| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 10, 2027 (Tue) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2027 (Thu) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 20, 2027 - January 1, 2028 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 21, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028 | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 26, 2028 (Fri) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Alachua County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Alachua County Public Schools has not published a final 2027-2028 calendar in this data set, so this is a projected calendar based on Alachua's own recent 10-month school calendars. The forecast keeps the Gainesville-specific UF Homecoming holiday as a local item, but leaves the exact 2027 date as TBA until the district or the University of Florida publishes it.
County context: Alachua County Public Schools serves families in Gainesville and surrounding communities. For 2027-2028, students are scheduled to start on August 10, 2027 and finish on May 26, 2028. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027), Winter Break (December 20, 2027 - December 31, 2027), and Spring Break (March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028). Parents can use this view for travel windows, shared-custody exchanges, childcare coverage, after-school activities, and comparing district days off with work schedules.
What to watch: The most important local differences from a generic statewide calendar are the district's own break placement, board-approved student holidays, and any campus-facing schedule notes published by the district. No recurring early-release entry is listed in the student-facing data used for this page. Teacher planning days and student holidays are separated from regular school days whenever the official source identifies them. If severe weather later changes the calendar, this page should be checked against the district source before families make travel, attendance, or childcare decisions.
Official-source handling: Projected from Alachua County Public Schools' 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 10-month calendars, plus the Gainesville-specific UF Homecoming holiday pattern. This is not an official 2027-2028 Alachua County calendar. We manually review first-party district material, screen it for student-facing dates, and organize it into key dates, calendar grids, downloadable files, and printable summaries. Because this page is marked projected, it should be used for early planning until the district releases a final adopted calendar. User-submitted corrections are checked against official district sources before this page is updated.
No. This is a projected calendar based on Alachua County Public Schools' recent official 10-month calendars. It should be replaced when the district publishes a draft or final 2027-2028 calendar.
The projected first day for Alachua students is August 10, 2027, matching the district's recent earliest-allowed start pattern under Florida's August 10 rule.
Alachua's recent calendars list a UF Homecoming holiday, which is a Gainesville-specific local closure. The 2027 date is left as TBA here because the exact University of Florida Homecoming date can move with the football and campus calendar.
Thanksgiving Break is projected for November 22-26, 2027, following Alachua's recent Monday-Friday Thanksgiving week pattern.
Spring Break is projected for March 13-17, 2028, matching Alachua's recent mid-March, Monday-Friday spring break pattern.
Data Source: Projected from Alachua County Public Schools' 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 10-month calendars, plus the Gainesville-specific UF Homecoming holiday pattern. This is not an official 2027-2028 Alachua County calendar.
Official Source: Visit the Alachua County official calendar source.
How we adapt the calendar: FL School Calendar converts district calendar documents into a parent-friendly view focused on student attendance, holidays, breaks, teacher planning days, early releases, downloadable calendar files, and printable summaries.
Disclaimer: This website is not affiliated with Alachua County Public Schools or the Florida Department of Education. While we strive for accuracy, always verify important dates with the official district website before making travel, childcare, work, or attendance plans.
Last updated: May 28, 2026