• Hours after the arrival of daylight saving time, students in 9 Florida counties start their spring break.
• The majority of Florida counties have scheduled their spring break for the week of March 17.
• In some counties, spring break won’t arrive until April.

The end is in sight for the 2024-2025 school year, but before Florida students put away their books, there are a couple of holidays to look forward to.

The big one is spring break, but schedules vary around the state, with most taking the week-long holiday in March. Others have to wait until April.

Students in nine counties are the “lucky” ones.

Spring break for them comes today, the day after the switch to daylight saving time, giving them a week to adjust to the time change.

➤ How many states have joined Florida to make daylight saving time permanent? See the list

Here’s the spring break schedule for all 67 Florida counties, but first, here’s what you should know about the upcoming time change.

When is daylight saving time 2025?

We turned our clocks forward one hour — losing an hour of sleep — at 2 a.m. March 9.

Spring break begins day after time change for 9 Florida counties

After the change to daylight saving time Sunday, March 9, spring break will begin March 10 for these nine Florida counties:

One Florida county schedules spring break week before time change

Students in Sumter County will be the first in the state to enjoy spring break.

They’ll be out of school from March 3-7, which means they’ll return to the classroom after a week holiday, hours after the time change.

Most Florida counties schedule spring break starting March 17

March 17-21 was the week chosen for spring break for the majority — 45 — of Florida’s 67 counties.

Flagler, Monroe and Okaloosa counties actually will begin the spring holiday the Friday before, March 14.

Spring break begins March 24 for 5 counties

Spring break won’t begin until April for 7 Florida counties

Most of the counties scheduling spring break for April, including Good Friday — on April 18 — during the week students will have off.

When is spring break in Florida schools? See alphabetical list

Are there any other holidays before end of 2024-2025 school year?

Yes. Some counties have scheduled a holiday for Good Friday on April 18.

The next holiday is Memorial Day. For students in some counties, the school year ends before the holiday on May 26. For those still going, they will have the day off school on the Monday.

When will daylight saving arrive? When does the time change?

Daylight saving time for 2025 will begin at 2 a.m. EST Sunday, March 9, 2025, and we fall back again at 2 a.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

This means it will be darker in the morning, so watch for school children heading to the bus stop or heading to school.

What are 2025 federal holidays?

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

Florida state holidays for 2025

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