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
Date | Event |
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July 3-4, 2023 | Holidays | Independence Day Break |
August 7-10 | New Teacher Training |
August 14-18 | Professional 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 21 | First Day of School |
September 1-4 | Holidays | Labor Day Break |
September 16 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/15 - sundown 9/17) |
September 25 | Holiday | Yom Kippur |
October 9 | Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
November 1-2 | Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos |
November 3 | End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
November 6 | Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
November 7 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day |
November 11 | Veterans Day |
November 12 | Diwali |
November 22-24 | Holidays | Thanksgiving Break |
December 7 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/7-sundown 12/15) |
December 8 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Bodhi Day |
December 18-31 | Holidays | Winter Break |
December 25 | Christmas |
January 1, 2024 | Holiday | New Year's Day |
January 6 | Three Kings Day/Epiphany |
January 7 | Orthodox Christmas |
January 15 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
January 19 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany |
January 25 | End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
January 26 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) |
February 10 | Lunar New Year |
February 14 | Ash Wednesday |
February 19 | Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
March 5 | Student Holiday | School Planning Day for Staff | Presidential Primary |
March 11 | Religious and Cultural Observance | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 3/10 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 4/9) |
March 20 | Orthodox Ash Wednesday |
March 22 | End of Third Quarter |
March 25-29 | Holidays | Spring Break |
March 29 | Good Friday |
March 31 | Easter |
April 1 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) |
April 2 | Student Holiday (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
April 9 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10) |
April 10 | Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 4/9 – sundown 4/10) |
April 22 | Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/22 - sundown 4/30) |
April 23 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Second evening of Passover |
April 24 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Theravada New Year |
May 3 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location) |
May 5 | Orthodox Easter |
May 27 | Holiday | Memorial Day |
June 12 | Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school) |
June 13 | School Planning Day for Staff |
June 14 | Teacher Work Day for Staff - Option to work at an alternate location |
June 17 | Holiday | Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/16 - sundown 6/17) |
June 18 | Teacher Day for Staff (Option to work at an alternate location) |
June 19 | Holiday | Juneteenth |
2024-25 School Year Calendar Dates
Date | Event |
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July 4-5, 2024 | Holidays | Independence Day Break |
August 5-8 | New Teacher Training |
August 12-16 | 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 |
August 19 | First Day of School |
August 30 - September 2 | Holidays | Labor Day Break |
October 3 | Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 10/2 - sundown 10/4) |
October 4 | Teacher Workday |
October 11 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Yom Kippur (begins sundown 10/11 - sundown 10/12) |
October 14 | Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day) |
October 31 | End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
November 1 | Holiday | Diwali |
November 1-2 | Religious and Cultural Observance | All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos |
November 4 | Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
November 5 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) | Election Day |
November 11 | Holiday | Veterans Day |
November 27-29 | Holidays | Thanksgiving Break |
December 8 | Bodhi Day |
December 23 - January 5 | Holidays | Winter Break |
December 25 | Christmas |
December 25 - January 2 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Chanukah (begins sundown 12/7-sundown 12/15) |
January 1, 2025 | Holiday | New Year's Day |
January 6 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Three Kings Day/Epiphany |
January 7 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Christmas |
January 19 | Orthodox Epiphany |
January 20 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
January 20 | Holiday | Inauguration Day |
January 28 | End of Second Quarter |
January 29 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day) |
January 26 | Lunar New Year |
February 17 | Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
February 28 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30) |
March 1 | First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/28 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/30) |
March 5 | Ash Wednesday |
March 5 | Orthodox Ash Wednesday |
March 28 | End of Third Quarter |
March 31 | Holiday | Eid al Fitr (begins sundown 3/30 – sundown 3/31) |
April 1 | Student Holiday (Teacher Work Day for Staff) |
April 12 | Religious and Cultural Observance | First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/12 - sundown 4/20) |
April 13 | Theravada New Year |
April 14-18 | Holidays | Spring Break |
April 18 | Good Friday |
April 18 | Orthodox Good Friday |
April 20 | Easter |
April 20 | Orthodox Easter |
May 26 | Holiday | Memorial Day |
June 7 | Eid-al-Adha (begins sundown 6/6 - sundown 6/7) |
June 11 | Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school) |
June 12 | Staff Development Day |
June 13 | School Planning Day |
June 16-17 | Teacher Workdays |
June 19 | Holiday | Juneteenth |
Understanding the FCPS School Calendar
Get a clear understanding of how to navigate the FCPS calendar and plan your school year effectively.
Related Links
- Regulation 1344 outlines the guidelines for determining the Standard School Year Calendar.