midnight breakfast

{{Short description|Communal US meal}}

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Midnight breakfast is a generic term for a communal meal served at some American colleges and universities, often served during finals week.{{Cite web|url=https://news.holycross.edu/blog/2017/05/10/administrators-to-serve-midnight-breakfast-to-students-during-finals-week-4/|title=Administrators to Serve Midnight Breakfast to Students During Finals Week {{!}} College of the Holy Cross|website=news.holycross.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-09-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://offices.depaul.edu/student-affairs/events/Pages/midnight-breakfast.aspx|title=Midnight Breakfast - Tuesday, November 13 {{!}} Events {{!}} Division of Student Affairs {{!}} DePaul University, Chicago|website=offices.depaul.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-09-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.odessa.edu/announcements/MidnightBreakfastSpring2018.html|title=Odessa College - Midnight Breakfast|last=College|first=Odessa|website=www.odessa.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-09-24}} Culinary dishes that are generally considered breakfast foods are served in the school's dining hall late at night (hence "midnight") as a study break before or during final exams, or as a traditional community-building event. Sometimes food is served by faculty and staff. Midnight breakfast is an occasional event and should not be confused with school dining facilities that operate 24 hours a day on a regular basis.