| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 10, 2027 (Tue) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 11, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2027 (Thu) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 20, 2027 - January 3, 2028 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 21, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 13, 2028 - March 20, 2028 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 14, 2028 (Fri) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 26, 2028 (Fri) | School Closes |
| Memorial Day | May 29, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Manatee County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Manatee County School District has a draft 2027-2028 Student Academic Calendar - Option A source. The draft lists the first day for students as August 10, 2027 and the last day for students as May 26, 2028.
Major breaks in the draft include Thanksgiving Break (November 22-26, 2027), Winter Break (December 20-31, 2027), and Spring Break (March 13-17, 2028). The source also lists several early release dates and conditional hurricane make-up days; conditional make-up days are treated as tentative and are not shown as definite closures.
County context: Manatee County School District serves families across Manatee County, where the district calendar is the practical baseline for school-year planning. For 2027-2028, students are scheduled to start on August 10, 2027 and finish on May 26, 2028. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027), Winter Break (December 20, 2027 - December 31, 2027), and Spring Break (March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028). 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 14, 2028). Early release or half-day entries to watch include Elementary Early Release (September 24, 2027), Elementary Early Release (October 1, 2027), All Students Early Release (October 27, 2027), and High School Early Release (December 15, 2027). Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Student Holiday (October 11, 2027), Student Holiday (January 3, 2028), and Student Holiday (March 20, 2028). 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 draft calendar is compiled from the School District of Manatee County 2027-2028 Student Academic Calendar - Option A source image. 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 draft calendar lists the first day for Manatee County students as Tuesday, August 10, 2027.
Thanksgiving Break is listed as November 22 through November 26, 2027.
Winter Break is listed as December 20 through December 31, 2027.
Spring Break is listed as March 13 through March 17, 2028.
The draft lists elementary early release on September 24, 2027, October 1, 2027, March 10, 2028, and April 13, 2028; all-student professional learning early release on October 27, 2027 and February 9, 2028; high school early release from December 15-17, 2027; and all-schools early release during MS/HS exams from May 24-26, 2028.
The draft calendar lists the last day for students as Friday, May 26, 2028, with all-schools early release.
No. The source calendar is visibly marked DRAFT, so dates should be treated as tentative until the district publishes or approves a final calendar.
Data Source: This draft calendar is compiled from the School District of Manatee County 2027-2028 Student Academic Calendar - Option A source image.
Official Source: Visit the Manatee 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 Manatee 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 28, 2026