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Boston University break dates 2026-27

At Boston University, Thanksgiving Recess runs Nov 25 to 29, Winter Break runs Dec 19 to Jan 18, and Spring Recess runs Mar 6 to 14.

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Nov 25 to 29, 2026

Thanksgiving Recess, 5 days Short break
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Dec 19 to Jan 18

Winter Break, 31 days
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Mar 6 to 14, 2027

Spring Recess, 9 days
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Official source: Boston University academic calendar (bu.edu). Last checked against it: October 2026.

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How Boston University's breaks compare

Thanksgiving break starts Wednesday (Nov 25 to 29), like 58% of US colleges on BreakShare. Another 25% give the whole week off.
Winter break is 31 days, the same as the typical US college. 47% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 6 to 14) falls in the most common spring break week of 2027. See the spring break calendar

Emmanuel College under 1 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 12, Mar 6 to 7 (32 days in common).
Simmons University under 1 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 3, Mar 13 to 14 (23 days in common).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology under 1 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 18 (35 days in common).

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329 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 6 to 14, including these closest ones. See them all

From Wednesday, November 25, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (5 days, including the weekend).

31 days, from Saturday, December 19, 2026 to Monday, January 18, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Saturday, March 6, 2027 to Sunday, March 14, 2027 (9 days, including both weekends).

How these dates are counted

Each range covers every day with no classes: from the day after the last class or final exam to the day before classes start again.
Each range includes the weekends on both sides of the break.
Winter break runs from the end of fall finals to the day before spring classes. A required January term (J-term, Winter Study, Interim) counts as school; an optional winter session doesn't.
Thanksgiving starts on Wednesday only if the school cancels classes that day.
Single holidays like Labor Day aren't listed unless the school calls them a break. Short breaks of 1 to 4 days are usually long weekends.
We use class and exam dates, not residence-hall move-out or office-closure dates.

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