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Fairfax County Public Schools school calendar 2027-28

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 2027
SMTWTFS
1234567
8910111213 Professional Workdays for Staff14
15161718192021
2223 First day of school24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28
2930 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
September 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Labor Day Break4
56 Labor Day Break7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples’ Day12 Professional Workday for Staff13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 End of First Quarter29 Diwali30
31
November 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Professional Workday for Staff2 Professional Workday for Staff3 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 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Thanksgiving Break25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
December 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Winter Break21 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break
26 Winter Break27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break
2 Winter Break3 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 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 End of Second Quarter21 Professional Workday for Staff22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
February 2028
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 Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term
March 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Professional Workday for Staff7 Professional Workday for Staff8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 End of Third Quarter31 Professional Workday for Staff
April 2028
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Spring Break11 Spring Break12 Spring Break13 Spring Break14 Spring Break15
1617 Weekday in term18 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
30
May 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Eid al-Adha6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 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 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Memorial Day30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
June 2028
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 Last Day of School; Last day of school15 Professional Workday for Staff16 Professional Workday for Staff17
1819 Juneteenth (Observed)2021222324
252627282930

The 2027-28 year in words

Classes for Fairfax County Public Schools run from until . End to end that is roughly 42 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 180 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. 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.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Thanksgiving Break runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Winter Break runs through : 14 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. 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. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 75 potential weekdays before winter break and 105 after it.

Outside the breaks, 10 holidays are listed: Independence Day (Observed) (), Labor Day Break (), Labor Day Break (), Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples’ Day (), Diwali (), Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (), Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day () and Eid al-Adha (), and 2 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day (Observed), Labor Day Break, Labor Day Break, Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Diwali, 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 ().

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
Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Diwali
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
Eid al-Adha
Memorial Day
Juneteenth (Observed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Professional Workdays for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Professional Workday for Staff
Early release
DayDate
End of First Quarter
End of Second Quarter
End of Third Quarter
Last Day of School
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20277
September 202720
October 202718
November 202717
December 202713
January 202819
February 202820
March 202820
April 202815
May 202821
June 202810

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 2026-27 calendar for Fairfax County Public Schools

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