Henrico County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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

Henrico County Public Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027: 16 days in a row, 10 of them school days. School resumes Mon, Jan 4, 2027.

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

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row16Dec 19 to Jan 3

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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.

Verified against Henrico County Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: Henrico County Public Schools Instructional Calendar 2026-27 School Year (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Staggered start: on Monday Aug 24, 2026 half of pre-K and kindergarten students and all students in grades 1-5, 6 and 9 start; on Tuesday Aug 25 the second half of pre-K/kindergarten and grades 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 start; all students attend from Wednesday Aug 26. Oct 28, Mar 26 and the last day (June 4) are student half days. Labor Day weekend is Sept 4-7 (Friday Sept 4 is also a day off). Feb 15 is a Wellness Day (schools and central offices closed), not labeled Presidents' Day. Juneteenth (June 17) falls after the last day. PDF 'Updated on April 22, 2026'; no approval wording on it. The School Board approved a 2026-27 calendar on May 8, 2025 (consent agenda item 9.21), but this later district version moves the Yom Kippur holiday to Sept 21 (the approved draft had Oct 21) and Eid al-Fitr to Mar 10 (draft: Mar 9), so the status is left unknown. No day count is printed; the dates give 174 student days (44, 43, 43 and 44 by quarter). The henricoschools.us calendar page shows a bot check to our network: its link to this printable calendar and its date list (which matches the PDF) were read via Web Archive capture of 2026-09-14; the PDF itself was downloaded live from the district's file host.

Winter break in nearby districts

5 of the other 5 Virginia districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Henrico County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Chesterfield County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Prince William County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Chesapeake Public Schools	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Henrico County Public Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s 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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Henrico County Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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