Is there school today in Florida for Memorial Day? When is school over?
Memorial Day is here and for many it's the unofficial kickoff to summer.
For students in 16 Florida counties, school is already over for the year. For those still waiting for the last day of school, Memorial Day is a holiday.
Kids across most of Florida will see the last day of school arrive this week, between May 27 and May 30.
For a few, school won't end until June, with some students having to wait until June 5.
No, for schools still in session, Memorial Day, May 26, is both a federal and state holiday.
Memorial Day is always observed on the last Monday in May.
In 2025, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 26.
Baker: May 28 last day of school
Bay: May 28 last day of school
Bradford: May 28 last day of school
Brevard: May 28 last day of school
Calhoun: May 28 last day of school
Charlotte: May 29 last day of school
Citrus: May 30 last day of school
Clay: May 30 last day of school
Collier: May 30 last day of school
DeSoto: May 29 last day of school
Duval: May 30 last day of school
Flagler: May 29 last day of school
Franklin: May 29 last day of school
Gilchrist: May 30 last day of school
Glades: May 30 last day of school
Gulf: May 28 last day of school
Hendry: May 29 last day of school
Hernando: May 30 last day of school
Hillsborough: May 30 last day of school
Holmes: May 28 last day of school
Indian River: May 30 last day of school
Lake: May 29 last day of school
Levy: May 30 last day of school
Liberty: May 30 last day of school
Manatee: May 30 last day of school
Marion County: May 29 last day of school
Martin: May 29 last day of school
Monroe: May 30 last day of school
Nassau: May 30 last day of school
Okaloosa: May 29 last day of school
Okeechobee: May 29 last day of school
Orange: May 28 last day of school
Osceola: May 30 last day of school
Palm Beach: May 30 last day of school
Pasco: May 30 last day of school
Pinellas: May 29 last day of school
Polk: May 29 last day of school
Putnam: May 30 last day of school
Santa Rosa: May 29 last day of school
Sarasota: May 29 last day of school
Seminole: May 28 last day of school
St. Johns: May 30 last day of school
Taylor: May 29 last day of school
Volusia: May 28 last day of school
Walton: May 30 last day of school
Alachua: June 3 last day of school
Broward: June 5 last day of school
Dixie: June 2 last day of school
Lee: June 3 last day of school
Miami-Dade: June 5 last day of school
St. Lucie: June 2 last day of school
Sumter: June 3 last day of school
Columbia: May 23 last day of school
Escambia: May 23 last day of school
Gadsden: May 23 last day of school
Hamilton: May 23 last day of school
Hardee: May 23 last day of school
Highlands: May 23 last day of school
Jackson: May 23 last day of school
Jefferson: May 23 last day of school
Lafayette: May 23 last day of school
Leon: May 23 last day of school
Madison: May 22 last day of school
Suwannee: May 23 last day of school
Union: May 23 last day of school
Wakulla: May 23 last day of school
Washington: May 23 last day of school
Alachua: June 3 last day of school
Baker: May 28 last day of school
Bay: May 28 last day of school
Bradford: May 28 last day of school
Brevard: May 28 last day of school
Broward: June 5 last day of school
Calhoun: May 28 last day of school
Charlotte: May 29 last day of school
Citrus: May 30 last day of school
Clay: May 30 last day of school
Collier: May 30 last day of school
Columbia: May 23 last day of school
DeSoto: May 29 last day of school
Dixie: June 2 last day of school
Duval: May 30 last day of school
Escambia: May 23 last day of school
Flagler: May 29 last day of school
Franklin: May 29 last day of school
Gadsden: May 23 last day of school
Gilchrist: May 30 last day of school
Glades: May 30 last day of school
Gulf: May 28 last day of school
Hamilton: May 23 last day of school
Hardee: May 23 last day of school
Hendry: May 29 last day of school
Hernando: May 30 last day of school
Highlands: May 23 last day of school
Hillsborough: May 30 last day of school
Holmes: May 28 last day of school
Indian River: May 30 last day of school
Jackson: May 23 last day of school
Jefferson: May 23 last day of school
Lafayette: May 23 last day of school
Lake: May 29 last day of school
Lee: June 3 last day of school
Leon: May 23 last day of school
Levy: May 30 last day of school
Liberty: May 30 last day of school
Madison: May 22 last day of school
Manatee: May 30 last day of school
Marion County: May 29 last day of school
Martin: May 29 last day of school
Miami-Dade: June 5 last day of school
Monroe: May 30 last day of school
Nassau: May 30 last day of school
Okaloosa: May 29 last day of school
Okeechobee: May 29 last day of school
Orange: May 28 last day of school
Osceola: May 30 last day of school
Palm Beach: May 30 last day of school
Pasco: May 30 last day of school
Pinellas: May 29 last day of school
Polk: May 29 last day of school
Putnam: May 30 last day of school
Santa Rosa: May 29 last day of school
Sarasota: May 29 last day of school
Seminole: May 28 last day of school
St. Johns: May 30 last day of school
St. Lucie: June 2 last day of school
Sumter: June 3 last day of school
Suwannee: May 23 last day of school
Taylor: May 29 last day of school
Union: May 23 last day of school
Volusia: May 28 last day of school
Wakulla: May 23 last day of school
Walton: May 30 last day of school
Washington: May 23 last day of school
In 2025, there are 12 instead of the usual 11 federal holidays, although two fell on the same day.
Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year. Since 1965, federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area are entitled to a holiday on the day a president is inaugurated. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Jan. 20.
Here are 2025 federal holidays:
Jan. 1: New Year's Day
Jan. 20: Inauguration Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 17: Washington's Birthday. Many state and local governments designation it as Presidents Day.
May 26: Memorial Day
June 19: Juneteenth
July 4: Independence Day
Sept. 1: Labor Day
Oct. 13: Columbus Day
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 25: Christmas Day
When are 2025 Florida state holidays?
The Florida Department of Management Services lists the following days observed as paid holidays by state agencies:
Jan. 1, Wednesday: New Year's Day
Jan. 20, Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
May 26, Monday: Memorial Day
July 4, Friday: Independence Day
Sept. 1, Monday: Labor Day
Nov. 11, Tuesday: Veterans Day
Nov. 27, Thursday: Thanksgiving
Nov. 28: Friday after Thanksgiving
Dec. 25, Thursday: Christmas Day
➤ See list of 2025 Florida, federal holidays, including new one for Sunshine State
Florida law prohibits school from starting any earlier than Aug. 10.
For the 2025-2026 school year, Aug. 10 falls on a Sunday. Florida school districts set their own start dates, but the earliest date school can start is Monday, Aug. 11.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Is Memorial Day school holiday Florida? All schools in session closed
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