| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Diwali Holiday (No School) | October 13, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 17, 2025 (Fri) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2025 (Tue) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 5, 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 13, 2026 - March 20, 2026 | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | June 3, 2026 (Wed) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Broward County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
The Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is the sixth-largest school district in the United States and the second-largest in Florida. Serving approximately 260,000 students across more than 300 schools and educational centers, BCPS spans 1,223 square miles in Southeast Florida, including the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Coral Springs.
BCPS is known for a strong network of magnet programs, Cambridge International curricula, and career academies in fields such as aviation (in partnership with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) and marine science. The district also operates a Virtual School option for students who prefer a fully online learning model.
For the 2025–2026 school year, BCPS has made Diwali an official school holiday for the first time, reflecting the district's commitment to honoring its multicultural community. The calendar also includes up to five severe weather makeup days — a critical planning detail in this coastal, hurricane-prone region. Parents can stay updated through the BCPS website and the district's mobile app.
County context: Broward County Public Schools serves families in more than 300 schools and educational centers, BCPS spans 1,223 square miles in Southeast Florida, including the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Coral Springs. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on June 3, 2026. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025), Winter Break (December 22, 2025 - January 2, 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 Diwali (October 20, 2025 (Mon)). No recurring early-release entry is listed in the student-facing data used for this page. Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Teacher Planning Day (No School) (October 17, 2025), Teacher Planning Day (No School) (January 5, 2026), and Teacher Planning Day (No School) (March 13, 2026). 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 Broward County Public Schools academic calendar published on browardschools.com. 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 BCPS students is Monday, August 11, 2025.
Spring Break runs from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20, 2026.
Yes. For the first time, BCPS has added Diwali (October 20, 2025) as an official school holiday for students and staff.
BCPS builds up to five severe weather makeup days into the calendar. If schools are closed due to hurricanes or tropical storms, these designated days are used to recover lost instructional time before considering any extension of the school year.
The last day of school is Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Yes. BCPS schedules regular early release days throughout the school year for staff professional development. Specific early release dates are published in the detailed district calendar available on the BCPS website.
Florida’s FAST assessments are administered during three statewide testing windows: early fall, mid-year, and spring. BCPS follows the schedule set by the Florida Department of Education, and schools communicate specific testing dates to families in advance.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Broward County Public Schools academic calendar published on browardschools.com.
Official Source: Visit the Broward 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 Broward 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: March 18, 2026