Question: When is Spring Break?
Answer: Aside from spring, of course, when is spring break? Spring break actually starts for some schools in mid February and starts as late as the second week in April for a few, but most schools take spring break in March. So -- if asking, "When is spring break 2010?" do ya actually want to know when the big weeks are? Answer: March 8-22 (especially March 8-12), 2010 with another surge March 29-April 4. (See the numbers - "When is Spring Break 2010" - below for detail on spring break 2010 dates and number of humans.)
And where will those humans be? Check that out, too:
- Spring Break Hots Spots 2009 (2010 Hot Spots predictions coming)
- Alternative Spring Break Ideas
- 2009 Spring Break Ski Trips (2010 ideas coming)
- Gay Spring Break
- Spring Break Without a Passport
When is Spring Break?
Tripsmarter.com has put together all the data on spring break 2010 dates and corresponding number of humans on break in a given week (a few of the many colleges on spring break in those weeks are noted). You can use it to find out when your own college's spring break is, or when you might want to take a self-prescribed vacation to join (or avoid) the most revelers.
- March 1-5, 2010 -- 177,578 (Northeastern, U of Michigan)
- March 8-12, 2010 -- 1,281,497 (TSU (Texas), U of Florida, MSU (Michigan), Penn State)
- March 15-19, 2010 -- 898,249 (U of Arizona, Rutgers, U of Minnesota, U of Massachusetts, Texas A&M)
- March 22-26, 2010 -- 543,827 (UC Berkeley, U of Hawaii, Kent State, CSU Boulder)
- March 29-April 2, 2010 -- 613,702 (U of Central Florida, U of Nevada, San Diego State)


