Tuscaloosa City Schools Winter Break 2026

Tuscaloosa City Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Tuesday, January 5, 2027: 18 days in a row, 9 of them school days (the district also has no school Fri, Jan 1, Mon, Jan 4 and Tue, Jan 5 after it). School resumes Wed, Jan 6, 2027.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesWed, Jan 6, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 19 to Jan 5

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Fri, Jan 1, 2027, Mon, Jan 4, 2027 and Tue, Jan 5, 2027, which makes the time off 18 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Tuscaloosa City Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: Tuscaloosa City Schools 2026-2027 Academic Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: Days marked with * (Oct 12, Oct 13, Feb 15, Feb 16, Apr 15, Apr 16) may be converted to regular instructional days in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen closures. Fall break and Thanksgiving are one combined week (Nov 23-27) labeled 'Fall Break/Thanksgiving Holidays'. Early dismissal times: elementary and magnet schools 11:30 AM, middle schools 12:00 PM, high schools and S.T.A.R.S. Academy 12:30 PM. Dec 18 (end of semester) is a half day for students. May 25-26 are half days for students; May 26 is the last day. Nine-weeks day totals shown are 44, 42, 45 and 46, but no overall total is stated. The document does not say board-approved, so status is unknown. Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18) fall after the last day of school. Some e-learning/testing days (Oct 20, Nov 6) are listed as subject to change and are not counted as days off.

Winter break in nearby districts

8 of the other 8 Alabama districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Tuscaloosa City Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Tuscaloosa County School System	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Jefferson County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Shelby County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Tuscaloosa City Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

When do Tuscaloosa City Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

nine school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 18 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Tue, Jan 5, 2027).

Is the last day before winter break an early release day?

Yes. Friday, December 18, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Tuscaloosa City Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Tuscaloosa City Schools Winter Break 2026

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