Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Fairfax school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–29; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Nov 11
Veterans Day · November 11
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
24
across 6 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 22–29; Last day of school May 27;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 5New Teacher Orientation
- 6First Day Returning Teachers
- 12First day
- 17First Day of ASES
- 18First Day Migrant
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 19–23Conferences
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 11Veterans Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Classes resume
- 22Staff day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 19K Easter Egg Hunt
- 22–29Spring break
- 30Classes resume
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 15FJH-6th Grade Student Orientation
- 22Parent Orientation
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 20Elementary Open House
- 26Graduation
- 27Last day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 12 | — | — | 12 of 44 · California first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 45 of 52 · California Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 26 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–29 | 6 | Tuesday, March 30 | 6 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 6 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 3
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 22
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, February, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 46, September 8 to November 10
- Same break dates as
- Beardsley, Norris and Rosedale Union
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| August 6 | First Day Returning Teachers | — | First Day Returning Teachers |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of Instruction |
| August 17 | First Day of ASES | — | First Day of ASES |
| August 18 | First Day Migrant | — | First Day Migrant |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day Observed |
| October 19–23 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent Conference Week |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day Observed |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break |
| January 4 | Classes resume | — | Instruction Resumes |
| January 22 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Non-Student In-service Day |
| March 19 | K Easter Egg Hunt | — | K Easter Egg Hunt |
| March 19 | TK-2nd Easter Egg Hunt | — | TK-2nd Easter Egg Hunt |
| March 22–29 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break |
| March 30 | Classes resume | — | Instruction Resumes |
| April 15 | FJH-6th Grade Student Orientation | — | FJH-6th Grade Student Orientation |
| April 22 | Parent Orientation | — | Parent Orientation |
| May 20 | Elementary Open House | — | Elementary Open House |
| May 26 | Graduation | — | Kinder Graduation |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of Instruction |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day Observed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.fairfax.k12.ca.us/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.fairfax.k12.ca.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.fairfax.k12.ca.us/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.