2025-26 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Subject to change —Please note locations
May 2026
Saturday, May 23–Monday, May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day Weekend – No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
June 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026 - School Showcase Both Wilmington and Whitehall - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, June 6, 2026 - Sunday, June 14, 2026 - FSBT closed - No Classes at Whitehall
Saturday, June 6, 2026 - Sunday, June 21, 2026 - FSBT closed - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
Monday, June 15, 2026 - Summer classes begin at Whitehall
Monday, June 22– Friday, July 17, 2026 - Summer Intensive at the Grand Opera House
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - Adult Summer classes begin
July 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026. - Independence Day - No classes at GOH/Whitehall
Monday, July 6, 2026 - Friday, July 10, 2026 - Children’s workshop at Whitehall
Friday, July 17, 2026 - Summer Intensive Showcase at Grand Opera House
Monday, July 20, 2026 - Friday, July 24, 2026 - Children’s workshop at Grand Opera House
Monday, July 20, 2026 - Friday, July 31, 2026 - Summer Intensive at Whitehall
August 2026
Saturday, August 15, 2026 - Open House at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, August 22, 2026 - Come see FSBT professional company at the Lewes Library
Saturday, August 22, 2026 - Sunday, August 30, 2026 - FSBT closed - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Thursday, August 27, 2026 - Come see FSBT professional company at The Freeman Arts Pavilion
Monday, August 31, 2026 - Fall Classes begin at GOH/Whitehall
September 2026
Saturday, September 5, 2026 - The Nutcracker Auditions
Monday, September 7, 2026 - Labor Day - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Sunday, September 13, 2026 - Come see FSBT professional company at Loblolly Acres
Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Come see FSBT professional company at The Winterthur Museum
October 2026
Monday, October 12, 2026 - Indigenous Peoples Day - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Friday, October 23, 2026 - Final Dress - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, October 24, 2026 - Sunday, October 25, 2026 - Come see FSBT at the Grand Opera House
November 2026
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - Veterans Day - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Up Front - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Sunday, November 15, 2026 - Come see Up Front at the Grand Opera House
Thursday, November 26, 2026 - Sunday, November 29, 2026 - Thanksgiving Break – No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
December 2026
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 - Friday, January 1, 2027 - The Nutcracker/Winter Break - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Saturday, December 12, 2026 - Sunday, December 20, 2026 - Come see The Nutcracker at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, December 12, 2026 - Sugar Plum Tea at the Grand Opera House
January 2027
Saturday, January 2, 2027 - Classes Resume at GOH/Whitehall
Saturday, January 9, 2027 - Audition #1 for Summer Intensive Program
Monday, January 18, 2027 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
February 2027
Monday, February 15, 2027 - Presidents’ Day – No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Friday, February 26, 2027 - Sunday, February 28, 2027 - National Ballet Competition - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
March 2027
Saturday, March 6, 2027 - Sunday, March 7, 2027 - Come see FSBT at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, March 13, 2027 - Audition #2 for Summer Intensive Program
Friday, March 26, 2027 - Sunday, March 28, 2027 - Easter Break - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
April 2027
Friday, April 16, 2027 - Final Dress - No Classes at the Grand Opera House
Saturday, April 17, 2027 - Sunday, April 18, 2027 - Come see FSBT at the Grand Opera House
May 2027
Saturday, May 29, 2027 - Monday, May 31, 2027 - Memorial Day Weekend – No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
June 2027
Saturday, June 5, 2027 - School Showcase - No Classes at GOH/Whitehall
Monday, June 14, 2027 - Summer classes begin at Whitehall
Monday, June 21, 2027 - Friday, July 16, 2027 - Summer Intensive at the Grand Opera House
Tuesday, June 22, 2027 - Summer classes begin at GOH
July 2027
Monday, July 19, 2027 - Friday, July 23, 2027 - Children’s workshop at Grand Opera House