Lancaster term dates 2026/27 and 2027/28

Compiled from Lancaster University's published calendar · last checked 12 September 2026

These are Lancaster University's published term dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28: when each term starts and finishes, with the vacations between them. We take the dates from the university's own calendar (linked below) and recheck them each academic year. Reading weeks, exam periods and welcome week arrangements sit in the notes under each year where the university publishes them.

Lancaster term dates 2026/27

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Michaelmas term 2026 termMonday, 5 October 2026Friday, 11 December 202610 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationSaturday, 12 December 2026Sunday, 10 January 2027
Lent term 2027 termMonday, 11 January 2027Friday, 19 March 202710 weeks
Easter vacation vacationSaturday, 20 March 2027Sunday, 18 April 2027
Summer term 2027 termMonday, 19 April 2027Friday, 25 June 202710 weeks
University notes for 2026/27:
  • Welcome Week runs from 28 September to 4 October 2026.

Lancaster term dates 2027/28

PeriodStartsEndsLength
Michaelmas term 2027 termMonday, 4 October 2027Sunday, 12 December 202710 weeks
Christmas vacation vacationMonday, 13 December 2027Sunday, 9 January 2028
Lent term 2028 termMonday, 10 January 2028Sunday, 19 March 202810 weeks
Easter vacation vacationMonday, 20 March 2028Sunday, 19 March 2028
Summer term 2028 termMonday, 20 March 2028Sunday, 25 June 202814 weeks
University notes for 2027/28:
  • Welcome Week runs from 27 September to 3 October 2027.
  • The summer term is split: week 1 runs from 20 March to 26 March 2028, and teaching from week 2 onwards runs from 24 April to 25 June 2028.
Source: these dates come from Lancaster University's official term dates page, last checked by us on 12 September 2026. The university's page is the authority if anything changes mid-year. Read how we compile dates.

Common questions

When does Lancaster term start?

The next term at Lancaster University is Michaelmas term 2026, starting Monday, 5 October 2026.

Do these dates apply to every course?

They're the university's published dates for standard undergraduate teaching. Postgraduate, medicine, law conversion and some professional courses often run longer or start earlier, and welcome week sits before the first term for new students. Your course handbook is the authority for anything that costs money to get wrong.

Where do these dates come from?

From Lancaster University's own published term dates page, linked below, checked on 12 September 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Family in Lancaster? School term dates work differently from university terms: see Lancashire school term dates for the local authority's calendar.

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