St. Mary's County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

St. Mary's County Public Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027: 16 days in a row, 10 of them school days. School resumes Mon, Jan 4, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row16Dec 19 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.

Verified against St. Mary's County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: St. Mary's County Public Schools System Operational Calendar 2026-2027 (PDF)

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: Marked 'Approved 02-03-2026'. Spring break is listed as Mar 22-25 and Mar 29; Mar 26 is a separate 'Holiday - All Schools and Offices Closed', so students are off Mar 22-26, and Mar 29 is off unless needed as a make-up day. Possible make-up days: Jan 29, Feb 15, Mar 29. Three inclement weather days are built into the end of the year (last day June 16 includes them). June 15 and 16 are two-hour early dismissals; June 15 is the last day for Pre-K students, June 16 for K-12. Juneteenth (June 18) falls after the last day. The document states a minimum of 180 student days but no total, so instructional_days is 0. Marking periods and semesters total 183 days per the document.

Winter break in nearby districts

10 of the other 10 Maryland districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
St. Mary's County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Calvert County Public Schools	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Alexandria City Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
District of Columbia Public Schools	Dec 22-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Dec 24-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Prince William County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Hanover County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Montgomery County Public Schools	December 24, 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

Frequently asked questions

When does St. Mary's County Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do St. Mary's County Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could St. Mary's 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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St. Mary's County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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