Fairfax County Public Schools Calendar: Must-Know Dates for Winter 2016-2017

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Students are back in school for just a few more weeks until the extended winter holidays. And parents better pull out the calendar now and start making plans.

Fairfax County Public School students get a full two weeks away from classrooms, book bags and homework.

According to the school calendar for 2016-17, the winter holiday begins on Dec. 19 and runs through Monday, Jan. 2.

• Dec. 19-Jan. 2, 2017: Winter Break
• Jan. 16: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Holiday - Student Holiday
• Jan. 20: Inauguration Day - Student Holiday
• Feb. 3: Second Grading Period Ends*+Students Released Two Hours Early
• Feb. 6: Student Holiday
• Feb. 20: George Washington's Birthday - Presidents' Day Holiday -Student Holiday

Keep an eye on this page for one and two-day camps planned by Fairfax County during winter break.

Looking for fun things to do during your winter break? Why not check out some holiday lights at Winter Walk of Lights at Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna, the Bull Run Festival of Lights, a 2.5 mile drive-through of holiday lights and a holiday village or the holiday 'ICE!' show at National Harbor?

Ready to start making plans for spring break? Here's more dates to add to your calendar from the FCPS schedule:

• March 24: Student Holiday
• April 7: Third Grading Period Ends*+Students Released Two Hours Early
• April 10-14: Spring Break
• April 17: Student Holiday
• May 26
• Students Released Two Hours Early
• May 29: Memorial Day Holiday - Student Holiday
• June 15: Graduation on or after this date
• June 23: Last Day of School (scheduled)