Thanksgiving Break Information

All Dining Services locations (including Husky Harvest-Storrs)
will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th, 2025. 


Community Meal Plans can be used during the break.


 

Dining Hall Hours: Nov 21-Nov 30

Friday, November 21

Breakfast: 7am-10:45am - All dining halls open
Lunch: 11am-2:15pm - All dining halls open
Dinner: 4:00-7:15pm - South, North & McMahon open

Meal plans temporarily shut down after dinner.


STAYING ON CAMPUS DURING BREAK

If you have a residential meal plan and will be on campus during break, please use the form on this page to sign up for meals. Meals are at no cost. Signing up provides you with one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner on the day(s) that you select at the open dining hall. There is no rollover for unused meals.

Guests During Break: If you are bringing a guest to the dining hall during break, payment options are credit/debit or Husky Bucks.

Saturday, Nov 22 - South Dining Hall
Sunday, Nov 23 -
McMahon Dining Hall
Monday, Nov 24 -McMahon Dining Hall
Tuesday, Nov 25 - McMahon Dining Hall
Wednesday, Nov 26 -
McMahon Dining Hall
Thursday, Nov 27 (Thanksgiving) - All Dining Services locations are closed.
Friday, Nov 28 -
McMahon Dining Hall 
Saturday, Nov 29 -
McMahon Dining Hall

Meal Times

    • Breakfast: 7am - 9:30am
    • Lunch: 11am - 2:15pm
    • Dinner: 4:00pm - 7:15pm

Sunday, Nov 30th - Meal plans resume

Breakfast: 8am-10:30am - South open
Brunch: 10:30am-2:15pm - Northwest & South open
Dinner: 4:00-7:15pm - All dining halls open
Late Night: Northwest & South open until 10pm

 

Retail Hours for Thanksgiving Break

Friday, Nov 21st

Student Union (Storrs)
Student Union building closes at 5:30pm

  • Union Street Market: 11am-5:30pm
  • Market Cafe: 7am-4pm
  • The Coop: 11am-5:30pm
  • SAMBAZON: 9am-5pm
  • C-Store: 9am-5pm
  • Earth, Wok & Fire: 11am-3pm

Cafes & Eateries (Storrs)

  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm
  • Mango: 8am-3pm
  • Bookworms Cafe: 7:30am-3pm
  • nanoByte Cafe: 7:30am-3pm
  • CrossRoads Cafe: 7:30am-3pm
  • Beanery Cafe: 7:30am-3pm

Regional Campuses

  • Law Cafe: closed
  • Hartford Cafe: 7:30am-7pm
  • Morts Cafe: 7:30am-3pm

What's Open During Break

Saturday, Nov. 22nd

  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm
  • Hartford Cafe: 8am-2:30pm

Sunday, Nov. 23rd

  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm

Monday, Nov. 24th - Wednesday, Nov 26th

  • Union Street Market: 10:30am-2:30pm
  • C-Store: 9am-3pm
  • Market Cafe: 7:30am-3pm
  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm (Dairy Bar closes at 4pm on 11/26)
  • Hartford Cafe: 8am-2:30pm

Thursday, Nov. 27th - Thanksgiving - All retail locations closed

Friday, Nov. 28th - All retail locations closed

Saturday, Nov. 29th

  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm

Sunday, Nov. 30th

  • Union Street Market: 3-9pm
  • Market Cafe: 10am-4pm
  • SAMBAZON: 10am-4pm
  • C-Store: 3-9pm
  • Dairy Bar: 11am-6pm

 

Husky Harvest Food Pantry (Storrs)

Tuesday, November 25, 2025: Open 11am-4pm

Thursday, November 27, 2025: Closed

Staying on Campus During Break?

Please use the form below to sign up for meals if you are a residential student with an Ultimate, Value, or Custom meal plan and you plan to stay on campus for some or all of Thanksgiving break (Sat., Nov 22nd - Sat Nov 29th). Signing up allows you to swipe into the open dining hall for one breakfast, lunch, & dinner on the day(s) you will be on campus. There is no additional cost for these meals. Meals do not roll over if you miss/skip a meal.

See details above for which dining hall will be open and meal times.

The 2025 form will be available through Tuesday, November 25th.

 

Fall 2025 Thanksgiving Break Meal Request

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  • Seven digit number on OneCard
  • Choose Your Meal(s)

    *Dining is closed on Thanksgiving but is providing one FREE Thanksgiving to-go meal (with reheating instructions) for students with residential meal plans that are staying on campus for Thanksgiving Day. Meal includes roast turkey, gravy, cranberry stuffing, white & sweet duchess potatoes, honey roasted carrots, corn muffin, pumpkin pie, bottled water. Pick up is 11am-2pm at McMahon on the 26th. Pick up cannot be arranged for any other day or time. THIS OPTION MUST BE SELECTED PRIOR TO 9:30AM ON MONDAY, NOV 24TH.
    Residential meal plans resume on Sunday, Nov 30 Breakfast at South; Brunch at NW & South; Dinner - all locations open; Late Night - NW & South