Cumberland County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Fayetteville, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Friday, May 28, 2027
School days
171
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 26
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 23–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 1
- Student Holidays/10 Month Required Annual Leave: Mar 25 – Apr 2
- 7 early release days
- 1 possible make-up days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holiday”
- Sep 22 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release/Staff PL”
- Oct 20 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release/Staff PL”
- Oct 26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Required Workday (System-Wide PL)”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Workday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holiday”
- Nov 23 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/All Staff Telework Workday”
- Nov 24–25 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Required Annual Leave for 10 Month Employees”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holidays”
- Dec 18 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release”
- Dec 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/All Staff Telework Workday”
- Dec 22–25 · TueNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Holidays (Student/All Staff)”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Holidays (Student/All Staff)”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holiday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holiday”
- Jan 19 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Required Workday (System-Wide PL)”Possible make-up day
- Feb 23 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release/Staff PL”
- Mar 9 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release/Staff PL”
- Mar 25 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/Workday”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/All Staff Holiday”
- Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holidays/10 Month Required Annual Leave”
- Apr 1 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holidays/10 Month Required Annual Leave”
- Apr 2 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday/All Staff Telework Workday”
- Apr 20 · TueEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Student Two Hour Early Release/Staff PL”
- May 28 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Last Day for Student/Student Two Hour Early Release/End of Grading Period”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 21 school days
Oct 2026 21 school days
Nov 2026 14 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 18 school days
Feb 2027 19 school days
Mar 2027 18 school days
Apr 2027 20 school days
May 2027 20 school days
Jun 2027
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 24First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day for Student”
- Oct 23Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Jan 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Mar 24Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- May 28Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Student”
- May 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
Where these dates come from
Source: Cumberland County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Mar 10, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Cumberland County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Cabarrus County SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Guilford County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 10, 2027
- Durham Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Gaston County SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
Cumberland County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4929/Ccs/7a7ae4d8-0ae9-4aaf-a762-230cf2eb7f0b/2026-2027-Traditional-Calendar.pdf