Fontainebleau Events and Holidays

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Fontainebleau Events

2024

Liberation of Fontainebleau23rd August
National day of tribute to those who died for France during the Algerian War and the conflicts in Morocco and Tunisia.5th December

Public Holidays

2024

New Year's Day1st January
Easter Monday1st April
Labor Day1st May
Victory 19458th May
Ascension9th May
Pentecost20th May
National Day14th July
Assumption15th August
All Saints' Day1st November
Armistice 191811th November
Christmas25th December

Source: Public Service

2025

New Year's Day1st January
Easter Monday21st April
Labor Day1st May
Victory 19458th May
Ascension29th May
Pentecost9th May
National Day14th July
Assumption15th August
All Saints' Day1st November
Armistice 191811th November
Christmas25th December

As yet the 2025 - 2026 dates are an estimate.

Source: Public Holidays

School Holidays

The Fontainebleau region is in Île de France which makes it part of school zone C. This can be confirmed at the government website, "What is the calendar of school holidays 2024-2025, 2025-2026?".

You can also download the holidays in ics format from here.

2024-2025

Back to school2nd September
Toussaint vacation19th October - 4th November
Christmas holidays21st December - 6th January
Winter holidays15th February - 3rd March
Spring holidays12th April - 28th April
Summer holidays5th July 

2025-2026

Back to school1st September
Toussaint vacation18th October - 3rd November
Christmas holidays20th December - 5th January
Winter holidays21st February - 9th March
Spring holidays18th April - 4th May
Summer holidays4th July 2026