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UC San Diego break dates 2026-27

At UC San Diego, Thanksgiving Holiday runs Nov 26 to 29, Winter Break runs Dec 13 to Jan 3, and Spring Break runs Mar 21 to 28.

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Nov 26 to 29, 2026

Thanksgiving Holiday, 4 days Long weekend
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Dec 13 to Jan 3

Winter Break, 22 days
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Mar 21 to 28, 2027

Spring Break, 8 days Short break
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Official source: UC San Diego academic calendar (blink.ucsd.edu). Last checked against it: October 2026.

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How UC San Diego's breaks compare

Classes meet the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so the break starts Thursday (Nov 26 to 29). 14% of US colleges on BreakShare do the same.
Winter break is 22 days, 9 days shorter than the typical US college (31 days). 5% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 21 to 28) falls in a week when 15% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

University of San Diego 8 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 3, Mar 21 to 28 (28 days in common).
Point Loma Nazarene University 11 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 3 (20 days in common).
San Diego State University 12 mi
Both off Nov 26 to 29, Dec 19 to Jan 3, Mar 27 to 28 (22 days in common).

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1 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 21 to 28, including these closest ones.

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From Thursday, November 26, 2026 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (4 days, including the weekend).

22 days, from Sunday, December 13, 2026 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Sunday, March 21, 2027 to Sunday, March 28, 2027 (8 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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