Union County Public Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026

Union County Public Schools students are off from Wednesday, November 25, 2026 through Sunday, November 29, 2026: 5 days in a row, 2 of them school days (the district also has no school Wed, Nov 25 before it). School resumes Mon, Nov 30, 2026.

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 Union County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on November 6, 2025). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 Traditional School 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: For UCPS traditional-calendar schools (most schools). Board of Education approved November 6, 2025. The district re-posted this file in August 2026 with one change from the approved version: the required teacher workday (no school for students) moved from Friday, October 16 to Monday, October 19; the district's online calendar also shows October 19. The calendar is a color-coded grid without break names; the break fields hold the multi-day blocks of holidays and annual leave days (students do not attend on annual leave days, holidays or teacher workdays). Students are also off on the optional teacher workdays November 25 and December 21 and on the March 26 holiday, so Thanksgiving runs November 25-27, winter break December 21 - January 1 (school resumes January 4) and spring break March 26 - April 2 (school resumes April 5). Other teacher workdays with no school for students: September 21, October 19, November 3 (district professional development), January 15, February 15 (Presidents' Day is a teacher workday, not a holiday), March 2 and April 30. Memorial Day (May 31) is a holiday before the last day of school. Additional days may be added at the Superintendent's discretion. 175 instructional days = 86 (first semester) + 89 (second semester), as stated on the calendar.

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
Union County Public Schools	Nov 26-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Nov 26-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Rock Hill Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Cabarrus County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Gaston County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Richland School District Two	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Florence 1 Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Sumter School District	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Richland One	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does Union County Public Schools Thanksgiving break start and end?

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

When do Union County Public 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 Union County Public 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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Union County Public Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026

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