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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 allow FCPS families to make plans in advance. Dates are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated as early as possible.
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Key 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 12/25 - sundown January 2) |
| 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 29 | 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 20 | Nowruz |
| 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 | 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 |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 4, 2025 | Holiday | Independence Day |
| August 4-7 | New Teacher Training |
| August 11-15 | 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 |
| August 18 | First Day of School |
| August 29, September 1 | Holidays | Labor Day Break |
| September 23 | Holiday | Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/22 - sundown 9/24) |
| October 2 | Holiday | Yom Kippur | (begins sundown 10/1 - sundown 10/2) |
| October 13 | Student Holiday | Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
| October 21 | Holiday | Diwali |
| October 31 | End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
| November 3 | Student Holiday (School Planning Day for Staff) |
| November 4 | Student Holiday (Teacher 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 2 | 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 19 | Holiday | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
| January 19 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Orthodox Epiphany |
| January 28 | End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release |
| January 29 | Student Holiday (Staff Development Day for Staff) |
| January 30 | Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) |
| February 16 | Holiday | Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day |
| February 17 | Student Holiday (Professional Workday for Staff) |
| February 17 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Lunar New Year |
| 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 20 | Nowruz |
| 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 (School Planning Day for Staff) |
| April 10 | Student Holiday (Teacher Workday for Staff) | Orthodox Good Friday |
| April 12 | Orthodox Easter |
| April 16 | Religious and Cultural Observance | Theravada New Year |
| May 25 | Holiday | Memorial Day |
| May 26 | Student Holiday (Teacher 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 | Teacher Workday for Staff |
| June 19 | Holiday | Juneteenth |
Understanding the FCPS School Calendar
Learn 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.
