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All Fairfax County public schools and offices will open two hours late.
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These calendars allow FCPS families to make plans in advance. Dates are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated as early as possible.
Date | Event |
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Date July 4-5, 2024 | Event Holidays | Independence Day Break |
Date August 5-8 | Event New Teacher Training |
Date August 12-16 | Event Professional Work Days for Staff | 12 - School Planning Day | 13 - Teacher Work Day | 14 - Staff Development Day | 15 - Teacher Work Day | 16 - School Planning Day |
Date August 19 | Event First Day of School |
Date August 30 - September 2 | Event Holidays | Labor Day Break |
Date October 3 | Event Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 10/2 - sundown 10/4) |
Date October 4 | Event Student Holiday | Teacher Workday |
Date October 11 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Yom Kippur (begins sundown 10/11 - sundown 10/12) |
Date October 14 | Event Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day) |
Date October 31 | Event End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
Date November 1 | Event Holiday | Diwali |
Date November 1-2 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos |
Date November 4 | Event Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
Date November 5 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day |
Date November 11 | Event Holiday | Veterans Day |
Date November 27-29 | Event Holidays | Thanksgiving Break |
Date December 8 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day |
Date December 23 - January 5 | Event Holidays | Winter Break |
Date December 25 | Event Christmas |
Date December 25 - January 2 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/25 - sundown January 2) |
Date January 1, 2025 | Event Holiday | New Year's Day |
Date January 6 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany |
Date January 7 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas |
Date January 19 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany |
Date January 20 | Event Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
Date January 20 | Event Holiday | Inauguration Day |
Date January 28 | Event End of Second Quarter |
Date January 29 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day) |
Date January 29 | Event Lunar New Year |
Date February 17 | Event Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
Date February 28 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30) |
Date March 1 | Event First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30) |
Date March 5 | Event Ash Wednesday |
Date March 5 | Event Orthodox Ash Wednesday |
Date March 20 | Event Nowruz |
Date March 28 | Event End of Third Quarter |
Date March 31 | Event Holiday | Eid al-Fitr (begins sundown 3/30 – sundown 3/31) |
Date April 1 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) |
Date April 12 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/12 - sundown 4/20) |
Date April 13 | Event Theravada New Year |
Date April 14-18 | Event Holidays | Spring Break |
Date April 18 | Event Good Friday |
Date April 18 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Good Friday |
Date April 20 | Event Easter |
Date April 20 | Event Orthodox Easter |
Date May 26 | Event Holiday | Memorial Day |
Date June 7 | Event Eid al-Adha (begins sundown 6/6 - sundown 6/7) |
Date June 11 | Event Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school) |
Date June 12 | Event Staff Development Day |
Date June 13 | Event School Planning Day |
Date June 16-17 | Event Teacher Workdays |
Date June 19 | Event Holiday | Juneteenth |
Date | Event |
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Date July 4, 2025 | Event Holiday | Independence Day |
Date August 4-7 | Event New Teacher Training |
Date August 11-15 | Event Professional Work Days for Staff | 11 - School Planning Day | 12 - Teacher Work Day | 13 - Staff Development Day | 14 - Teacher Work Day | 15 - School Planning Day |
Date August 18 | Event First Day of School |
Date August 29, September 1 | Event Holidays | Labor Day Break |
Date September 23 | Event Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/22 - sundown 9/24) |
Date October 2 | Event Holiday | Yom Kippur | (begins sundown 10/1 - sundown 10/2) |
Date October 13 | Event Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
Date October 21 | Event Holiday | Diwali |
Date October 31 | Event End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
Date November 3 | Event Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
Date November 4 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) | Election Day |
Date November 11 | Event Holiday | Veterans Day |
Date November 26 - 28 | Event Holidays | Thanksgiving Break |
Date December 8 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day |
Date December 14 - 22 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/14-sundown 12/22) |
Date December 22 - January 2 | Event Holidays | Winter Break |
Date December 25 | Event Christmas |
Date January 1, 2026 | Event Holiday | New Year's Day |
Date January 6 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany |
Date January 7 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas |
Date January 19 | Event Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
Date January 19 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany |
Date January 28 | Event End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
Date January 29 | Event Student Holiday (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
Date January 30 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) |
Date February 16 | Event Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
Date February 17 | Event Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
Date February 17 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Lunar New Year |
Date February 18 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/17 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/18) |
Date February 18 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Ash Wednesday |
Date February 25 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Ash Wednesday |
Date March 20 | Event Holiday | Eid al-Fitr (begins sundown 3/19 – sundown 3/20) |
Date March 20 | Event Nowruz |
Date March 27 | Event End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
Date March 30 - April 3 | Event Holidays | Spring Break |
Date April 1 | Event First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/1 - sundown 4/9) |
Date April 3 | Event Good Friday |
Date April 5 | Event Easter |
Date April 6 | Event Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
Date April 10 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) | Orthodox Good Friday |
Date April 12 | Event Orthodox Easter |
Date April 16 | Event Religious and Cultural Observance | Theravada New Year |
Date May 25 | Event Holiday | Memorial Day |
Date May 26 | Event Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) |
Date May 27 | Event Holiday | Eid al-Adha (begins sundown 5/26 - sundown 5/27) |
Date June 17 | Event Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school) |
Date June 18 | Event Teacher Workday for Staff |
Date June 19 | Event Holiday | Juneteenth |
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