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.

2024 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day . . . . . January 1 (Monday)
Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day . . . . . January 15 (Monday)
President's Day . . . . . February 19 (Monday)
Memorial Day . . . . . May 27 (Monday)
Juneteenth . . . . . June 19 (Wednesday)
Independence Day . . . . . July 4 (Thursday)
Pioneer Day . . . . . July 26 (Friday)
Labor Day . . . . . September 2 (Monday)
Thanksgiving . . . . . November 28-29 (Thursday and Friday)
Christmas . . . . . December 24-25 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
(New Year's Eve) . . . . . December 31 (Tuesday)

2025 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day . . . . . January 1 (Wednesday)
Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day . . . . . January 20 (Monday)
President's Day . . . . . February 17 (Monday)
Memorial Day . . . . . May 26 (Monday)
Juneteenth . . . . . June 19 (Thursday)
Independence Day . . . . . July 4 (Friday)
Pioneer Day . . . . . July 25 (Friday)
Labor Day . . . . . September 1 (Monday)
Thanksgiving . . . . . November 27-28 (Thursday and Friday)
Christmas . . . . . December 25-26 (Thursday and Friday)
(New Year's Eve) . . . . . December 31 (Wednesday)

2026 Paid Holidays

New Year's Day . . . . . January 1 (Thursday)
Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day . . . . . January 19 (Monday)
President's 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 . . . . . December 24-25 (Thursday and Friday)
New Year's Eve . . . . . December 31 (Thursday)