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Colby College break dates 2026-27

At Colby College, Thanksgiving Break runs Nov 21 to 29, Winter Break runs Dec 22 to Jan 4, and Spring Break runs Mar 20 to 28.

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How Colby College's breaks compare

Colby College gives students the whole week of Thanksgiving off (Nov 21 to 29), like 25% of US colleges on BreakShare.
Winter break is 14 days, 17 days shorter than the typical US college (31 days). 0% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 20 to 28) falls in a week when 15% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

Thomas College 3 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 22 to Jan 4 (19 days in common).
University of Maine at Farmington 25 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 22 to Jan 4, Mar 20 to 21 (21 days in common).
Bates College 41 mi
Both off Nov 21 to 29, Dec 22 to Jan 4, Mar 20 to 21 (25 days in common).

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104 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 20 to 28, including these closest ones. See them all

From Saturday, November 21, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (9 days, including both weekends).

14 days, from Tuesday, December 22, 2026 to Monday, January 4, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Saturday, March 20, 2027 to Sunday, March 28, 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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