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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Alachua County Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 18 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 28.

Next time off Oct 9 No school · October 9 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 29 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 28 Friday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 28;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 3–7Staff day
  • 10First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 9No school
  • 16Staff day
  • 22Report Cards Available in Family Access

November 2026

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  • 11Veterans Day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 18 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 12Term starts
  • 15Staff day
  • 18No school
  • 21Report Cards Available in Family Access

February 2027

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  • 15Holdiay - President's Day

March 2027

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  • 15–19Spring break
  • 29Staff day

April 2027

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  • 6Report Cards Available in Family Access

May 2027

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  • 28Last day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 1–2Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Florida
First day of schoolAugust 10——5 of 6
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 307 of 8 · Florida Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 18 to January 412Tuesday, January 51 of 8 · Florida winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 223 of 7
Last day of schoolMay 28——3 of 8 · Florida last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
One-day closures
5
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
3: Oct 16, Jan 15, Mar 29
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Months with no day off
August, February, April and May
Longest run of school days
44, March 30 to May 28

Longest winter break of the 8 Florida districts we read: 12 school days, December 18 to January 4.

Every date

Every published date · Alachua County Public · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3–7Teacher work day, no students—Pre-Planning (5 weekdays)
August 10First day of school—First Day for Students
September 7Labor Day1 school dayHoliday - Labor Day
October 9No school1 school dayHoliday - UF Homecoming
October 16Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday - Teacher Workday
October 22Report Cards Available in Family Access—Report Cards Available in Family Access
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayHoliday - Veterans Day
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysStudent/Teacher Holiday; Nov 25–27: Holiday - Thanksgiving
December 18 to January 4Winter break12 school daysFLEX DAY (1) Student/Teacher Holiday; Dec 21–Jan 1: Holiday - Winter (10 weekdays); Jan 4: FLEX DAY (2) Student/Teacher Holiday
January 12New term begins—Begin Second Semester
January 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday - Teacher Workday
January 18No school1 school dayHoliday - ML King Day
January 21Report Cards Available in Family Access—Report Cards Available in Family Access
February 15Holdiay - President's Day—Holdiay - President's Day
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysHoliday - Spring (5 weekdays)
March 29Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday/Teacher Workday
April 6Report Cards Available in Family Access—Report Cards Available in Family Access
May 28Last day of school—Last Day for Students
May 31Memorial Day—Holiday - Memorial Day
June 1–2Teacher work day, no students—Post-Planning

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.alachuaschools.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.alachuaschools.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/29716/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Florida districts

Okaloosa County: 29 school days off School District of Manatee County: 29 school days off Brevard Public: 28 school days off Monroe County: 30 school days off