Lunar New Year Holiday New York Schools 2025 Schedule. It's the first time new york students will have the day off for the lunar new year since a new state law was signed in 2023. Schools closed for lunar new year on january 29.

The holiday fell on a weekend in 2024, so schools weren’t in session, making 2025 the first year that schools close statewide for the occasion. 29 and ends on feb.