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Updated 2026-07-27

Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Fairfax County Public Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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District Overview

Total Schools 195

Students 180,559 (2024–2025)

County Fairfax County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Break	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day Break	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Yom Kippur	September 21, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - January 3, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Eid al-Fitr	March 10, 2027 (Wed)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Eid al-Adha	May 17, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 16, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Break Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Student Holiday Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Student Holiday Window	Jan 29–Feb 1, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027	9 days
Student Holiday Window	Apr 17–20, 2027	4 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First Quarter	Oct 30, 2026
End of Second Quarter	Jan 28, 2027
End of Third Quarter	Apr 16, 2027

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Fairfax County Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

Virginia public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of September 30, 2024 Fall Membership.

Schools by grades served

140Pre-K serving

144Elementary serving

153Middle grades serving

30High school serving

Counts use the school categories and grade spans reported in the 2024–2025 Virginia School Quality Profiles. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 029 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Virginia Spring Break splitMarch 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027

Fairfax County uses this Spring Break week, while Essex County (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and Dinwiddie County (March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Later regional startAugust 24, 2026

Fairfax County starts on this date; Essex County (August 10, 2026) and Fauquier County (August 12, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates4 items

Fairfax County lists 4 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Later last dayJune 16, 2027

Fairfax County ends on this date; Essex County (May 21, 2027) and Falls Church City (June 11, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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About This Calendar

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Fairfax County Public Schools or the Virginia Department of Education. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.