SOURCE: Vacation Tracker TITLE: Wyoming State Holidays 2026: Dates & Holiday Pay Rules URL: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/wyoming/2026/ LANG: en PUBLISHED: 2026-10-31 UPDATED: 2026-11-01 SUMMARY: All 11 federal holidays in Wyoming for 2026, with observed dates, holiday pay rules and free calendar downloads. # Wyoming Holidays 2026 Wyoming has 11 federal holidays in 2026. Private employers don't have to give any of them. Last updated on Nov 1, 2026. ## All 2026 holidays in Wyoming | Holiday | Date | Day of week | Notes | Type | Paid by law? | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 2026-01-19 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Washington's Birthday | 2026-02-16 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | Sunday | | Observance | Not a day off | | Memorial Day | 2026-05-25 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Juneteenth | 2026-06-19 | Friday | Not a state office closure: Wyoming law celebrates Juneteenth on the third Saturday of June without closing offices (W.S. 8-4-107) | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Independence Day | 2026-07-04 | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday. Observed Fri Jul 3 | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Labor Day | 2026-09-07 | Monday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Columbus Day | 2026-10-12 | Monday | Not a Wyoming state holiday | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Veterans Day | 2026-11-11 | Wednesday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Thanksgiving Day | 2026-11-26 | Thursday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | Day after Thanksgiving | 2026-11-27 | Friday | | Commonly given | Not required | | Christmas Eve | 2026-12-24 | Thursday | | Commonly given | Not required | | Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | Friday | | Federal | Not required for private employers | | New Year's Eve | 2026-12-31 | Thursday | | Commonly given | Not required | ## What employers need to know **Paid holidays.** Federal law (the FLSA) doesn't require Wyoming employers to pay for holidays that aren't worked. Holiday pay is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee. **Vacation payout at separation.** In Wyoming, you have to pay out unused vacation when an employee leaves unless your written policy clearly says otherwise and the employee acknowledged it. Unused sick and personal leave doesn't have to be paid out. **Use-it-or-lose-it vacation.** Wyoming employers can have unused vacation expire, but only if employees had a fair chance to use it. You can also make new hires wait until their first anniversary to start earning vacation. **Holidays that fall on a weekend.** Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. **Sick leave.** Wyoming has no sick leave law requiring employers to provide paid or unpaid sick leave, beyond the federal FMLA's 12 weeks of unpaid leave. (https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/wyoming/#sick-leave-in-wyoming) Full rules: Wyoming leave laws: https://vacationtracker.io/leave-laws/usa/wyoming/ ## Maximize your PTO in 2026 These are our suggestions for the best days to take off in Wyoming. Wyoming state offices don't close for any extra full days in 2026, so these use the 11 federal holidays. Take all 12 suggested PTO days and you get **45 days off across 11 breaks**, including 10 long weekends. Pick a break to see it on the calendar. - Take Friday, January 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 1 to 4 (New Year's Day). - Take Friday, January 16 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 16 to 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). - Take Friday, February 13 off to get a 4-day weekend from February 13 to 16 (Washington's Birthday). - Take Friday, May 22 off to get a 4-day weekend from May 22 to 25 (Memorial Day). - Take Thursday, June 18 off to get a 4-day weekend from June 18 to 21 (Juneteenth). - Take Thursday, July 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from July 2 to 5 (Independence Day). - Take Friday, September 4 off to get a 4-day weekend from September 4 to 7 (Labor Day). - Take Friday, October 9 off to get a 4-day weekend from October 9 to 12 (Columbus Day). - Take Friday, November 27 off to get a 4-day weekend from November 26 to 29 (Thanksgiving Day). - Take Thursday, December 24 off to get a 4-day weekend from December 24 to 27 (Christmas Day). - Take Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10 off to get a 5-day break from November 7 to 11 (Veterans Day). ## When US teams take time off The national pattern from Vacation Tracker data. We don't have enough Wyoming data for a state view yet. - Dec 21 – 27 (Week 52): 2.5× a normal week - Jun 29 – Jul 5 (Week 27): 1.5× a normal week - Jul 6 – 12 (Week 28): 1.5× a normal week - Jul 27 – Aug 2 (Week 31): 1.5× a normal week - Aug 3 – 9 (Week 32): 1.5× a normal week ## How Wyoming holidays differ **State holidays.** Wyoming has no holidays of its own in 2026, only the federal ones. The median across the 50 states and DC is 2. **Federal holidays.** Not a paid day off for Wyoming state employees: Juneteenth and Columbus Day. Neighboring states in 2026: - [Colorado](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/colorado/2026/): 3 holidays of its own - [Idaho](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/idaho/2026/): no holidays of its own - [Montana](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/montana/2026/): 1 holiday of its own - [Nebraska](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/nebraska/2026/): 2 holidays of its own - [South Dakota](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/south-dakota/2026/): 1 holiday of its own - [Utah](https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/utah/2026/): 1 holiday of its own Compare all 50 states and DC: https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/united-states/2026/#compare ## Frequently asked questions Q: Do private employers in Wyoming have to give paid holidays? Federal law (the FLSA) doesn't require pay for holidays that aren't worked; it's a matter of agreement between employer and employee. Check your own policy or contracts for any holiday pay you've promised in Wyoming. Q: What are the Wyoming state holidays in 2026? In 2026, Wyoming has the 11 federal holidays and no state holidays of its own. Juneteenth and Columbus Day are federal holidays, but not Wyoming state holidays. Q: Is Juneteenth a Wyoming state holiday? No. Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but it isn't a Wyoming state holiday. It isn't a state office closure: Wyoming law celebrates Juneteenth on the third Saturday of June without closing offices (W.S. 8-4-107). In 2026 it falls on Friday, June 19. Q: Is Columbus Day a Wyoming state holiday? No. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but it isn't a Wyoming state holiday. In 2026 it falls on Monday, October 12. Q: Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in Wyoming? No. It isn't a Wyoming state holiday, so private employers don't have to give it. In 2026 it falls on Friday, November 27. Q: Do employers in Wyoming have to pay extra for working on a holiday? Not under federal law. The FLSA doesn't require overtime pay for holiday work as such, so Wyoming employers only owe time-and-a-half if the employee works more than 40 hours in the workweek. Q: Do paid holidays count toward overtime in Wyoming? Not under federal law. Paid time off for a holiday isn't hours worked under the FLSA, so Wyoming employers don't have to count it toward the 40 hours that trigger overtime. Q: What happens if a holiday falls on a weekend in Wyoming? Federal offices observe Saturday holidays on Friday and Sunday holidays on Monday. In 2026, Independence Day falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, July 3. ## Sources - W.S. 8-4-101 Legal holidays: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title08.pdf - WY Dept of Administration & Information - State Holidays and Office Closures: https://ai.wyo.gov/about-us/state-holidays-and-office-closures - WY Secretary of State - Official State Holiday Closures: https://sos.wyo.gov/holiday.aspx - U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Federal holidays: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/ - Holiday Pay | U.S. Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/holidays - Frequently Asked Questions - Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (Labor Standards, Employers): https://dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/labor-standards/employers/faq/ - Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA | U.S. Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/23-flsa-overtime-pay - FLSA Hours Worked Advisor: Holidays, Vacations and Sick Time | U.S. Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/hoursworked/screenEE14.asp Holiday calendar data includes date-holidays (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against the official sources above. Holiday dates come from public sources. Check your employment contract and the official sources above before you rely on them. CSV: https://vacationtracker.io/static/data/holiday-pages/united-states/wyoming-holidays-2026.csv