Metro Nashville Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Metro Nashville Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2026-12-31
Location: Metro Nashville Public Schools

Metro Nashville Public Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027: 17 days in a row, 9 of them school days (the district also has no school Fri, Jan 1 and Mon, Jan 4 after it). School resumes Tue, Jan 5, 2027.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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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 Fri, Jan 1, 2027 and Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Metro Nashville Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 District Calendar, July 2026 - June 2027 (Revised 2/9/26) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: District calendar revised 2/9/26; neither the document nor the district's calendar page states a Board approval. Students start Tuesday, August 11 (half days for Pre-K and K on Aug 11-12). Stockpiled PD days (Oct 9, Jan 4 and Monday, Feb 15) and the Nov 3 parent conference day are no-school days for students; Feb 15 is not listed as a holiday. The district is closed Nov 26-27 and Dec 23-25 within Thanksgiving week and winter break. Half days for all students: Dec 18, Mar 19 and May 25 (last day); grades 9-12 also have half-day exam days Dec 15-17, May 20-21 and May 24. The calendar names stockpiled PD days, holidays, etc. as potential snow make-up days and includes 7 stockpiled inclement weather days. Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18) fall after the last day.

Winter break in nearby districts

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

District	Winter break	Back to school
Metro Nashville Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Rutherford County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Williamson County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Hamilton County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Metro Nashville Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

When do Metro Nashville Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 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 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 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 Metro Nashville Public Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s 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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Metro Nashville Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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