Garland ISD Winter Break 2026

The 2026-2027 Garland ISD calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same week as neighboring Richardson ISD. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Tue, Jan 5, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 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 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 Garland ISD’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-27 Garland ISD 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: Approved by the Board of Trustees: Garland ISD's official X account (@gisdnews) announced on Dec 2, 2025 that the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic calendars 'were officially approved at the most recent Board of Trustees meeting'; this PDF is marked 'Updated: 12/03/25; subject to change' and shows the same student dates as the calendar image in that post ('Updated: 12/02/25'). Student days are stated per semester: 82 (first) + 93 (second) = 175. Feb 15 is printed as 'Staff/Student holiday' (the district does not name it, but it is the Presidents' Day date and a student holiday, so it is stored as Presidents' Day). Staff development days are student holidays (Oct 19, Nov 3, Jan 4, Feb 16). Dec 18 and the last day (May 27) are early dismissal days; the calendar page's event list describes May 27 as a high school student early dismissal. Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (observed June 17) fall after the last day.

Winter break in nearby districts

82 of the other 83 Texas districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Garland ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Richardson ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Dallas ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Plano ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Wylie ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Frisco ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Forney Independent School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Irving ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Royse City ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Garland ISD winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

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

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten 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 Garland 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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