, 3 in January, 3 in February, 8 in March and 1 in April. The calendar does not list early release days or graduation dates, so none are shown here.

Northside ISD grading periods for 2026-27

Grading period	Dates
First	Aug. 10 - Oct. 8, 2026
Second	Oct. 13 - Dec. 18, 2026
Third	Jan. 4 - March 5, 2027
Fourth	March 15 - May 26, 2027

When does Northside ISD start in 2027-28?

The board adopted the 2027-28 calendar in the same Dec. 9, 2025 action. The district’s news release says key dates include the first day of school on Aug. 9, 2027, with the last day on May 25, 2028. This story covers only the 2026-27 year; check the district’s calendar page before planning around next year.

How does Northside compare with other Texas districts?

For other large Texas districts, see our stories on the Houston ISD, Austin ISD and Dallas ISD calendars.

Printable Northside ISD calendar 2026-27

Our free printable puts the breaks, student holidays, first day and last day on one page, built from the board-approved calendar. To plan the full year on paper, use the printable school-year calendar, or mark the Thanksgiving week on the November 2026 calendar.

Check the district’s 2026-2027 Academic Calendar for any change.