Cumberland County Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Cumberland County Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-22
End: 2026-12-31
Location: Cumberland County Schools

The 2026-2027 Cumberland County Schools calendar puts winter break on Tue, Dec 22 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026, the same week as neighboring Wake County Public School System. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Mon, Jan 4, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDec 22-31, 20268 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.
Students also have no school on Mon, Dec 21, 2026 and Fri, Jan 1, 2027, which makes the time off 16 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

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

Source: 2026-2027 Cumberland County Schools Traditional 10-Month Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: For schools on the traditional calendar. The district calendars page (read via Web Archive capture of 2026-09-12; the live site shows a bot check) lists it as "Board Approved 07.01.26"; the PDF itself prints "Board Approved 03102026". The calendar is a dated list and does not use the words Thanksgiving Break or Spring Break; the district's online events calendar calls March 29 - April 1 "Spring Break for Traditional Schools" and lists Nov. 24-27 (Thanksgiving is Nov. 26) as student holidays. Students are also off on the adjacent Nov. 23, Dec. 21, March 25 and April 2 (teacher workdays) and March 26 (Student/All Staff Holiday), so the breaks run Nov. 23-27, Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 and March 25 - April 2; school resumes Jan. 4 and April 5. February 15 is a teacher workday and the make-up day if needed. Early release days are two-hour early releases. The calendar does not state a student day count. Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day of school.

Winter break in nearby districts

5 of the other 5 North Carolina districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Cumberland County Schools	Dec 22-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Wake County Public School System	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Horry County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Guilford County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Cumberland County Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Tuesday, December 22, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

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

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

eight school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 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 Cumberland 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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Cumberland County Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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