• Students in 16 Florida counties will start their summer vacation before Memorial Day.
• Most Florida kids will start summer vacation in the week after the Memorial Day holiday.

The 2024-2025 school year is winding down to a close.

Students in 16 counties will start their summer vacation this week. Most will have to wait until the week after the Memorial Day holiday.

For students in seven counties, they’ll be waiting until June for the last day of school.

Here’s what you should know.

When is the last day of school in Florida?

Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26, but 16 Florida schools will have finished the 2024-2025 school year by the time the holiday arrives. Here’s a list of schools closing before Memorial Day:

What Florida schools are closed for Memorial Day?

All Florida schools still in session will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.

What’s the last day of school for all Florida schools?

Summer vacation started before Memorial Day for students in 16 counties.

School for students in seven Florida counties won’t end until June.

All others will start their summer vacation in the days after Memorial Day.

Here’s an alphabetical list of the last day of school for all Florida counties. All students still in school will have off Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day:

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.

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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

➤ See list of 2025 Florida, federal holidays, including new one for Sunshine State