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Fairfax County Public Schools school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
91011121314 Teacher Workday15
16171819202122
2324 First day of school25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Labor Day Break5
67 Labor Day Break8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 School Planning Day for Staff13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 End of First Quarter31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 School Planning Day for Staff3 Teacher Workday for Staff4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2 Winter Break
3 Winter Break4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 End of Second Quarter29 Teacher Workday for Staff30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Staff Development Day for Staff2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Eid al-Fitr10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 End of Third Quarter17
1819 Teacher Workday for Staff20 Staff Development Day21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Eid al-Adha18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Last Day of School / Early Release; Last day of school17 Staff Development Day for Staff18 Juneteenth (Observed)19
2021 Teacher Workday2223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Fairfax County Public Schools opens on and closes on , a span of about 42 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 181 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Wednesday finish.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Winter Break starts and ends , a total of 14 days with 10 weekdays off. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Break at 14 days.

Between and there are 24 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 77 before it and 104 after it.

9 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day (Observed) (), Labor Day Break (), Labor Day Break (), Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (), Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day (), Eid al-Fitr (), Eid al-Adha () and Memorial Day (), and 1 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day (Observed), Labor Day Break, Labor Day Break, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day, Eid al-Adha, Memorial Day and Juneteenth (Observed), which sit next to a weekend.

10 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Early-release days: End of First Quarter (), End of Second Quarter (), End of Third Quarter () and Last Day of School / Early Release ().

Of the 5 Virginia districts listed here, 0 start after Fairfax County Public Schools, 1 start before it and 3 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Virginia is (Loudoun County Public Schools) and the latest is (Fairfax County Public Schools).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

We read these dates from a web page on fcps.edu on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break1410
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day (Observed)
Labor Day Break
Labor Day Break
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Adha
Memorial Day
Juneteenth (Observed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Workday
School Planning Day for Staff
School Planning Day for Staff
Teacher Workday for Staff
Teacher Workday for Staff
Staff Development Day for Staff
Teacher Workday for Staff
Staff Development Day
Staff Development Day for Staff
Teacher Workday
Early release
DayDate
End of First Quarter
End of Second Quarter
End of Third Quarter
Last Day of School / Early Release
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20266
September 202620
October 202621
November 202616
December 202614
January 202718
February 202718
March 202717
April 202720
May 202719
June 202712

Where these dates come from

Source: fcps.edu (a web page), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

See the 2027-28 calendar for Fairfax County Public Schools

Other Virginia districts

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