# Spring Break News: Spring Break 2027 Guide

> The latest headlines shaping Spring Break 2027, from city crackdowns to festival lineups and record Caribbean travel.

URL: https://springbreak.com/topics/news.html
Updated: 2026-11-11

## Key facts

- Biggest 2026 story: Caribbean arrival records
- Calmest city: Miami Beach
- New 2027 destination: Guanacaste, Costa Rica

## Recent headlines

- Sept 2026: STS Travel names Cancun, Cabo, Punta Cana and Nassau its top Spring Break 2027 destinations and adds Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
- Oct 2026: Ultra Miami announces its Phase 1 lineup for Mar 26–28, 2027, headlined by Calvin Harris.
- Spring 2026: the Bahamas (about 1.42 million arrivals) and the Dominican Republic (1.31 million visitors) set March records.
- Spring 2026: Miami Beach reports a calmer spring break, with arrests in the South Beach district down about 24%.
- Spring 2026: Daytona Beach makes 75 beachside arrests in one weekend, and its police chief says the city should stop marketing to spring breakers.

## What to watch this winter

- December–January: concert lineups for South Padre Island and Panama City Beach.
- February: Florida cities announce spring break rules and curfews.
- Ongoing: more Ultra lineup phases and Miami Music Week party schedules.

## Videos

- Miami Beach announces regulations for 2026 spring break (CBS Miami): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlq8QEXzrE4
- Spring break crackdown continues in Miami Beach (NBC 6 South Florida): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYtTpSMpAEQ
- Miami Beach lays out new crackdown plans for spring break, saying chaos is not welcome (CBS Miami): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkMyP4SHGAQ