Your winter calendar.

Calendar coverage

Coverage includes the regional school calendars and selected events listed below.

France · Zones A/B/C: Metropolitan zones A/B/C; Corsica and overseas excluded. Published return days normalized to the previous Sunday.

Netherlands · North/Central/South: Official regions; spring dates are advisory and schools can differ, particularly for carnival.

UK · 4 tracked calendars: Surrey, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Northern Ireland only. Includes Northern Ireland’s nationally specified 25 January closure. Not complete UK coverage; school-specific days can differ.

Sweden · 3 city calendars: Municipal compulsory schools in Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö cities, not their counties or all Sweden. Local study days are excluded; independent schools can differ.

French return-to-school dates are normalized to the preceding Sunday. Other weekday spans are not expanded to surrounding weekends. Inferred between-term breaks and advisory dates are marked. Local study days and school-specific INSET are excluded; Northern Ireland’s nationally specified 25 January closure is included. Verify the individual school before booking.

• Service Public — school calendar 2026/27Metropolitan zones A/B/C. Published start is after classes Saturday, or Friday after classes where no Saturday classes; published end is return-to-school morning. Normalized end below is Sunday before return.
• Rijksoverheid — school holidays 2026/27Dates inclusive. Spring holidays are advisory; schools can deviate, including for carnival. South advisory spring dates do not coincide with carnival this year. Optional additional May holiday advice is May 1–9; not assumed for all schools.
• Surrey County Council — school calendar 2026/27Community and voluntary-controlled schools; other school types set their own dates. School-specific INSET excluded. Weekdays/bank holidays shown by published calendar; no surrounding weekends added.
• Cardiff Council — school term datesCouncil dates, not all Wales. Voluntary-aided schools may differ; INSET school-specific. Christmas/Easter intervals derived between inclusive term end and next term start.
• City of Edinburgh Council — term dates 2026/27Council example, not all Scotland. Published holiday dates explicitly inclusive. Spring holiday April 5–19 is separate from Good Friday and Easter Monday; pupils resume March 30 before term ends April 2.
• Northern Ireland Department of Education — school holidaysPublished Northern Ireland school holidays plus the nationally specified 25 January 2027 TransformED NI closure. Schools may operate at their own discretion; verify the individual school. Other school-specific development days are not included.
• Stockholm city — municipal compulsory-school terms and holidaysMunicipal compulsory schools in Stockholm city, not Stockholm county or all Sweden. Independent schools can differ. Christmas inferred from term dates; other dates reproduce published inclusive holiday spans without adding weekends.
• Göteborg city — school terms and holidaysMunicipal preschool classes/compulsory schools in Göteborg city, not Västra Götaland county. Christmas inferred from term dates; spring includes stated public holidays. Official supporting calendar: https://www5.goteborg.se/prod/Grundskola/LIS/Verksamhetshandbok/VerksamhGrunds.nsf/vyHandBok/736D0BB4CC32170EC1258CFA003386F0/$File/C12581C4002393ACWEBVDRX382.pdf?OpenElement=
• Malmö city — municipal compulsory-school holidaysMunicipal compulsory schools in Malmö city, not all Skåne. Independent schools may differ. Christmas inferred from term dates. Easter dates cover 22–28 March; 29 March is not included in this school-break range.
• Official scheduled ski season 2026/27Scheduled winter season dates.
• Val d’Isère winter 2026/27 highlightsSelected dated event highlights.
• Val d’Isère New Year’s Eve31 December 2026 programme. Confirm latest arrangements.
• Tignes Mountain Shaker 2027Nearby Tignes, 17–22 January 2027. Arrange separate return transport.
• Tignes Spring Break 2027Nearby Tignes, 17 April–2 May 2027. Confirm individual acts and transport.
• Météo-France: Val d’Isère Jos village climatologyVillage station at 1,850 m. Temperature statistics cover 1992–2020 despite the sheet’s 1991–2020 heading. January–February were historically colder than March–April.