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Fredericksburg City Schools Calendar For 2025-2026: Key Dates To Know

As the summer wraps up, here are the dates Fredericksburg City students and parents should know for the new school year.

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Summer will soon wrap up for students around Fredericksburg City. The first day of school in Fredericksburg City Public Schools is Monday Aug. 18.

Here are some of the important 2025-2026 school year dates to get on the calendar:

  • Aug. 4-8: Inservice/Workday
  • Aug. 11-15: Inservice/Workday
  • Aug. 12: James Monroe High School Open House
  • Aug. 13: Walker-Grant Middle School Orientation
  • Aug. 14: Orientation at Lafayette and Hugh Mercer Elementary Schools
  • Aug. 18: Transition Day: Walker-Grant Middle School (6th Grade); James Monroe High School (9th Grade); Lafayette and Hugh Mercer Elementary Schools (Kindergarten)
  • Aug. 18: First Day of School
  • Aug. 29: No School - Labor Day
  • Sept. 1: No School - Labor Day
  • Sept. 16: Interim Reports Issued
  • Sept. 23: No School - Rosh Hashannah
  • Oct. 2: No School - Yom Kippur
  • Oct. 13: No School - Inservice/Workday
  • Oct. 17: End of First Grading Period
  • Oct. 30: Report Cards Issued
  • Nov. 4: No School (Inservice/Workday)
  • Nov. 11: No School (Veteran's Day)
  • Nov. 18: Interim Reports Issued
  • Nov. 25: Early Dismissal for Students/Staff
  • Nov. 26-28: No School - Thanksgiving Break
  • Dec. 19: End of Second Grading Period
  • Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2026: No School - Winter Break
  • Jan. 28: Kindergarten Registration Night
  • Jan. 30: HMES Kindergarten Registration Night
  • Feb. 5: Get Moving Night
  • Feb. 17: No School - President's Day
  • Feb. 24-March 6: Benchmark Testing
  • March 7: No School - Teacher Workday and Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
  • March 11: 11th Superintendent's Community Roundtable
  • April 8: Month of the Military Child - Branch Out Day
  • April 9: Month of the Military Child - Virginia Purple Up Day
  • April 10: Month of the Military Child - Crazy Camo Day
  • April 11: Month of the Military Child - Wear R.E.D. Remember Everyone Deployed
  • April 14-17: FCPS Military Spirit Week
  • April 15: National Purple-Up Day
  • April 16: FCPS Purple-Up Fun Run at James Monroe High School
  • April 25: Multicultural International Food Festival
  • May 10: Mental Health Fair at James Monroe High School
  • May 16: James Monroe High School Graduation
  • July 29-Aug. 1: New Teacher Inservice/Workday

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