San Antonio ISD Winter Break 2026

The 2026-2027 San Antonio ISD calendar puts winter break on Fri, Dec 18, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same week as neighboring Harlandale ISD. Plan around Thu, Dec 17, 2026 as the last day of classes and Wed, Jan 6, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 18, 2026 to January 1, 202711 school days

Last day beforeThu, Dec 17, 2026

School resumesWed, Jan 6, 2027

Days off in a row19Dec 18 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 Mon, Jan 4, 2027 and Tue, Jan 5, 2027, which makes the time off 19 days long.

Verified against San Antonio ISD’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on May 11, 2026). Confidence: High.

Source: San Antonio ISD 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar (v2) (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: Revised calendar (v2), approved by the Board 05.11.2026. Dates are read from the color-coded grid, which colors breaks and holidays only as 'Holiday'; the names come from the district's online events calendar (saisd.net/events), which lists the same dates: 'Fall Break - No School' Nov 23-27, 'Winter Break - No School' Dec 18 and Dec 21-Jan 1, 'Spring Break - No School' Mar 8-12, Columbus/Indigenous People's Day Oct 12, Good Friday Mar 26 and Battle of Flowers Apr 23. Student holidays for professional development (Sep 18, Oct 9, Nov 6, Jan 5, Feb 5), teacher planning (Jan 4, Mar 29) and parent/teacher conferences (Oct 23, Feb 12) are no-school days for students. Feb 15 (Presidents' Day) and Mar 29 are marked as bad weather makeup days. No school Dec 18 - Jan 5; students return Jan 6. Grading periods: Aug 12-Oct 8, Oct 13-Dec 17, Jan 6-Mar 5, Mar 15-May 26 (40, 41, 39 and 50 student days). Memorial Day (May 31) and June 18 are holidays after the last day. Hot Wells MS, Poe MS and Crockett Academy follow a separate ACE calendar; Tafolla MS, Hirsch Elementary and Ogden Elementary follow a separate Third Future Schools calendar; special campuses have their own calendar.

Winter break in nearby districts

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

District	Winter break	Back to school
San Antonio ISD	December 18, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Harlandale ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
North East ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Northside ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Southwest ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Medina Valley ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027
New Braunfels ISD	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Boerne Independent School District	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 12, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does San Antonio ISD winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Friday, December 18, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

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

Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

eleven school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 19 days in a row (Fri, Dec 18, 2026 to Tue, Jan 5, 2027).

Could San Antonio 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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