School Year Dates

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Alachua school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving
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Winter
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Spring
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Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23 Pre-Planning4567 Pre-Planning8
910 First day of school11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 UF Homecoming10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Student Holiday - Teacher Workday17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Student/Teacher Holiday24 Student/Teacher Holiday25 Thanksgiving26 Thanksgiving27 Thanksgiving28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 FLEX DAY (1) Student/Teacher Holiday19
2021 Winter22 Winter23 Winter24 Winter25 Winter26 Winter
27 Winter28 Winter29 Winter30 Winter31 Winter
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter2
34 FLEX DAY (2) Student/Teacher Holiday5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Student Holiday - Teacher Workday16
1718 ML King Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 President’s Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring16 Spring17 Spring18 Spring19 Spring20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Student Holiday/Teacher Workday30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Last day of school29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Alachua opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 180 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains five to the Friday finish.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. Thanksgiving runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Winter: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 44 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 85 potential weekdays before winter break and 95 after it.

Outside the breaks, 10 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), UF Homecoming (), Veterans Day (), Student/Teacher Holiday (), Student/Teacher Holiday (), FLEX DAY (1) Student/Teacher Holiday (), FLEX DAY (2) Student/Teacher Holiday () and ML King Day (), and 2 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, UF Homecoming, Student/Teacher Holiday, FLEX DAY (1) Student/Teacher Holiday, FLEX DAY (2) Student/Teacher Holiday, ML King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

7 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Of the 9 Florida districts listed here, 4 start after Alachua, 0 start before it and 4 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Florida is (Broward) and the latest is (Orange).

This calendar is marked as approved in the source. Even so, districts revise approved calendars when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

The dates come from a web page at alachuaschools.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving33
Winter1210
Spring55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
UF Homecoming
Veterans Day
Student/Teacher Holiday
Student/Teacher Holiday
FLEX DAY (1) Student/Teacher Holiday
FLEX DAY (2) Student/Teacher Holiday
ML King Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Pre-Planning
Pre-Planning
Student Holiday - Teacher Workday
Student Holiday - Teacher Workday
Student Holiday/Teacher Workday
Post-Planning
Post-Planning
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202616
September 202621
October 202620
November 202615
December 202613
January 202717
February 202719
March 202717
April 202722
May 202720

Where these dates come from

Source: alachuaschools.net (a web page), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

Other Florida districts

Districts in Florida close in size to Alachua, with their own calendars on this site:

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