Luxembourg school holidays 2026

Luxembourg public holidays 2026

Schools and most workplaces close on Luxembourg's legal public holidays. There are 11 in 2026. Three fall on a weekend, and when a public holiday lands on a Sunday the law grants a compensatory day off, which in 2026 applies to All Saints' Day on 1 November. The headline dates are below.

National Day on 23 June is the grand-ducal celebration and the single most distinctive date in the Luxembourg calendar, with public festivities on the evening of 22 June. Because it falls on a Tuesday in 2026, many families take the Monday as a bridge day for a long weekend.

State school term dates 2025-26 and 2026-27

Luxembourg does not split the year into named terms in the British sense. The school year runs continuously with five holiday periods carved out of it. These dates are fixed nationally by the ministry, so they apply across the public fundamental and secondary schools. The table shows the 2025-26 breaks, then the published 2026-27 dates.

A few small points matter for planning. Classes always resume on the Monday after each break unless that Monday is itself a holiday, which is why the spring return in 2026 is Tuesday 14 April, the day after Easter Monday. The Whitsun and summer dates for 2026-27 follow the customary national pattern but are shown here as indicative until the ministry confirms them; we update this page when they are published.

International school term dates

The picture changes once you leave the state system. Luxembourg hosts several European Schools and a cluster of private international schools, and each publishes its own calendar. They sit firmly in the northern-hemisphere academic year, starting late August or early September and finishing in late June or early July, but the detail differs from the national calendar in three ways.

• Start dates often fall in the last days of August or the first days of September rather than mid September, so the international year begins a couple of weeks earlier than state schools.
• The Christmas and summer breaks tend to be slightly longer, and some schools add an extra inset or staff day either side of a holiday.
• Schools following the English or American calendar may keep a half-term style break in October and February that maps onto, but does not perfectly match, the Luxembourg All Saints' and Carnival weeks.

For families weighing the trilingual state route against an English-medium or French-medium international programme, the choice of curriculum shapes not just the teaching but the rhythm of the year. Always take the calendar from the specific school before booking flights, because two international schools a few streets apart can break up on different days.

Planning the year

Three practical notes for parents in Luxembourg. First, the summer break is long by European standards at roughly two months, so camps and childcare fill early; the Maison Relais network and private camps open bookings in spring. Second, the Carnival and Easter weeks line up closely with the French Zone B and Belgian holidays, which is useful for cross-border families but means popular ski and coastal destinations book out, so reserve by the new year. Third, if you are still comparing schools, the spring and early summer window is when most international schools hold open days and confirm September places, so use the quieter Whitsun period to visit. For the full picture of providers, fees and admissions, start with our Luxembourg city guide.

Common questions

When do schools break up in Luxembourg in 2026? State schools break up for the summer on Thursday 16 July 2026 and return on Monday 14 September 2026. The last full break before then is Whitsun, from Saturday 23 May to Sunday 31 May 2026.

How long is the summer holiday in Luxembourg? About two months. In 2026 it runs from 16 July to 14 September, one of the longer summer breaks in western Europe.

When does the 2026 school year start in Luxembourg? The 2026-27 state school year begins on Tuesday 15 September 2026 and ends on Thursday 15 July 2027.

Are international school holidays the same as state schools? Broadly similar but not identical. European Schools and private international schools publish their own calendars, usually starting earlier in September and sometimes running a longer Christmas or summer break. Confirm with the school.

What are the Carnival holiday dates for 2026? Carnival runs from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 22 February 2026, with school resuming on Monday 23 February.

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