Marion County School Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 19-Jan. 5

Marion County Public Schools (MCPS) in Ocala, Fla. have no school for students Nov. 23-27, 2026, Dec. 19, 2026 to Jan. 5, 2027, and March 12-21, 2027, by the district’s 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar, board approved Jan. 13, 2026. This is Marion County, Florida. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027. Thanksgiving break is next.

The district’s Instructional Calendar page links the 2026-2027 PDF. The dates below come from that PDF’s date list. We found no later revision, and the calendar sets no hurricane make-up dates.

Marion County school breaks in 2026-27

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates, and return days are our reading of the calendar.

Break	No school for students	Weekdays off	Students return
Thanksgiving break	Sat., Nov. 21 to Sun., Nov. 29, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30
Winter break	Sat., Dec. 19, 2026 to Sun., Jan. 3, 2027, then teacher work day Jan. 4 and Professional Learning Day Jan. 5	12	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027
Spring break	Fri., March 12 (teacher work day), then Sat., March 13 to Sun., March 21, 2027	6	Mon., March 22

Plan the week on the November 2026 calendar. For other Florida districts, see the Volusia County Schools calendar and the Polk County Public Schools calendar.

When do Marion County students return after winter break?

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027. The calendar lists “Students Return from Winter Break” on that date. Winter break itself is Dec. 19, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027, a school holiday for students and teachers. Monday, Jan. 4 is a teacher work day and Tuesday, Jan. 5 is a Professional Learning Day, so students are out Dec. 19 to Jan. 5. Friday, Dec. 18 is the last school day before the break and the end of a grading period.

Which Marion County days are off for students?

Every no-school day in the district’s date list, with weekdays from our calendar check.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists	School days missed
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day	1
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Teacher work day	1
Nov. 21-29, 2026	Saturday-Sunday	Thanksgiving break	5 (Nov. 23-27)
Dec. 19, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027	Saturday-Sunday	Winter break	10 (Dec. 21-Jan. 1)
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	Teacher work day	1
Jan. 5, 2027	Tuesday	Professional Learning Day	1
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day	1
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Presidents’ Day	1
March 12, 2027	Friday	Teacher work day	1
March 13-21, 2027	Saturday-Sunday	Spring break	5 (March 15-19)
April 16, 2027	Friday	Mid-term break	1
May 27, 2027	Thursday	Teacher work day, after the last day	0

Two of these are easy to miss. Monday, Oct. 12 is a teacher work day with no school for students, right after the Oct. 9 end of the first grading period. Friday, April 16 is a one-day mid-term break. Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Memorial Day, May 31, are not marked on the calendar.

What happens if storms close Marion County schools?

The calendar prints a three-step weather make-up plan: “1) January Professional Learning Day 2) Early Release Days 3) Extend Instructional Day as Needed.” By our reading, that makes Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027 the first day to go if storms close schools, which could turn it into a school day. The district has set no make-up dates, so check with the district before you book travel around Jan. 5.

When does the Marion County school year start and end?

Students start Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, and the last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027, also the end of the fourth grading period. The calendar lists the other grading periods as ending Oct. 9, Dec. 18 and March 11. The free printable carries the dates on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts. Compare other districts in the winter break dates by school district.