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Henrico 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
Labor Day weekend
to
Thanksgiving Holiday
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
910 New Teacher Academy11121314 New Teacher Academy15
1617 Teacher workweek18192021 Teacher workweek22
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 weekend5 Labor Day weekend
6 Labor Day weekend7 Labor Day weekend8 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 Yom Kippur/Jewish High Holiday22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Student holiday - Teacher professional learning; Teacher professional learning29 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 Weekday in term13 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 Flexible staff clerical day; Student half day29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Wellness Day3 Election Day - Student holiday - Teacher Professional Learning; Teacher Professional Learning4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Diwali10 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 Holiday26 Thanksgiving Holiday27 Thanksgiving Holiday28
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 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 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. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Student holiday - In-person clerical day; In-person clerical day26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 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 Wellness Day16 Student holiday - Teacher professional learning; Teacher professional learning17 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 Weekday in term10 Eid al-Fitr11 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 Flexible staff clerical day; Student half day27
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 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 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 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
3031 Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Student half day; Last day of school5
67 Flexible staff clerical day89101112
1314151617 Juneteenth1819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Henrico County Public Schools opens on and closes on , a span of about 41 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 187 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has four.

2 breaks are marked on the calendar. Students are off for Labor Day weekend from to , 4 days counting weekends and 2 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Thanksgiving Holiday runs through : 3 days off the calendar, 3 of them weekdays. Labor Day weekend is the longest break, 4 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 45 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary.

Outside the breaks, 12 holidays are listed: Yom Kippur/Jewish High Holiday (), Student holiday - Teacher professional learning (), Wellness Day (), Election Day - Student holiday - Teacher Professional Learning (), Diwali (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), Student holiday - In-person clerical day () and Wellness Day (), and 4 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Yom Kippur/Jewish High Holiday, Student holiday - Teacher professional learning, Wellness Day, Diwali, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Student holiday - In-person clerical day, Wellness Day and Memorial Day, which sit next to a weekend.

11 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Students leave early on , and .

Of the 5 Virginia districts listed here, 0 start after Henrico 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.

The dates come from a web page at henricoschools.us, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Labor Day weekend42
Thanksgiving Holiday33
Holidays
DayDate
Yom Kippur/Jewish High Holiday
Student holiday - Teacher professional learning
Wellness Day
Election Day - Student holiday - Teacher Professional Learning
Diwali
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Student holiday - In-person clerical day
Wellness Day
Student holiday - Teacher professional learning
Eid al-Fitr
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
New Teacher Academy
New Teacher Academy
Teacher workweek
Teacher workweek
Teacher professional learning
Flexible staff clerical day
Teacher Professional Learning
In-person clerical day
Teacher professional learning
Flexible staff clerical day
Flexible staff clerical day
Early release
DayDate
Student half day
Student half day
Student half day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20266
September 202618
October 202621
November 202615
December 202623
January 202719
February 202718
March 202721
April 202722
May 202720
June 20274

Where these dates come from

Source: henricoschools.us (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.

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