Richmond Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Richmond, Virginia · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026

• Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
• Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 1
• Spring Break (RPS Closed for Students & Teachers): Mar 29 – Apr 2
• 4 possible make-up 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.

• Aug 24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School 7-8th, 10th-12th grades is August 25”grades 7–8 only
• Aug 24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School 7-8th, 10th-12th grades is August 25”grades 10–12 only
• Sep 4 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Labor Weekend Holiday (RPS Closed)”
• Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day (RPS Closed)”
• Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Yom Kippur (RPS Closed)”
• Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Indigenous Peoples' Day (RPS Closed)”
• Oct 28 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “End of First Nine Weeks, Divisionwide Professional Learning Day (School Closed for Students)”
• Nov 2 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Wellness Day (RPS Closed)”
• Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Election Day (RPS Closed)”
• Nov 9 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Diwali (RPS Closed)”
• Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving (RPS Closed)”
• Dec 21–25 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “New Year's Day (RPS Closed)”
• Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (RPS Closed)”
• Jan 25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Planning Day (No School for Students); Reserved Make-Up Day – Prolonged Closure”Possible make-up day
• Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Wellness Day (RPS Closed); Reserved Make-Up Day – Prolonged Closure”Possible make-up day
• Feb 16 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Divisionwide Professional Learning Day (No School for Students); Reserved Make-Up Day – Prolonged Closure”Possible make-up day
• Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Eid al-Fitr (RPS Closed); Reserved Make-Up Day – Prolonged Closure”Possible make-up day
• Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break (RPS Closed for Students & Teachers)”
• Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break (RPS Closed for Students and Teachers)”
• May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day (RPS Closed)”

The 2026-2027 school year at a glance

Other dates

Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.

• Aug 24First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School K-5th, 6th, & 9th grades”
• Aug 25First day of school · grades 7–12 onlyThe district calls it: “First Day of School 7-8th, 10th-12th grades”
• Oct 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of First Nine Weeks”
• Nov 12Parent-teacher conferences · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “After-school Secondary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences”
• Nov 19Parent-teacher conferences · Pre-K–5 onlyThe district calls it: “After-school Elementary School Caregiver/Parent Conferences”
• Jan 22Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 2nd Nine Weeks and Semester”
• Mar 11Parent-teacher conferences · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “After-school Secondary Caregiver/Parent Conferences”
• Mar 18Parent-teacher conferences · Pre-K–5 onlyThe district calls it: “After-school Elementary Caregiver/Parent Conferences”
• Mar 26Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Third Nine Weeks”
• Jun 4Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School for All Students”

Where these dates come from

Nearby districts

• Hampton City SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
• Spotsylvania County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
• Newport News Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
• Hanover County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
• Alexandria City Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 17, 2027
• Norfolk Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027

Richmond Public Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/11846/2026-27_rps_calendar_3_1.pdf