Richmond Public Schools Thanksgiving Break 2026

Richmond Public Schools students are off from Wednesday, November 25, 2026 through Sunday, November 29, 2026: 5 days in a row, 3 of them school days. School resumes Mon, Nov 30, 2026.

Thanksgiving breakNov 25-27, 20263 school days

Last day beforeTue, Nov 24, 2026

School resumesMon, Nov 30, 2026

Days off in a row5Nov 25 to Nov 29

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Verified against Richmond Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: Medium.

Source: RPS Calendar 2026-27 (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: Dates are from the Key Dates list; only the July and August monthly pages were provided, so Sept-June grids were not checked. Staggered start: Aug 24 for grades PK-5, 6 and 9; Aug 25 for grades 7-8 and 10-12. Aug 24 is used as the first day because most grades start then. Oct 28 is the end of the 1st nine weeks plus a Divisionwide Professional Learning Day; Jan 25 is a Teacher Planning Day; Feb 16 is a Divisionwide Professional Learning Day. All three have no school for students. Within Spring Break, Mar 29 is also Easter Monday and Apr 2 is also a Wellness Day. Feb 15 is a Wellness Day (RPS Closed) and is not labeled Presidents' Day. Nov 12 and 19 and Mar 11 and 18 are after-school parent conferences, not early release. Juneteenth (June 17) falls after the last day. Inclement weather days are built into the calendar, with no dates given; after they are used up, students do asynchronous learning. The document does not say the calendar is board-approved. It names it the '180-Day Calendar' but gives no student-day count.

Thanksgiving break in nearby districts

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

District	Thanksgiving break	Back to school
Richmond Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Henrico County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Chesterfield County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Hanover County Public Schools	Nov 23-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
York County School Division	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Newport News Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
Albemarle County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026
St. Mary's County Public Schools	Nov 25-27, 2026	Mon, Nov 30, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does Richmond Public Schools Thanksgiving break start and end?

Thanksgiving break starts Wednesday, November 25, 2026 and ends Friday, November 27, 2026.

When do Richmond Public Schools students go back to school after Thanksgiving break?

Monday, November 30, 2026.

How many days off is Thanksgiving break?

three school days. With the weekends, students are off 5 days in a row (Wed, Nov 25 to Sun, Nov 29, 2026).

Could Richmond Public Schools Thanksgiving 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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