Rutherford County Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026

Rutherford County Schools students are off from Saturday, November 21, 2026 through Sunday, November 29, 2026: 9 days in a row, 5 of them school days. School resumes Mon, Nov 30, 2026.

Thanksgiving breakNov 23-27, 20265 school days

Last day beforeFri, Nov 20, 2026

School resumesMon, Nov 30, 2026

Days off in a row9Nov 21 to Nov 29

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Verified against Rutherford County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on June 3, 2026). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 Academic Calendar (revised June 3, 2026) (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: Calendar revised June 3, 2026; the Spanish version of the same calendar, linked on the same page, is titled 'aprobado 06/3/2026' (approved June 3, 2026). The calendar page was read via a Web Archive capture of Sept 15, 2026 (the district website shows a browser check); the file (named .docx, served as a PDF) was downloaded from the district's file host through the page's 2026-27 Academic Calendar (English) link. First day: Friday Aug 7 is a 2-hour orientation day that students attend, so it is shown as the first day (and as a short day); the first full day of classes is Monday Aug 10. Dec 18 and the last day (May 28) are 2-hour days. Teacher admin, in-service and workdays with no school for students: Sept 18, Nov 3 (also Election Day), Jan 4, March 11, May 7 and May 27. Parent/teacher conferences on Oct 20 and March 18 are not marked as no-school days. Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day of school.

Thanksgiving break in nearby districts

9 of the other 9 Tennessee districts we track have Thanksgiving break the same week.

District	Thanksgiving break	Back to school
Rutherford County Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Williamson County Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Metro Nashville Public Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Sumner County Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Madison County Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Huntsville City Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Limestone County Schools	Nov 24-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Madison City Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Hamilton County Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Tue, Dec 1, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does Rutherford County Schools Thanksgiving break start and end?

Thanksgiving break starts Monday, November 23, 2026 and ends Friday, November 27, 2026.

When do Rutherford County Schools students go back to school after Thanksgiving break?

Monday, November 30, 2026.

How many days off is Thanksgiving break?

five school days. With the weekends, students are off 9 days in a row (Sat, Nov 21 to Sun, Nov 29, 2026).

Could Rutherford County 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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