Fort Bend ISD Winter Break 2026

Name: Fort Bend ISD Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2026-12-31
Location: Fort Bend ISD

The 2026-2027 Fort Bend ISD calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026, the same week as neighboring Alief ISD. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Wed, Jan 6, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesWed, Jan 6, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 19 to Jan 5

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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, Mon, Jan 4, 2027 and Tue, Jan 5, 2027, which makes the time off 18 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Fort Bend ISD’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-27 Instructional Calendar (Board Approved 1/29/2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Approved by the Board on January 29, 2026. The printed calendar lists October 12-16, November 23-27 and March 8-12 as Student/Teacher Holidays; the district's online calendar names the October and March weeks Fall Break and Spring Break. Monday, February 15 and Friday, April 30 are student/teacher holidays designated as inclement weather make-up days. Professional learning and teacher planning days (Sep 25, Oct 9, Jan 4-5, Feb 12, Mar 5) are no-school days for students. Early release for all students on Dec 18 and May 27 (last day); elementary only on Sep 24 and Feb 11; middle and high school only on Dec 17 and May 26. Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day. 172 student days (81 in the first semester + 91 in the second).

Winter break in nearby districts

29 of the other 29 Texas districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Fort Bend ISD	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Alief ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Lamar CISD	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027
Houston ISD	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Katy ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Pasadena ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Aldine ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Klein ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Fort Bend ISD winter break start and end?

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

When do Fort Bend ISD students go back to school after winter break?

Wednesday, January 6, 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 18 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Tue, Jan 5, 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 Fort Bend ISD 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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