Richardson ISD Thanksgiving Break 2026 The 2026-2027 Richardson ISD calendar puts Thanksgiving break on Thu, Nov 26 to Fri, Nov 27, 2026, the same week as neighboring Garland ISD. Plan around Fri, Nov 20, 2026 as the last day of classes and Mon, Nov 30, 2026 as the first day back.
Thanksgiving break Nov 26-27, 2026 2 school days
Last day before Fri, Nov 20, 2026
School resumes Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Days off in a row 9 Nov 21 to Nov 29
Planning notes Students also have no school on Mon, Nov 23, 2026, Tue, Nov 24, 2026 and Wed, Nov 25, 2026, which makes the time off 9 days long. Keep Richardson ISD’s dates one tap away. Add School Break Dates to your home screen.
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Verified against Richardson ISD’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High .
Source: Richardson Independent School District 2026-2027 School Calendar (updated 7/22/2026) (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: Approved by the RISD Board of Trustees at its December 2025 meeting (district announcement of Dec. 12, 2025); the PDF is marked 'Updated 7/22/2026'. Nov. 23-25 are Student Holiday/Staff Exchange Days before the Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 26-27), so there is no school all week. Student Holiday/Staff Professional Learning Days (Nov. 2-3, Jan. 5, Feb. 15) are no-school days for students; students return from Winter Break on Jan. 6. March 26 (Good Friday) and April 23 are marked 'Make-Up Day (if needed, subject to change)' (a snowflake in place of a school day on the grid): no school unless the district needs them to make up bad-weather closures. The district's online event calendar shows the Jan. 5 and Feb. 15 professional learning days running through Jan. 6 and Feb. 16 only because they are repeats of one recurring event whose first date (Nov. 2-3) is two days long; the same feed lists Second Semester Begins on Jan. 6, and the PDF and the approval announcement give Jan. 6 as the return date and Feb. 15 as the only February day off. Graduation dates are from the district's online event calendar (linked as District Calendar on the Calendars page): Lake Highlands and J.J. Pearce on June 1, Berkner and Richardson high schools on June 2, 2027. Early release dismissal is two hours ahead of normal dismissal. Audelia Creek Elementary, Dover Elementary and RISD Academy follow the separate ADSY calendar (one day earlier start). Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day. The calendar does not state a number of student days.
Thanksgiving break in nearby districts 82 of the other 83 Texas districts we track have Thanksgiving break the same week.
District Thanksgiving break Back to school Richardson ISD Nov 26-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Garland ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Plano ISD Nov 25-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Dallas ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Wylie ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Frisco ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Irving ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Lewisville ISD Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026 Forney Independent School District Nov 23-27, 2026 Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions When does Richardson ISD Thanksgiving break start and end? Thanksgiving break starts Thursday, November 26, 2026 and ends Friday, November 27, 2026.
When do Richardson ISD students go back to school after Thanksgiving break? Monday, November 30, 2026.
How many days off is Thanksgiving break? two school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 9 days in a row (Sat, Nov 21 to Sun, Nov 29, 2026).
Could Richardson ISD 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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