Fauquier County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Fauquier County Public Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Tuesday, January 5, 2027: 18 days in a row, 9 of them school days (the district also has no school Fri, Jan 1, Mon, Jan 4 and Tue, Jan 5 after it). School resumes Wed, Jan 6, 2027.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesWed, Jan 6, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 19 to Jan 5

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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 Fri, Jan 1, 2027, Mon, Jan 4, 2027 and Tue, Jan 5, 2027, which makes the time off 18 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Fauquier County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: Fauquier County Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar (PDF)

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: Calendar approved by the Fauquier County School Board (the document prints Feb 10, 2025); the Superintendent may modify it. Labor Day is shown as schools closed on both Fri Sept 4 and Mon Sept 7. No school for students on Sept 22 (Parent/Teacher Conferences, no school for students), Nov 2 and Jan 5 (Countywide Professional Learning days); these are listed as teacher workdays. Dec 18 is a half day for students before winter break. May 28 is a half day and the last day of school. Grading periods end Oct 9, Dec 18, Mar 11 and May 28 with 40, 43, 44 and 49 days; their sum (176) is used as the student-day count and matches the grid.

Winter break in nearby districts

18 of the other 18 Virginia districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Fauquier County Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Prince William County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Loudoun County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Alexandria City Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Montgomery County Public Schools	December 24, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
District of Columbia Public Schools	Dec 22-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Berkeley County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Frederick County Public Schools	Dec 23-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Albemarle County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

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

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

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

Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

nine school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 18 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Tue, Jan 5, 2027).

Is the last day before winter break an early release day?

Yes. Friday, December 18, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Fauquier 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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Fauquier County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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