# School District of Manatee County calendar 2026-27: no-school days, breaks, early release Next day off: Monday, October 12 (Record Day); next break: Thanksgiving Holiday, November 23 to 27. ## Add to your calendar - [Google Calendar feed URL](https://mavolife.com/school-calendars/fl/school-district-of-manatee-county/calendar.ics): copy this link into Google Calendar's From URL option. - [Apple Calendar](webcal://mavolife.com/school-calendars/fl/school-district-of-manatee-county/calendar.ics) - [Download calendar file](https://mavolife.com/school-calendars/fl/school-district-of-manatee-county/calendar.ics) - [Official 2026–27 printable PDF](https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5192/Sdmc/1236cc64-8b9a-45e1-a05e-613f4df9faa2/2026-2027_AcademicCalendar.pdf?disposition=inline) - [Official 2027–28 printable PDF](https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5192/Sdmc/78373b12-4587-43cf-b5dd-fccf365c2148/AcademicCalendar_2027-2028_ENG.pdf?disposition=inline) ## 2026–27 student dates - August 3: School Inservice/Teacher Workday. Students do not attend; school inservice/teacher workday. - August 4: District Inservice. Students do not attend; district inservice. - August 5 to 6: Teacher Workday. Students do not attend; teacher workday. - August 7: District Inservice. Students do not attend; district inservice. - August 10: First Day for Students. First day for students; students attend. - September 7: Labor Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Labor Day. - September 25: Elementary Early Release. Elementary students are released early; other students follow their regular schedule. - October 2: Elementary Early Release. Elementary students are released early; other students follow their regular schedule. - October 9: End of First Grading Period. First grading period ends after 44 student days. - October 12: Record Day. Students do not attend; record day. - October 28: Professional Learning Early Release. Students are released early for professional learning. - November 11: Veterans Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Veterans Day. - November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving Holiday. Students do not attend during the Thanksgiving holiday. - December 16 to 18: High School Early Release. High school students are released early. - December 18: End of Second Grading Period and First Semester. Second grading period and first semester end after 43 second-quarter days and 87 first-semester days. - December 21 to 31: Winter Break. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for winter break. - January 1: New Year's Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for New Year's Day. - January 4: Teachers Return/Record Day. Students do not attend; teachers return for a record day. - January 5: District Inservice. Students do not attend; district inservice day. - January 6: Students Return. Students return after winter break. - January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. - February 10: Professional Learning Early Release. Students are released early for professional learning. - February 15: Presidents' Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Presidents' Day. - February 26: Elementary Early Release. Elementary students are released early; other students follow their regular schedule. - March 11: Elementary Early Release. Elementary students are released early; other students follow their regular schedule. - March 11: End of Third Grading Period. Third grading period ends after 45 student days. - March 12: Record Day. Students do not attend; record day. - March 15 to 19: Spring Break. Students do not attend during spring break; all schools are closed. - March 26: Good Friday. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Good Friday. - May 25: All-Schools Early Release. Students at all schools are released early. - May 26: All-Schools Early Release. Students at all schools are released early. - May 27: Last Day for Students and End of Second Semester. Students at all schools are released early; this is the last student day and the second semester ends after 93 student days. - May 28: Record Day/Last Day for Teachers. Students do not attend; record day/last day for teachers. - May 31: Memorial Day. Students do not attend; all district sites are closed for Memorial Day. Source: [Official 2026–27 PDF](https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5192/Sdmc/1236cc64-8b9a-45e1-a05e-613f4df9faa2/2026-2027_AcademicCalendar.pdf?disposition=inline). Checked September 17, 2026. ## 2027–28 student dates - August 3: School inservice / teacher workday. School inservice and teacher workday; students do not attend. - August 4: District inservice. District inservice; students do not attend. - August 5: Teacher workday. Teacher workday; students do not attend. - August 6: District inservice. District inservice; students do not attend. - August 9: Teacher workday. Teacher workday; students do not attend. - August 10: First student day. First day of school for students. - September 6: Labor Day. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - October 1: Elementary early release. Elementary students have an early release. - October 8: End of first quarter. End of the first quarter; the calendar marks this date “(42).” - October 11: No school for students. Record day; no school for students. - October 12: First day of Quarter 2. First day of Quarter 2. - October 22: Elementary early release. Elementary students have an early release. - October 27: All-student early release. All students have an early release for professional learning. - November 11: Veterans Day. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - November 22 to 26: Thanksgiving break. Thanksgiving holiday; schools are closed and students do not attend. - November 25: Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day; all district sites are closed and students do not attend. - December 15 to 17: High school early release. High school students have early release for exams. - December 17: End of Quarter 2 and first semester. End of Quarter 2 and first semester; high school students also have early release. - December 20 to 31: Winter break. Winter break; all district sites are closed and students do not attend. - January 3: No school for students. Teachers return for a record day; no school for students. - January 4: District inservice. District inservice; students do not attend. - January 5: First day of Quarter 3. Students return; first day of Quarter 3. - January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - February 9: All-student early release. All students have an early release for professional learning. - February 21: Presidents Day. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - March 10: Elementary early release and end of Quarter 3. Elementary students have an early release; this is also the end of Quarter 3. - March 13 to 17: Spring break. Spring break; all schools are closed and students do not attend. - March 20: No school for students. Record day; no school for students. - March 21: First day of Quarter 4. First day of Quarter 4. - April 13: Elementary early release. Elementary students have an early release. - April 14: Good Friday. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - May 24 to 26: All-schools early release. Middle and high school exams; all schools have an early release. - May 26: Last student day. Last day for students; end of the second semester. All schools also have an early release. - May 29: Memorial Day. All district sites are closed; students do not attend. - May 30: No school for students. Record day and last day for teachers; no school for students. Source: [Official 2027–28 PDF](https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5192/Sdmc/78373b12-4587-43cf-b5dd-fccf365c2148/AcademicCalendar_2027-2028_ENG.pdf?disposition=inline). Checked September 17, 2026. This page is an independent convenience copy. School District of Manatee County's PDFs remain the source of truth, and dates can change after publication. [View this school calendar on Mavo](https://mavolife.com/school-calendars/fl/school-district-of-manatee-county)