Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Winston Salem, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 1, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 10, 2026
Last day of school
Friday, May 21, 2027
School days
178Matches the 178 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
27Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
Next day off
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayOct 12
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
- Spring Break: Mar 26 – Apr 2
- 4 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: “Labor Day”
- Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Professional Day”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Professional Day”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veteran's Day”
- Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving”
- Dec 21–22 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break (Snow Make-Up Day)”Possible make-up day
- Dec 23–25 · WedNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break (Snow Make-Up Day)”Possible make-up day
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “MLK, Jr. Day”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Professional Day (Snow Make-Up Day)”Possible make-up day
- Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Professional Day”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 16 school days
Sep 2026 21 school days
Oct 2026 21 school days
Nov 2026 16 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 15 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 10First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Oct 9Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 1”
- Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End Q2, Semester 1”
- Mar 9Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End Quarter 3”
- May 21Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”
- May 21Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End Q4/Sem 2”
Where these dates come from
Source: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Checked Oct 1, 2026: our count of school days matches the 178 days the district prints (the sum of its grading periods). How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Buncombe County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Public Schools of Robeson CountyFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsFirst day Aug 25, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Davidson County SchoolsFirst day Aug 23, 2027 · last day May 26, 2028
- Wake County Public School SystemFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 1, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/wsfcs/page/2026-2027-calendar