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
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	Religious and Cultural Observance \| 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
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	Student Holiday\| 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	Religious and Cultural Observance \| 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	Religious and Cultural Observance \| 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 10	Religious and Cultural Observance \| 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

2025-26 School Year Calendar Dates

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