Lunar New Year Schools Closed 2025 Lunar. Public schools across new york will close on jan. Most schools in new york already have monday january 20th off to celebrate martin luther king jr day, but this month kids will also be off on janurary 29th.

29, 2025, is lunar new year, also known as chinese new year. 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.