Okaloosa County School District Calendar 2026-2027
Fort Walton Beach, Florida · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Last day of school
Thursday, May 27, 2027
School days
179
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (13 school days)
Next day off
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayOct 12
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 23–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 6
- Spring Break Holiday: Mar 15–22
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day Holiday”
- Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Work Day/ Student Holiday”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day Holiday”
- Nov 23–27 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Holidays”
- Dec 21–25 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break Holidays”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break Holidays”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Winter Break Holidays”
- Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break Holidays”
- Jan 5 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Work Day/ Student Holiday”
- Jan 6 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Professional Development Day/Student Holiday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “President's Day Holiday”
- Mar 15–19 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break Holiday”
- Mar 22 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 15 school days
Sep 2026 21 school days
Oct 2026 21 school days
Nov 2026 15 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 16 school days
Feb 2027 19 school days
Mar 2027 17 school days
Apr 2027 22 school days
May 2027 19 school days
Jun 2027
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 11First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School for Students”
- Oct 9Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End: 1st Grading Period”
- Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of First Semester”
- Mar 12Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End: 3rd Grading Period”
- May 27Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Students”
- May 27Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Semester”
Where these dates come from
Source: Okaloosa County School District official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Okaloosa County School District before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Leon County SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Santa Rosa County District SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 25, 2027
- Alachua County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Escambia County School DistrictFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 25, 2027
- Bay District SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Hernando County School DistrictFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
Okaloosa County School District 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.okaloosaschools.com/page/calendars