Holiday Schedule

BYU-Idaho offers employees paid holiday leave throughout the calendar year.

Each year, BYU-Idaho employees receive between 10-13 paid holidays, depending on when those holidays appear on the calendar. See the university's policy on holidays.

If a holiday falls on Saturday, it will be observed the preceding Friday; if the holiday falls on Sunday, it will be observed the following Monday.

The schedule for paid holidays is approved by PEG.

2026 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day ......January 1 (Thursday)
Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day .....January 19 (Monday)
Presidents' Day..... February 16 (Monday)
Memorial Day..... May 25 (Monday)
Juneteenth.....June 19 (Friday)
Independence Day..... July 3 (Friday)
Pioneer Day....July 24 (Friday)
Labor Day..... September 7 (Monday)
Thanksgiving...November 26-27 (Thursday and Friday)
Christmas Eve.…December 24 (Thursday)
Christmas Day.…December 25 (Friday)
New Year's Eve…December 31 (Thursday)

2027 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day ......January 1 (Friday)
Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day .....January 18 (Monday)
Presidents' Day..... February 15 (Monday)
Memorial Day..... May 31 (Monday)
Juneteenth.....June 18 (Friday)
Independence Day..... July 5 (Monday)
Pioneer Day....July 23 (Friday)
Labor Day..... September 6 (Monday)
Thanksgiving...November 25-26 (Thursday and Friday)
Christmas Eve.…December 24 (Friday)
New Year's Eve…December 31 (Friday)