Pinellas County Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Pinellas County Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Pinellas County Schools

The 2026-2027 Pinellas County Schools calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027, the same dates as neighboring Hillsborough County Public Schools. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Tue, Jan 5, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.

Verified against Pinellas County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: Pinellas County Schools 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar (School Board Approved Calendars 2026-27, 5/19/2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Posted by the district as the School Board approved 2026-27 calendars (file dated 5/19/2026); the district's 2026-2027 Student Calendar web page lists the same dates. Non-Student Days (Oct 12, Nov 11, Jan 4, Presidents' Day Feb 15 and Apr 23) are teacher planning/professional learning days with no school for students. Potential hurricane make-up days: Oct 12, Nov 11, Jan 4, Feb 15, Mar 26 and Apr 23. Students are released two hours early on the last day (May 27). The calendar prints 180 student days (semesters of 87 + 93; quarters of 43, 44, 46 and 47). Counting its grid gives quarters of 43, 43, 47 and 47 (86 + 94), the same 180 in total; the printed split between quarters 2 and 3 does not match the grid, but every no-school day agrees with the staff calendars in the same file.

Winter break in nearby districts

21 of the other 21 Florida districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Pinellas County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Hillsborough County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Pasco County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
School District of Manatee County	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Sarasota County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Polk County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Lake County Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
The School District of Osceola County	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Pinellas County Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Pinellas County Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Pinellas County Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Pinellas County Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

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