Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekends 2026: Complete State-by-State Schedule

Schools in the United States will reopen in a month or two, and young shoppers have started filling their carts with back-to-school supplies. With rising inflation and rising product prices, a major challenge for every parent with a school-going child is finding ways to spend less while buying all necessary school supplies.

Back-to-school tax-free weekends help financially struggling families maintain their monthly budget to some extent. Several states, including Florida and Maryland, have already announced the dates for their tax-free weekends.

In Florida, the back-to-school tax-free holidays for school supplies will run for a month from July 20 to August 20. The state has offered tax exceptions for bags, wallets, personal computers, computer-related accessories, clothing, accessories, footwear, jigsaw puzzles, learning aids, and school supplies.

Maryland has also announced a tax-free weekend for school supplies in August. It will begin on Sunday, August 9, and end on Saturday, August 15. School supplies, electronics, clothing, footwear, and athletic equipment are included in this year’s tax-free weekend.

From Alabama and Florida to New Mexico and Texas, here is a complete list of states in the United States offering tax-free holidays for back-to-school supplies.

• Alabama – The back-to-school tax-free weekend in the state runs from Friday (July 17) to Sunday (July 19). The eligible items are clothing, computers, books, and school supplies.
• Arkansas – The state runs a tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies in the first week of August. The offer is valid for two days, Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2. Eligible items are school supplies, accessories, clothing, and footwear.
• Connecticut – The tax-free holiday runs from Sunday (August 16) to Saturday (August 22) with tax exceptions for clothing, backpacks, and footwear.
• Florida – The state offers tax-free holidays for school supplies, clothing, accessories, footwear, computers, learning aids, and jigsaw puzzles.
• Iowa – The state does not offer tax exceptions for school supplies during the back-to-school tax-free weekend. The offer is valid for clothing and footwear. It runs for two days from Friday (August 7) to Saturday (August 8).
• Massachusetts – The state also runs its tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies for two days from Saturday (August 8) to Sunday (August 9).
• Mississippi – The state offers tax exceptions for select school supplies, clothing and footwear. The back-to-school tax-free weekend runs from Friday (July 10) to Sunday (July 12).
• Missouri – The state runs its back-to-school tax-free weekend for three days from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9). The eligible items are school supplies, clothing, graphing calculators, computer software, computers, and peripheral devices.
• New Mexico – The state runs its tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies from Friday (July 31) to Sunday (August 2). The eligible items are school supplies, computer equipment, clothing, footwear, computers, and tablets.
• Ohio – The state runs its back-to-school tax-free weekend for three days from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9). The eligible items are school supplies and clothing.
• South Carolina – The state also runs its tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies for three days from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9). The offers are valid for school supplies and clothing.
• Oklahoma – The state offers a tax-free weekend from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9) for clothing and footwear.
• Tennessee – The state runs its tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies from Friday (July 31) to Sunday (August 2). The eligible items are computers, clothing, and school supplies.
• Texas – The state also runs its tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies for three days from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9). Backpacks, school supplies, and clothing are eligible for the offer.
• Virginia – The state offers tax-free status for school supplies, clothing, and generators. It runs for three days from Friday (August 7) to Sunday (August 9).
• West Virginia – The state runs its back-to-school tax-free weekend for four days from Friday (July 31) to Monday (August 3). The eligible items are school supplies, clothing, sports equipment, computers, and tablets.