Union County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Union County Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-22
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Union County Public Schools

The 2026-2027 Union County Public Schools calendar puts winter break on Tue, Dec 22, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same week as neighboring Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Mon, Jan 4, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 22, 2026 to January 1, 20279 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, which makes the time off 16 days long.

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

Source: 2026-2027 Traditional School Academic Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

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.

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
Union County Public Schools	December 22, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Guilford County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

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

Winter break starts Tuesday, December 22, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

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

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

nine 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).

Could Union 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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Union County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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