Harford County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Harford County Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-24
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Harford County Public Schools

Winter break 2026 for Harford County Public Schools is Thu, Dec 24, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027. The last day of school before the break is Tuesday, December 22, 2026, and classes resume Monday, January 4, 2027.

winter breakDecember 24, 2026 to January 1, 20277 school days

Last day beforeTue, Dec 22, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row12Dec 23 to Jan 3

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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 Wed, Dec 23, 2026, which makes the time off 12 days long.

Verified against Harford County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: Medium.

Source: Harford County Public Schools 2026-2027 Color Coded Calendar (approved January 12, 2026; revised April 27, 2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Read via Web Archive capture of May 14, 2026, which is older than 60 days: hcps.org does not respond from this network. That capture is of the file the district Calendars page linked in May 2026 as 'Color Coded Calendar 2026-27'. The district has since posted new 2026-27 files (Student Calendar, Color Coded Calendar and Calendar at a Glance, ids 8869, 8872 and 8877) that could not be read or found in the archive. Every date below was confirmed on Sept. 26, 2026 against the district's live online event calendar (the HCPS District Events feed shown on its school websites at hcpsschools.org), which lists the same closings, professional development days, early dismissals, make-up days, first and last days and quarter ends. The calendar shows closings by color without naming the breaks: Nov. 26-27, Dec. 24-Jan. 1 and Mar. 22-29 are Scheduled Closings for schools and offices, as are Nov. 3 (general election day) and Nov. 11. First day: Aug. 31 for grades 1-12; the event calendar gives kindergarten half-day gradual entrance Sept. 1-2 (first full day Sept. 3) and PreK half-day gradual entrance Sept. 8-9 (first full day Sept. 10), where the May color-coded file marked Sept. 2 and Sept. 9. Last day: June 17 for grades K-11 (3-hour early dismissal); PreK ends June 15. The event calendar lists no graduation dates. Professional development days (Sept. 21, Oct. 16, Nov. 2, Dec. 23, Apr. 9) are no-school days for students. March 1, June 1 and April 12 are closed unless needed for inclement weather make-up, used in that order. 3-hour early dismissals: Oct. 15, Oct. 30, Nov. 25, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, Apr. 8 and June 17. Quarter counts (44+48+42+46) total 180 student days. June 18 is a scheduled closing after the last day.

Winter break in nearby districts

6 of the other 6 Maryland districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Harford County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Baltimore County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Baltimore City Public Schools	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Howard County Public School System	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Dec 24-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Montgomery County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
District of Columbia Public Schools	Dec 22-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Frederick County Public Schools	Dec 23-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
The School District of Philadelphia	Dec 23-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Harford County Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Thursday, December 24, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Harford County Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

seven school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 12 days in a row (Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Harford County Public Schools 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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Harford County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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