Standard School Year Calendar

Calendar of holidays, observances breaks, and early release days for the current and upcoming school years

School Year Calendars

These calendars are provided in advance to allow for FCPS families to plan. Dates are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated as early as possible.

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Calendar Dates

2023-24 School Year Calendar Dates

DateEvent
July 3-4, 2023Holidays | Independence Day Break
August 7-10New Teacher Training
August 14-18Professional Work Days for Staff | 14 - School Planning Day | 15 - Teacher Work Day | 16 - Staff Development Day | 17 - Teacher Work Day | 18 - School Planning Day
August 21First Day of School
September 1-4Holidays | Labor Day Break
September 16Religious and Cultural Observance | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/15 - sundown 9/17)
September 25Holiday | Yom Kippur 
October 9Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff) 
November 1-2Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos
November 3End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
November 6Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff)
November 7Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day
November 11Veterans Day
November 12Diwali
November 22-24Holidays | Thanksgiving Break
December 7Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/7-sundown 12/15)
December 8Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day
December 18-31Holidays | Winter Break
December 25Christmas
January 1, 2024Holiday | New Year's Day
January 6Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7Orthodox Christmas
January 15Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 
January 19Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany
January 25End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
January 26Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) 
February 10Lunar New Year
February 14Religious and Cultural Observance | Ash Wednesday
February 19Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
March 5Student Holiday | School Planning Day for Staff | Presidential Primary 
March 11Religious and Cultural Observance | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 3/10 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 4/9)
March 20Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 22End of Third Quarter
March 25-29Holidays | Spring Break
March 29Good Friday
March 31Easter
April 1Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) 
April 2Student Holiday (Staff Development Day for Staff)
April 9Religious and Cultural Observance | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10)
April 10Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10)
April 22Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/22 - sundown 4/30)
April 23Religious and Cultural Observance | Second evening of Passover
April 24Religious and Cultural Observance | Theravada New Year
May 3Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) 
May 5Orthodox Easter
May 27Holiday | Memorial Day
June 12Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 13School Planning Day for Staff
June 14Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location
June 17Holiday | Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/16 - sundown 6/17)
June 18Teacher Day for Staff (Option to work at an alternate location)
June 19Holiday | Juneteenth

2024-25 School Year Calendar Dates

DateEvent
July 4-5, 2024Holidays | Independence Day Break
August 5-8New Teacher Training
August 12-16Professional Work Days for Staff | 12 - School Planning Day | 13 - Teacher Work Day | 14 - Staff Development Day | 15 - Teacher Work Day | 16 - School Planning Day
August 19First Day of School
August 30 - September 2Holidays | Labor Day Break
October 3Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 10/2 - sundown 10/4)
October 4Student Holiday | Teacher Workday
October 11Religious and Cultural Observance | Yom Kippur (begins sundown 10/11 - sundown 10/12)
October 14Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day) 
October 31End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
November 1Holiday | Diwali
November 1-2Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos
November 4Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff)
November 5Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day
November 11Holiday | Veterans Day
November 27-29Holidays | Thanksgiving Break
December 8Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day
December 23 - January 5Holidays | Winter Break
December 25Christmas
December 25 - January 2Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/7-sundown 12/15)
January 1, 2025Holiday | New Year's Day
January 6Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas
January 19Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany
January 20Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 
January 20Holiday | Inauguration Day
January 28End of Second Quarter
January 29Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day) 
January 26Lunar New Year
February 17Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
February 28Religious and Cultural Observance | Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30)
March 1First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30)
March 5Ash Wednesday
March 5Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 28End of Third Quarter
March 31Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 3/30 – sundown 3/31)
April 1Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) 
April 12Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/12 - sundown 4/20)
April 13Theravada New Year
April 14-18Holidays | Spring Break
April 18Good Friday
April 10Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Good Friday
April 20Easter
April 20Orthodox Easter
May 26Holiday | Memorial Day
June 7Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/6 - sundown 6/7)
June 11Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 12Staff Development Day
June 13School Planning Day
June 16-17Teacher Workdays
June 19Holiday | Juneteenth

2025-26 School Year Calendar Dates

DateEvent
July 4, 2025Holiday | Independence Day
August 5-8New Teacher Training
August 11-15Professional Work Days for Staff
August 18First Day of School
August 29 - September 1Holidays | Labor Day Break
October 23Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/22 - sundown 9/24)
October 4Student Holiday | (Professional Workday for Staff) 
November 2Holiday | Yom Kippur | (begins sundown 10/1 - sundown 10/2)
October 13Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Professional Workday for Staff) 
October 21Holiday | Diwali
October 31End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
November 3Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff)
November 4Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) | Election Day
November 11Holiday | Veterans Day
November 26-28Holidays | Thanksgiving Break
December 8Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day
December 14 - 22Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/14-sundown 12/22)
December 22 - January 4Holidays | Winter Break
December 25Christmas
January 1, 2026Holiday | New Year's Day
January 6Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas
January 20Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany
January 19Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 
January 28End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
January 29Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) 
January 30Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) 
February 16Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
February 17Religious and Cultural Observance | Lunar New Year
February 17Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) 
February 18Religious and Cultural Observance | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/17 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/18)
February 18Religious and Cultural Observance | Ash Wednesday
February 25Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 20Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 3/19 – sundown 3/20)
March 27End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release 
March 30 - April 3Holidays | Spring Break
April 1First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/1 - sundown 4/9)
April 3Good Friday
April 5Easter
April 6Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) 
April 10Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) | Orthodox Good Friday
April 12Orthodox Easter
April 16Theravada New Year
May 25Holiday | Memorial Day
May 26Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) 
May 27Holiday | Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 5/26 - sundown 5/27)
June 17Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 18Professional Workday for Staff
June 19Holiday | Juneteenth

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Understanding the FCPS School Calendar

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Related Links

  • Regulation 1344 outlines the guidelines for determining the Standard School Year Calendar.

2023-24 Religious and Cultural Observances

During the 2023-24 school year, there are multiple days for religious and cultural observances. Tests, quizzes, field trips, graduation, homecoming, auditions and tryouts, and FCPS-scheduled athletic events cannot be scheduled on any of the religious and cultural observances.

How FCPS Develops Its School Year Calendar

Feedback from a variety of sources is considered as the school calendar is developed. Read more about the process for finalizing holidays and early release days.

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