School holiday dates for 2025–2026: the calendar for France and Belgium
Are you looking for the 2026–2027 school holiday dates in France or Belgium? Here you will find the official calendar provided by the Ministry of Education, broken down by region, to help you plan your weekends, getaways and family holidays. Whether you are preparing to go on holiday, want to avoid busy periods or are organising a trip to the seaside, here is all the information you need.
School holidays dates in France 2025–2026
In France, the school calendar is divided into three zones: A, B and C. Dates may vary depending on the region. Here is a complete summary for the 2025–2026 school year:
- All Saints’ Day holidays (all zones): from Saturday 17 October to Monday 2 November 2026
- Christmas holidays (all zones): from Saturday 19 December 2026 to Monday 4 January 2027
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Winter holidays:
- Zone C: 6 to 22 February 2027
- Zone A: 13 February to 1 March 2027
- Zone B: 20 February to 8 March 2027
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Spring holidays:
- Zone C: 3 to 19 April 2027
- Zone A: 10 to 26 April 2027
- Zone B: 17 April to 3 May 2027
- Summer holidays (all zones): from Saturday 3 July 2027
Public holidays outside school holidays this year
During the school year, some public holidays fall outside the school holiday periods and therefore have a direct impact on the organisation of lessons:
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Armistice Day): one less day of school in the middle of the term, between the All Saints’ Day and Christmas holidays
- Monday 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday): this public holiday falls just before the spring holidays in all three zones
- Thursday 6 May 2027 (Ascension Day), with a long weekend: schools will also be closed on Friday 7 May 2027, allowing for a long weekend from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 May
The breakdown of holiday zones A, B and C in France
Zone A comprises the academic districts of Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers.
Zone B comprises those of Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Normandy, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes and Strasbourg.
Zone C comprises the academies of Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles.
School holidays dates in Belgium 2026 - 2027
In Belgium, there is a single school calendar (no division into zones). The dates are set by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and apply to all French-speaking schools:
- Autumn holidays (All Saints’ Day): from Monday 19 to Friday 30 October 2026, with an additional day off on Monday 2 November (All Souls’ Day) before school resumes on Tuesday 3 November
- Winter holidays (Christmas): from Monday 21 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027 inclusive
- Carnival holidays: from Monday 22 February to Friday 5 March 2027
- Spring holidays (Easter): from Monday 26 April to Friday 7 May 2027
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Start of the summer holidays: Friday 2 July 2027
Public holidays outside the holiday periods
Several Belgian public holidays fall during term time this year:
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Armistice Day): just after the return to school following All Saints’ Day
- Tuesday 9 February 2027 (Shrove Tuesday): just before the start of the carnival holidays
- Monday 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday): a single public holiday
- Monday 17 May 2027 (Whit Monday): after the return to school on 10 May, right in the final stretch of the school year
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