| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 10, 2026 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | September 21, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| No School - Conferences | October 23, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 30, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2026 (Wed) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 21, 2026 - January 5, 2027 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | January 29, 2027 (Fri) | No School |
| No School - Conferences | February 12, 2027 (Fri) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 15, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027 | No School |
| Student Holiday | April 23, 2027 (Fri) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 28, 2027 (Fri) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Indian River County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Indian River County School District serves approximately 17,500 students in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, and surrounding Treasure Coast communities. Indian River County serves students across Vero Beach, Sebastian, and Fellsmere, offering a blend of traditional and innovative programs. The district is known for its strong Advanced Placement (AP) participation rates and offers dual enrollment partnerships with Indian River State College.
The district's calendar features modified instructional days (December 18–19) before Winter Break, where students may have half-days or alternative schedules. Indian River County also schedules orientation days by school level (elementary, middle, high) in early August before the first day of school.
County context: Indian River County School District serves families in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, and surrounding Treasure Coast communities. For 2026-2027, students are scheduled to start on August 10, 2026 and finish on May 28, 2027. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026), Winter Break (December 21, 2026 - January 1, 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 Modified Instructional Day (December 17, 2026). 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 Staff Professional Learning Day - no school (October 30, 2026), Teacher Optional Day - no school (January 4, 2027), Teacher Planning / School PL Day - no school (January 5, 2027), and Staff Professional Learning Day - no school (January 29, 2027). 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 School District of Indian River County 2026-2027 Instructional 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 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 Indian River County students is August 10, 2026.
Spring Break runs from March 22, 2027 through March 26, 2027. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of school for the 2026-2027 year is May 28, 2027, listed as a modified instructional day.
Indian River 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). Indian River County School District follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education.
Yes. Indian River County schedules modified instructional days on December 17-18, 2026 and May 26-28, 2027. The district notes that dismissal time is pending the need for emergency makeup time.
Indian River County schedules orientation days by school level before the first day of school: elementary and K-8 orientation on August 5, middle school orientation on August 6, and high school orientation on August 7, 2026.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official School District of Indian River County 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar.
Official Source: Visit the Indian River 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 Indian River 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 21, 2026