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Schools/Checked Nov. 1, 2026

2026-27 school calendars on the Emerald Coast

Next day with no school: Wed, Nov 11 in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa (Veterans Day). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Next day with no school, by district

2026-27 calendar: what is left this school year

Okaloosa County School District

DateWhat
Tue, Aug 11 (past)First dayFirst day for students
Mon, Sep 7 (past)No schoolLabor Day
Mon, Oct 12 (past)No schoolTeacher workday / student holiday
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break
Mon, Dec 21 – Wed, Jan 6No schoolWinter break, then teacher workday (Jan 5) and professional learning day (Jan 6)
Thu, Jan 7, 2027First dayStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolPresidents' Day
Mon, Mar 15–19No schoolSpring break
Mon, Mar 22, 2027No schoolTeacher workday / student holiday
Thu, May 27, 2027Last dayLast day for students

Source: OCSD 2026-2027 School Calendar (School Board approved June 23, 2025)

Walton County School District

DateWhat
Tue, Aug 11 (past)First dayFirst day for students
Fri, Sep 4 (past)Early dismissalEarly release (staff professional development)
Mon, Sep 7 (past)No schoolLabor Day
Fri, Oct 9 (past)Early dismissalEarly release; end of 1st nine weeks
Mon, Oct 12 (past)No schoolNo school day
Tue, Oct 13 (past)No schoolTeacher work day (students out)
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving holidays
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolChristmas and New Year's holidays
Mon, Jan 4–5No schoolTeacher work / professional development days (students out)
Wed, Jan 6, 2027First dayStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolPresidents' Day
Thu, Mar 18, 2027Early dismissalEarly release; end of 3rd nine weeks
Fri, Mar 19, 2027No schoolTeacher work day (students out)
Mon, Mar 22–26No schoolSpring break
Fri, May 28, 2027Last dayLast day for students

Source: WCSD 2026-2027 School Calendar (approved by the School Board Dec 16, 2025)

Santa Rosa County District Schools

DateWhat
Mon, Aug 10 (past)First dayFirst day for students
Mon, Sep 7 (past)No schoolLabor Day
Mon, Oct 12 (past)No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students)
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolFall / Thanksgiving break
Fri, Dec 18Early dismissalEarly release for all students (semester exams, middle/high)
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolWinter / Christmas break
Mon, Jan 4, 2027No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students)
Tue, Jan 5, 2027First dayStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolPresidents' Day
Mon, Mar 15, 2027No schoolTeacher planning day (no school for students); storm make-up day if needed
Mon, Mar 22–26No schoolSpring break
Fri, May 21, 2027Early dismissalEarly release for middle/high schools (semester exams)
Mon, May 24, 2027Early dismissalEarly release for middle/high schools (semester exams)
Tue, May 25, 2027Last dayLast day for students (early release)
Wed, May 26, 2027Possible make-up dayStorm make-up day, only if needed

Storm make-up days: The calendar sets two storm make-up days, used only if needed: Mar 15 and May 26, 2027.

Source: SRCDS 2026-27 Academic Calendar (School Board approved Aug 7, 2025)

Bay District Schools

The district's website still shows its 2026-27 student calendar as a draft, so we don't list Bay dates yet. Check the district's academic calendar page. District website.

Source: Bay District Schools: Student Academic Calendar

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Emerald Coast Dispatch).

Parents, help keep this guide right

  • Calendar changed? If your district moves a day off or a make-up day, tell us the date and where it was announced. We check it against the district. Send it.
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What readers send is checked by our editors and published as "Reader reports", apart from the official calendars. We never publish your email, and we don't publish names or photos of students.

Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.