Spring Break 2024 Breaking News

Panama City Beach could limit spring breakers access to the beach

MyPanhandle.com | 2/28/24 | Panama City Beach officials are taking steps to once again shut down a section of the beach during spring break. The ordinance will close the Sandy Gulf Beaches from access points 25 to 36. This area includes the beach Pineapple Willies and the Shores of Panama, which officials said have been problem areas in the past.

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Spring Break 2024 Crowd Calendar for Disney World

DisneyTouristBlog| 2/27/24 | The kickoff of spring break season is March 8, 2024...we believe the truly heavy crowds won’t arrive until the following Friday: March 15, 2024. That should be the start of the first peak week of spring break, with the week prior to that being when levels increase to above-average.

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Miami Beach makes 11th-hour decision to close parking lots, garages during spring break

Miami Herald| 2/21/24 | The Miami Beach City Commission voted Wednesday to prevent visitors from using public parking garages and lots in South Beach during two weekends in March, a major new initiative on the eve of spring break that goes further than measures the city had approved last month.

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Miami Beach ‘breaking up’ with wild spring breakers, announces strict measures to curb violence

NY Post| 2/16/24 | “Expect curfews, security searches and bag checks at beach access points, early beach entrance closures, DUI checkpoints, bumper-to-bumper traffic, road closures and arrests for drug possession and violence,” the city warned.

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MIAMI BEACH IS BREAKING UP WITH SPRING BREAK

Miami Gov | 3/19/23 | ADDITIONAL HIGH-IMPACT MEASURES FOR MARCH 7-10 AND MARCH 14-17: An amendment to the high-impact ordinance regarding increasing parking rates to $100 for March 7-10 and March 14-17 was approved at first reading on January 31 for city parking garages and surface lots in the Entertainment District, including the garages at 7 Street and Collins Avenue (G1), 12 Street and Washington Avenue (G2), 13 Street and Collins Avenue (G3) and 16 Street between Collins and Washington avenues (G4). Second reading will be heard on February 21.

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Spring Break 2024 Events

Panama City Beach

South Padre Island

Miami & South Beach

Cancun, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

When is Spring Break 2024?

For US colleges, Spring Break lasts one week and falls in March or April, with the peaking in the last two weeks of March. In 2024 the peak weeks will be Mar 4th and Mar 11th.

In Canadian Spring Break falls between February and March. In 2024 it falls February 20th to March 17th.

Cancun, Mexico - Typically in late March or early April (around 20-25 March)

Panama City Beach, Florida - Typically in mid-March to early April (around 15-20 March)

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Typically in late March to early April (around 20-25 March)

South Padre Island, Texas - Typically in mid-March to early April (around 15-20 March)

Miami, Florida - Typically in late February or early March (around 20-25 February)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Typically in late February or early March (around 20-25 February)

Orlando, Florida - Typically in mid-March to early April (around 15-20 March)

New Orleans, Louisiana - Typically in late March to early April (around 20-25 March)

San Diego, California - Typically in mid-March to early April (around 15-20 March)

Las Vegas, Nevada - Typically in late February or early March (around 20-25 February)

Spring Break 2024 for Colleges in Europe varies by country and province and falls in late April to May.

Spring Break 2024 Contests & Sweepstakes.

Spring Break 2024 Dates Listing By University

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The Timing of Spring Break

This "Rite of Spring" we celebrate today as "Spring Break" is based on the Spring Equinox which will fall on March 20th in 2024.

This annual celebration dates back to 45 BC in Rome.

Spring Break 2024 for Colleges and Universities in Europe varies by country and province and takes place in late April to May.

Major Events That Can Impact Your Spring Break in 2024

Spring Break will begin as early as February 13th for Canadian colleges and it works it's way south over the next two weeks to colleges in Illinois, Indianna and Michigan. The two peak weeks will be the weeks of March 11th to March 18th and March 18th to March 25th.

A list of colleges and their dates for Spring Break are in the next column. There are other major events that occur during February and March that you should be aware of when you are selecting your Spring Break destination are listed below.

These events effect the availability of rooms, airline seats and the volume of automobile traffic into and out of several popular Spring Break locations. Traffic along major beach access roads in Padre Island, Panama City Beach and Daytona is heavy.

