Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Falls Church, Virginia · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 23, 2027
Last day of school
Thursday, June 15, 2028
School days
180Matches the 180 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
34Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
School starts in
327 daysMonday, August 23, 2027
- Break: Oct 29 – Nov 2
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 24–26
- Winter break: Dec 20–31
- Spring Break: Apr 7–14
- 3 early release days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 3–6 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Labor Day Break”
- Oct 1 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Staff Development Day / Student Holiday”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Yom Kippur / Indigenous Peoples' Day (Student Holiday)”
- Oct 28 · ThuEarly releaseThe district calls it: “End of 1st Quarter / 2-Hour Student Early Release”
- Oct 29 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Diwali (Student Holiday)”
- Nov 1 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “School Planning Day / Student Holiday”
- Nov 2 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (Election Day)”
- Nov 11 · ThuNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day (Student Holiday)”
- Nov 24–26 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20 – Jan 2 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (Student Holiday)”
- Jan 27 · ThuEarly releaseThe district calls it: “End of 2nd Quarter / 2-Hour Student Early Release”
- Jan 28 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday / Student Holiday”
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Washington's Birthday and Presidents' Day (Student Holiday)”
- Mar 6 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “School Planning Day / Student Holiday”
- Mar 7 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Staff Development Day / Student Holiday (Presidential Primary)”
- Apr 6 · ThuEarly releaseThe district calls it: “End of 3rd Quarter / 2-Hour Student Early Release”
- Apr 7 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday / Student Holiday”
- Apr 10–14 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- May 5 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Eid al-Adha (Student Holiday)”
- May 29 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day (Student Holiday)”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 7 school days
Sep 2027 20 school days
Oct 2027 18 school days
Nov 2027 16 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 20 school days
Mar 2028 21 school days
Apr 2028 14 school days
May 2028 21 school days
Jun 2028 11 school days
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 23First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Dec 8Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Bodhi Day”
- Jan 6Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Three Kings Day / Epiphany”
- Jan 7Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Orthodox Christmas”
- Jan 19Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Orthodox Epiphany”
- May 4Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Eid al-Adha, evening only”
- Jun 15Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day for Regular Classes / Early Release”
Where these dates come from
Source: Fairfax County Public Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 2, 2025 (from the Internet Archive, because the district site blocks automated downloads).
Checked Sep 29, 2026: our count of school days matches the 180 days the district prints. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Fairfax County Public Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
Similar-size districts in other states
- Gwinnett County Public SchoolsGeorgia · first day Aug 4, 2027
- Palm Beach County School DistrictFlorida · first day Aug 10, 2026
- Wake County Public School SystemNorth Carolina · first day Aug 24, 2026
Fairfax County Public Schools 2027-2028 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.fcps.edu/system/files/forms/2025-02/2027-2028-standard-school-year-calendar.pdf