Palm Beach County has several teacher work days with no school for students (Oct 12, Nov 3, Jan 4, Feb 15, Mar 29 and May 28), plus one-day holidays on September 7 (Labor Day), September 21 (Fall Holiday) and March 10 (Spring Holiday). Check your school’s calendar for any changes.

Thanksgiving break is the whole week of November 23 to 27, 2026, and students are back on Monday, November 30. Veterans Day is a separate day off on Wednesday, November 11, so it won’t help you stretch the holiday. Roads and flights get busy that week, so book early if you’re traveling. If you’re staying home, the Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach is an easy way to fill an afternoon.

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026, and runs through Friday, January 1, 2027. Monday, January 4 is a teacher work day with no school for students, so classes pick up again on Tuesday, January 5. That’s the date to use when you book flights home. If you’re staying local, Lion Country Safari and the holiday shows at the Kravis Center are popular, and December is one of the nicest months to be outside here.

Spring break is Monday, March 22, through Friday, March 26, 2027. Monday, March 29 is a teacher work day, so students go back on Tuesday, March 30. That extra day matters if you’re driving home on Sunday. There’s also a one-day spring holiday on Wednesday, March 10. A lot of families stay close to home that week, with beach mornings or a trip to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.

Fall break is a single day this year, Monday, September 21, 2026, which gives students a three-day weekend. It sits only two weeks after Labor Day on September 7, so the first stretch of the year has a couple of short weeks. Another long weekend comes on Monday, October 12, when students are off for a teacher work day.

The last day of school for students is Thursday, May 27, 2027. Friday, May 28 is a teacher work day, and Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 31, so the long weekend starts right away. Palm Beach summers are hot, with storms most afternoons, so many parents line up camps, swim lessons and indoor activities. Spots fill early, so sign up before May. The district website has information on summer school.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 18, 2027, so students get a three-day weekend. It comes less than two weeks after school restarts from winter break on January 5, and it’s the last day off until February 15, so it’s a welcome break in a long stretch.