| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 12, 2026 (Wed) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 2, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Fall Break | October 29, 2026 - October 30, 2026 | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026 | No School |
| Christmas/Winter Break | December 21, 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 |
| Spring Break | March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027 | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 27, 2027 (Thu) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Holmes County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Holmes County School District serves Bonifay, Ponce de Leon, Westville, and surrounding communities in the western Florida Panhandle. The board-approved 2026-2027 calendar lists August 12, 2026 as the first day for students, March 22-26, 2027 as Spring Break, and May 27, 2027 as the last student day with early release.
County context: Holmes County School District serves families across Holmes County, where the district calendar is the practical baseline for school-year planning. For 2026-2027, students are scheduled to start on August 12, 2026 and finish on May 27, 2027. The main family planning blocks are Fall Break (October 29, 2026 - October 30, 2026), Thanksgiving Break (November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026), Christmas/Winter Break (December 21, 2026 - January 4, 2027), and Spring Break (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 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 Fall Break (October 29, 2026 - October 30, 2026), Classes Begin for Students (August 12, 2026), Classes Resume (November 2, 2026), and End 1st Semester (December 18, 2026 (Fri)). Early release or half-day entries to watch include Early Release Day (October 28, 2026), End 1st Semester / Student Early Release Day (December 18, 2026), End of 3rd Grading Period / Student Early Release Day (March 19, 2027), and Last Day / End 2nd Semester / Student Early Release Day (May 27, 2027). Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Student Holiday (October 2, 2026). 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: This calendar is compiled from the official Holmes County School District academic calendar published on hdsb.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.
Classes begin for Holmes County students on August 12, 2026.
The student Christmas/Winter Break runs from December 21, 2026 through January 4, 2027. Classes resume on January 5, 2027.
Spring Break runs from March 22, 2027 through March 26, 2027. Classes resume on March 29, 2027.
The last student day is May 27, 2027, listed as End 2nd Semester and a student early release day.
The official 2026-2027 calendar image reviewed for Holmes County does not list district-specific FAST testing windows.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Holmes County School District academic calendar published on hdsb.org.
Official Source: Visit the Holmes 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 Holmes 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: May 22, 2026