Fayette County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Fayette County Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Fayette County Public Schools

Winter break 2026 for Fayette County Public Schools is Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027. The last day of school before the break is Friday, December 18, 2026, and classes resume Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.

Verified against Fayette County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-27 FCPS Instructional Calendar for Students & Families (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Approved by the Fayette County Board of Education on June 23, 2025 (subject to change); the calendar page still links this file, posted July 2025. FCPS schedules weather make-up days at the superintendent's discretion and updates its online calendars after each announcement: March 19 is a no-class day that may become a make-up day, and May 27, May 28 and June 1 are possible make-up days after the last day (May 26), so the last day may move later. October 5, January 4 and April 12 (the Mondays after Fall, Winter and Spring Break) are printed as "No classes for students"; the district's online calendar (on the same calendar page) names them "No Classes; Staff Work Day", so they are listed as staff work days, and students return October 6, January 5 and April 13. The online calendar matches the PDF on every other date. No classes on November 3 (Election Day) and May 18 (election primaries). Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day. William Wells Brown Elementary, a Promise Academy school, follows a slightly different calendar; a separate preschool calendar is posted. The calendar states no number of student days.

Winter break in nearby districts

District	Winter break	Back to school
Fayette County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Jefferson County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Fayette County Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Fayette County Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Fayette County Public Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Fayette County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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