| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2025 (Tue) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 18, 2025 - January 4, 2026 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 16, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 28, 2026 (Thu) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Bay County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Bay County School District serves approximately 27,000 students in Panama City, Panama City Beach, Lynn Haven, and surrounding Panhandle communities. Bay County School District serves the Panama City area in the Florida Panhandle. The district was severely impacted by Hurricane Michael in 2018, a Category 5 storm, and has since rebuilt and strengthened its facilities.
Bay County features a Fall Break (October 9-10), providing an early-October breather. The district also observes Good Friday and schedules graduation in early June. The district has invested heavily in storm-resistant school construction following Hurricane Michael.
County context: Bay County School District serves families in Panama City, Panama City Beach, Lynn Haven, and surrounding Panhandle communities. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on May 28, 2026. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025), Winter Break (December 18, 2025 - January 4, 2026), and Spring Break (March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026). 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: Notable local calendar items include Good Friday (April 3, 2026). 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. Weather or makeup-day language is preserved in the page notes when the district publishes it, which matters for hurricane-season planning and emergency childcare coverage.
Official-source handling: This calendar is compiled from the official Bay County School District academic calendar published on bay.k12.fl.us. 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 official, families can use it as the main planning view while still checking the district source for late revisions. User-submitted corrections are checked against official district sources before this page is updated.
The first day of school for all Bay County students is August 11, 2025.
Spring Break runs from March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of school for the 2025-2026 year is May 28, 2026.
Bay County School District has designated makeup days built into the calendar. If schools are closed due to tropical weather, the district may convert Teacher Planning Days or extend the school year. Parents should follow the district's official website for real-time updates.
Florida's FAST assessments are administered in three windows: fall (September), midyear (January), and spring (April–May). Bay County School District follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education.
Hurricane Michael (2018) caused catastrophic damage to Bay County, destroying or severely damaging many school buildings. The district has since rebuilt with modern, storm-resistant construction and strengthened emergency preparedness.
Yes. Bay County observes a Fall Break on October 9-10, 2025, coinciding with the end of the first nine weeks.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Bay County School District academic calendar published on bay.k12.fl.us.
Official Source: Visit the Bay 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 Bay County School District 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: March 18, 2026