School Year Dates

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Hernando 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 Break
to
Winter Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
234 First day for instructional staff; PreSchool5 PreSchool6 PreSchool7 PreSchool8
91011 First day of school12 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 Early Release Day for Professional Development29
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 Early Release Day for Professional Development26
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 Weekday in term10
1112 Professional Day-Students not in attendance13 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 District In-Service-Students not in attendance31
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 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Break24 Thanksgiving Break25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
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 End of semester Early Release Days17 End of semester Early Release Days18 End of semester Early Release Days19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2
34 Professional Day-Students not in attendance5 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 Weekday in term16
1718 M.L.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 Early Release Day for Professional Development30
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 Early Release Day for Professional Development27
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 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20
2122 Professional Day23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Long weekend27
2829 Weekday in term30 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 End of semester Early Release Days27 End of semester Early Release Days28 End of semester Early Release Days; Last day of school29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Hernando opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 181 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has four potential weekdays and the last week has five.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for Thanksgiving Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Winter Break is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 45 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 86 before it and 95 after it.

Outside the breaks, 5 holidays are listed: Labor Day (), M.L.King Day (), President’s Day (), Long weekend () and Memorial Day (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, M.L.King Day, President’s Day, Long weekend and Memorial Day.

10 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 10 early-release days are listed, from to .

Of the 15 Florida districts listed here, 2 start after Hernando, 7 start before it and 5 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 (Miami-Dade).

Treat these dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
Teacher workdayFirst day for instructional staff
Teacher workdayPreSchool
Teacher workdayPreSchool
Teacher workdayPreSchool
Teacher workdayPreSchool
Early releaseEarly Release Day for Professional Development
HolidayLabor Day
Early releaseEarly Release Day for Professional Development
Teacher workdayProfessional Day-Students not in attendance
Teacher workdayDistrict In-Service-Students not in attendance
BreakThanksgiving Break to (5 weekdays)
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
BreakWinter Break to (10 weekdays)
Teacher workdayProfessional Day-Students not in attendance
HolidayM.L.King Day
Early releaseEarly Release Day for Professional Development
HolidayPresident’s Day
Early releaseEarly Release Day for Professional Development
BreakSpring Break to (5 weekdays)
Teacher workdayProfessional Day
HolidayLong weekend
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
Early releaseEnd of semester Early Release Days
HolidayMemorial Day
Teacher workdayPost School

Where these dates come from

Source: files.smartsites.parentsquare.com (a PDF calendar), 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 Hernando, with their own calendars on this site:

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