Douglas County School District Winter Break 2026

Name: Douglas County School District Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2026-12-31
Location: Douglas County School District

The 2026-2027 Douglas County School District calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026, the same week as neighboring Cherry Creek School District. Plan around Thu, Dec 17, 2026 as the last day of classes and Tue, Jan 5, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeThu, Dec 17, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 18 to Jan 4

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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, Dec 18, 2026, Fri, Jan 1, 2027 and Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 18 days long.

Verified against Douglas County School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: Douglas County School District 2026-2027 Academic Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: The PDF (and the district's Calendar at a Glance page) says approved by the Board of Education on June 18, 2024; the district's calendar page labels the 2026-27 conventional calendar approved June 9, 2026, but the files it links under that label are these same PDFs (unchanged as of Sep 26, 2026). The color, black-and-white and list versions, the Calendar at a Glance page and the district's online event calendar give the same dates. Professional development days (Sep 21, Nov 6, Apr 23) and teacher work days (Dec 18, Jan 4) are no-school days for students. Thanksgiving Break (Nov 23-27) includes a Compensation Day (Nov 25); Feb 12 is also a Compensation Day with schools closed. Most Fridays are PLC days with a delayed start. If schools must close, the Board may add school days on Saturdays, during vacations or at the end of the year. Renaissance Elementary Magnet School, Daniel C. Oakes High School and Eagle Academy have their own calendars.

Winter break in nearby districts

4 of the other 4 Colorado districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Douglas County School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Cherry Creek School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Aurora Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Denver Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Jeffco Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Douglas County School District winter break start and end?

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

When do Douglas County School District students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 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 (Fri, Dec 18, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Douglas County School District winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved 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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Douglas County School District Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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