Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Escambia County school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; fall break October 12–13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 5; spring break March 22–26.
Next time off
Oct 12
Fall break · October 12–13
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
30
across 10 separate closures
First day of school
August 10
Monday
First day of school August 10; Fall break October 12–13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 22–26;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
July 2026
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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18
19
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22
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27
28
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30
31
1
- 2No school
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 4Staff day
- 5–6Staff day
- 7Staff day
- 10First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 11Progress Reports Go Home
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 12–13Fall break
- 16Report Cards Go Home
- 19Early release
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 11Veterans Day
- 13Progress Reports Go Home
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Early release
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 5Winter break
- 6Classes resume
- 8Report Cards Go Home
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 5Progress Reports Go Home
- 12Early release
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 19Report Cards Go Home
- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 23Progress Reports Go Home
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 18Graduation
- 20Graduation
- 21Graduation
- 26Early release
- 27Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 10 | — | — | 3 of 9 · Alabama first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 12–13 | 2 | Wednesday, October 14 | 1 of 8 · Alabama fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 9 of 10 · Alabama Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 2 of 10 · Alabama winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 5 of 8 · Alabama spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Jan 4, Jan 5, May 27
- Early-release days
- 4: Oct 19, Dec 18, Feb 12, May 26
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2 | No school | — | Schools and Offices Closed |
| August 4 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development/Institute Day |
| August 5–6 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development |
| August 7 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Workday |
| August 10 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day Holiday -Schools Closed |
| September 11 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| October 12–13 | Fall break | 2 school days | Fall Break-Schools Closed |
| October 16 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| October 19 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veteran's Day - Schools Closed |
| November 13 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| December 21 to January 5 | Winter break | 12 school days | Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| January 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workday |
| January 6 | Classes resume | — | Students Return |
| January 8 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Holiday-Schools Closed |
| February 5 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| February 12 | Early release | — | Early Release-Professional Development |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents' Day -Schools Closed |
| March 19 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break-Schools Closed |
| April 23 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| May 18 | Graduation | — | Escambia County High Graduation |
| May 20 | Graduation | — | Flomaton High Graduation |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | W.S. Neal Graduation |
| May 26 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Workday |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day Holiday-Schools Closed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.escambiak12.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.escambiak12.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/29571/cms/events - Alabama’s school-term law — 180 school days and 1,080 instructional hours
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.