Daytona Bike Week 2024

If you are headed to Daytona Beach, Daytona Bike Week 2024 this year takes place from Mar 3rd - 12th. Daytona is packed all that week until people head home on Sunday. There are plenty of rooms from Mar 12th until Easter Vacation which starts on Good Friday April 9th.

Texas Public Schools Week 2024

If you are headed to South Padre Island, Texas Public Schools Week takes place March 6th - 10th.

Miami Music Week 2024

If you are headed to Miami or South Beach, The Miami Music Week 2024 is TBA (MMW). The Ultra Music Festival 2024 (MMW) takes place this year from March 25th to 27th. The music festivala heat up the clubs in the area with Guest DJs from all over the world. The downside is it makes it harder to find rooms and airline reservations if you are flying down.

Easter Weekend 2024 - April 7th - April 10th

Easter weekend effects all of the popular destinations. Most familys that go on a Family Spring Break usually go Easter Weekend as most public schools have Easter Break before or after Easter. This year Easter Celebration will be Sunday April 9th.

Planning Your Spring Break 2024 Trip

It will soon be time to booking travel for Spring Break . As usual, most U.S. colleges will break during Mar this year. Easter Vacation will begin with Good Friday on April 15th and Easter will be on April 17th.

Most K-12 schools in the United States schedule their Spring Breaks to coincide with Easter and Passover In order to make "Family Spring Break" vacations possible, This means that most people going on a Spring Break vacation will be going during the last two weeks of March and so if your Spring Break is in March you need to think about making your reservations earlier.

The major tour operators buy large blocks of rooms from the popular Spring Break hotels and they use charter air services for travel to international destinations, so they are not impacted by the Easter overlap. However, if you are planning to book your own air travel, you should start thinking about buying your tickets pretty soon.

Booking Now Provides More Options...

Hotels are a little less of a problem as "Family Spring Breakers" make an effort to avoid the major Spring Break hotels and condo's plus they can afford to stay at more upscale resort properties. However, as the most popular Spring Break fill up, it will be harder to find space at the surrounding mid-range hotels due to the increased demand.

Yeah, it is a pain to have to pay for a deposit now, but there are advantages to booking early. First you have a better choice of hotels to choose from and you can request specific room amenities like kitchenettes or adjoining rooms. You also have a better chance of getting everybody in your group on the same floor or at least the same hotel.

If money is a problem for you right now, many of the Spring Break Tour Operators have flexible payment plans. Most Tour Operators will allow you to make an initial deposit now and then a single final payment before you leave on your trip. Several of the Tour Operators also have monthly payment plans and in some cases the amount of the initial deposit be reduced.

So, however you are planning to travel, start making your plans now so you can get into one of the popular Spring Break hotels. And if your Spring Break is in April, don't get caught in the collision of Spring Break and Easter.

Spring Break 2024 Concert Dates

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Students Expected in PCB From the Following Schools

Posted By Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Walton County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up for Spring Break 2024 and is expecting students from the following schools during the following weeks this spring.

COLLEGES

March 4th -10th
Notre Dame, Auburn University, University of Georgia, Tulane, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Florida.

March 11th – 17th
The University of Texas, Texas Tech University, the University of Tennessee, the University of North Carolina, Mississippi State University, the University of Kentucky, Duke University, University of Central Florida, Vanderbilt University, Ohio State, Troy State University, University of Nebraska, University of Mississippi, University of Alabama, Florida State University, LSU, Florida A&M University, University of Florida and the University of Miami.

March 18th – 24th
Clemson University, University of Arkansas, and Hofstra University.

HIGH SCHOOLS

March 11th- 17th
Houston Independent School District, Texas, Huntsville Alabama Public Schools, Tennessee (Bristol, Franklin, Nashville, Knoxville County, Shelby, Sevier County) Public Schools, and Bay County Public Schools.

March 18th – 24th
Walton County Public Schools, Okaloosa County Public Schools

March 25th – April 1st
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Birmingham Public Schools, Jefferson County Schools, Dothan City Schools, Alabama.

April 1st – 8th
Georgia (Atlanta Public Schools, Marietta, Dekalb, Cobb, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, and Valdosta), Houston, Texas County Schools, and Kentucky (Bowling Green, Jefferson County, Louisville, Lexington), Jefferson Parrish Schools, Louisana.

April 9th – 14th
St. Tammany Public Schools and East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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