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 14Ash 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 4Teacher 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 8Bodhi 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 19Orthodox 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 18Orthodox 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

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.