Chatham County Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026

The 2026-2027 Chatham County Schools calendar puts Thanksgiving break on Thu, Nov 26 to Fri, Nov 27, 2026, the same week as neighboring Wake County Public School System. Plan around Tue, Nov 24, 2026 as the last day of classes and Mon, Nov 30, 2026 as the first day back.

Thanksgiving breakNov 26-27, 20262 school days

Last day beforeTue, Nov 24, 2026

School resumesMon, Nov 30, 2026

Days off in a row5Nov 25 to Nov 29

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Planning notes

Students also have no school on Wed, Nov 25, 2026, which makes the time off 5 days long.

Verified against Chatham County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: Medium.

Source: Chatham County Schools 2026-2027 Academic Calendar (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: Header of the calendar says 'approved June 2025', but the PDF's text layer also says '2026-2027 CALENDAR -- DRAFT A'. The document also says teacher workdays (blue) will be selected during the 2025-26 year and a revised 2026-27 calendar will be released, so verify before booking travel. Total instructional days stated as 174.5 (shown here as 174 because a whole number is required). Last day (June 9) is an early release day. Thanksgiving break: Nov 25 is a teacher workday, so students are off Nov 25-27. Winter break: students are off Dec 21 (teacher workday) through Jan 4 (teacher workday); the break range here includes the Jan 1 state holiday. Spring break: Mar 26 (Good Friday, state holiday) is also off, so students are out Mar 26-Apr 5. Make-up dates (Oct 2, Jan 19, Feb 15, Mar 2, Apr 5, May 14) will be converted to regular school days as needed for closures. If the list is exhausted, Spring Break dates and/or Saturdays would be considered. Optional teacher workdays are Nov 25, Dec 21 and Jun 11. Feb 15 is shown as a teacher workday, not labeled Presidents Day. MLK Day and Memorial Day are red 'State Employees Legal Holiday' days, unnamed on the grid. Juneteenth (Jun 18) falls after the last day.

Thanksgiving break in nearby districts

15 of the other 15 North Carolina districts we track have Thanksgiving break the same week.

District	Thanksgiving break	Back to school
Chatham County Schools	Nov 26-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Wake County Public School System	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Guilford County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Cumberland County Schools	Nov 24-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Cabarrus County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Nash County Public Schools	Nov 26-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Wilson County Schools	Nov 26-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does Chatham County Schools Thanksgiving break start and end?

Thanksgiving break starts Thursday, November 26, 2026 and ends Friday, November 27, 2026.

When do Chatham County Schools students go back to school after Thanksgiving break?

Monday, November 30, 2026.

How many days off is Thanksgiving break?

two school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 5 days in a row (Wed, Nov 25 to Sun, Nov 29, 2026).

Could Chatham County Schools Thanksgiving 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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