Craven County Schools Winter Break 2026

Craven County Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Wednesday, January 6, 2027: 19 days in a row, 10 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Jan 4, Tue, Jan 5 and Wed, Jan 6 after it). School resumes Thu, Jan 7, 2027.

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

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesThu, Jan 7, 2027

Days off in a row19Dec 19 to Jan 6

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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 Mon, Jan 4, 2027, Tue, Jan 5, 2027 and Wed, Jan 6, 2027, which makes the time off 19 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Craven County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved on June 16, 2026). Confidence: Medium.

Source: 2026-2027 Traditional 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: Approved by the BOE 6/16/26. The last day of school is not marked with an asterisk on the grid (only Aug 24 is). May 20, 2027 is shown as end of quarter, exams and early release for students and staff, and May 21 is a required teacher workday, so May 20 is read as the last student day. Days marked OW (optional teacher workday) and RW (required teacher workday) are treated as no school for students, but the legend does not say so explicitly. Feb 15, 2027 (Presidents' Day) is marked RW, so it is listed as a teacher workday rather than a holiday. The March 26 holiday and the March 29-April 2 Vacation Days are not called 'Spring Break' on the calendar, so they are listed under days off. Dec 21-22 are marked 'No School for Students and Staff'; Dec 23, 28-30 are Vacation Days; Dec 24, 25 and 31 and Jan 1 are Holidays. Nov 25 is a Vacation Day and Nov 26-27 are Holidays. Dec 14-18 and May 10-20 are high school exam days. Dec 18 and May 20 are early releases for students and staff; Oct 23 and Feb 12 are early releases for students.

Winter break in nearby districts

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

District	Winter break	Back to school
Craven County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027
Wayne County Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Wilson County Schools	December 22, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Johnston County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Nash County Public Schools	December 22, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Craven County Schools winter break start and end?

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

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

Thursday, January 7, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 19 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Wed, Jan 6, 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 Craven County 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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Craven County Schools Winter Break 2026

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