Fontainebleau Events and Holidays

Fontainebleau Events
2024
Liberation of Fontainebleau | 23rd 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 Day | 1st January |
Easter Monday | 1st April |
Labor Day | 1st May |
Victory 1945 | 8th May |
Ascension | 9th May |
Pentecost | 20th May |
National Day | 14th July |
Assumption | 15th August |
All Saints' Day | 1st November |
Armistice 1918 | 11th November |
Christmas | 25th December |
Source: Public Service
2025
New Year's Day | 1st January |
Easter Monday | 21st April |
Labor Day | 1st May |
Victory 1945 | 8th May |
Ascension | 29th May |
Pentecost | 9th May |
National Day | 14th July |
Assumption | 15th August |
All Saints' Day | 1st November |
Armistice 1918 | 11th November |
Christmas | 25th 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 school | 2nd September |
Toussaint vacation | 19th October - 4th November |
Christmas holidays | 21st December - 6th January |
Winter holidays | 15th February - 3rd March |
Spring holidays | 12th April - 28th April |
Summer holidays | 5th July |
2025-2026
Back to school | 1st September |
Toussaint vacation | 18th October - 3rd November |
Christmas holidays | 20th December - 5th January |
Winter holidays | 21st February - 9th March |
Spring holidays | 18th April - 4th May |
Summer holidays | 4th July 2026 |