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Carleton College break dates 2026-27

At Carleton College, Fall Break runs Oct 17 to 19, Winter Break runs Nov 24 to Jan 3, and Spring Break runs Mar 16 to 28.

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Official source: Carleton College academic calendar (carleton-wp-production.s3.amazonaws.com). Last checked against it: October 2026.

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How Carleton College's breaks compare

Winter break is 41 days, 10 days longer than the typical US college (31 days). 95% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 16 to 28) falls in a week when 33% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

St. Olaf College 1 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 16 to Jan 3, Mar 27 to 28 (26 days in common).
Macalester College 33 mi
Both off Oct 17 to 18, Nov 25 to 29, Dec 20 to Jan 3, Mar 16 to 21 (28 days in common).
University of St. Thomas 33 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 23 to Jan 3, Mar 20 to 28 (26 days in common).

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Yes. Fall Break runs from Saturday, October 17, 2026 to Monday, October 19, 2026 (3 days, including the weekend).

41 days, from Tuesday, November 24, 2026 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Tuesday, March 16, 2027 to Sunday, March 28, 2027 (13 days, including 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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