Many Florida students have already had spring break, but some counties and colleges still have upcoming dates in March and April.

Spring break and Good Friday will overlap next week for some Florida students. Others are still waiting for their long break.

Planning a trip to Florida's theme parks? Learn when to expect the biggest spring break crowds and how to beat the heat.

Spring break officially begins today, Monday, March 23, for students in 11 Florida counties. The last long holiday of the 2025-2026 school year ends this week for students in 44 counties. Some students are still waiting for their spring break. A couple of counties will start their break on March 30, while others will have to wait for April.

A Florida beach once overrun by out-of-control spring-breakers found God on Sunday. Nearly 400 people packed the bandshell on Daytona Beach for a Catholic Easter service just steps from the shoreline where drunken “takeover” mobs sparked violence and mass arrests days earlier.

Spring break law enforcement efforts are ongoing. Nearly 2,000 moving citations and more than 13-hundred warnings were issued in March. Seven DUI arrests were made.

The Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida, opened in November as a lodging industry rarity: a new luxury hotel built directly on a US beach.

A slow-moving system over the Gulf of America is already impacting South Texas with heavy rain. It will continue to move east over the next week, eventually stalling over Florida.