| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2026 (Tue) | School Opens |
| Student Holiday | September 4, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | September 8, 2026 (Tue) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 12, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Seafood Festival | November 5, 2026 - November 6, 2026 | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23, 2026 - November 30, 2026 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 18, 2026 - January 4, 2027 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 15, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | February 16, 2027 (Tue) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 12, 2027 - March 19, 2027 | No School |
| Good Friday / Easter Break | March 26, 2027 - March 29, 2027 | No School |
| Student Holiday | April 16, 2027 - April 19, 2027 | No School |
| Estuaries' Day | May 7, 2027 (Fri) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 27, 2027 (Thu) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Franklin County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Franklin County School District is one of the smallest districts in Florida, serving approximately 1,000 students in Apalachicola, Eastpoint, Carrabelle, and the surrounding coastal communities of the Gulf Coast. Franklin County has a single pre-K through 12 campus, the Franklin County School, where all grade levels share one centralized facility.
The district is unique in Florida for its entirely seafood-driven economy — Apalachicola Bay produces the majority of Florida's oysters. Students grow up in a close-knit community where families have lived for generations. Despite its small size, the district offers career and technical programs and partners with Gulf Coast State College for dual enrollment. Franklin County consistently maintains high parent engagement thanks to its small-school advantage, with some of the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in the state.
County context: Franklin County School District serves families across Franklin County, where the district calendar is the practical baseline for school-year planning. For 2026-2027, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2026 and finish on May 27, 2027. The main family planning blocks are Seafood Festival (November 5, 2026 - November 6, 2026), Thanksgiving Break (November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026), Winter Break (December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027), and Spring Break (March 15, 2027 - March 19, 2027). 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 Seafood Festival (November 5, 2026 - November 6, 2026), Good Friday / Easter Break (March 26, 2027 - March 29, 2027), Estuaries' Day (May 7, 2027), and Orientation (August 6, 2026). Early release or half-day entries to watch include Homecoming - Early Release (October 23, 2026). Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Teacher PD Day - No Students (September 8, 2026), Teacher Planning Day - No Students (October 12, 2026), Teacher PD Day - No Students (November 30, 2026), and Teacher Planning Day - No Students (December 18, 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 Franklin County School District academic calendar published on franklinschools.org. 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 Franklin County students is August 11, 2026.
Spring Break runs from March 15, 2027 through March 19, 2027. Good Friday/Easter Break is March 26 and March 29.
The last day of school for the 2026-2027 year is May 27, 2027.
Franklin 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.
The official calendar lists FAST PM1 from August 3 through September 25, 2026, FAST PM2 from November 30, 2026 through January 22, 2027, and FAST PM3 from April 12 through May 28, 2027, with additional retake windows.
Franklin County is known for its Apalachicola oyster industry and historic coastal communities. Schools incorporate marine science and environmental programs.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Franklin County School District academic calendar published on franklinschools.org.
Official Source: Visit the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 26, 2026