Break Days & Holidays (2026/2027)

CyRide does not operate on six holidays throughout the year including:

• Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026
• Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26, 2026
• Christmas Day - Friday, December 25, 2026
• New Years Day - Friday, Jan 1, 2027
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 31, 2027
• Independence Day - Saturday, July 4, 2027

Additionally, CyRide operates a Break schedule on and around holidays and times that Iowa State University does not have classes.  Sometimes CyRide runs a Weekday Break schedule, and sometimes a Saturday or Sunday Break schedule. It is extremely important to note what type of Break schedule or service is operated since that indicates which schedule to reference in looking up the time your bus will arrive at your particular stop. 

What does a Break Schedule mean to you? A Break schedule indicates that CyRide buses only operate the times or lines within the schedule timetables that are NOT SHADED. Additionally, some entire routes (#7 Purple, #12 Lilac, or #21 Cardinal) do not operate when Iowa State University is on break.

Therefore, Break Schedule means shaded trips on the schedule timetable DO NOT OPERATE whether designated a Weekday, Saturday or Sunday Break Schedule. 

(Click the links below to show the specifics on bus service around each break service.)

Week before Classes    Labor Day
Thanksgiving Break     Semester Break    
Martin Luther King Jr. Day      Spring Break 
Memorial Day      Independence Day

• STEP #1 = Note which schedule CyRide is operating (Weekday, Saturday or Sunday) by looking at the schedule below. Just because it is Monday - Friday, does not mean CyRide is operating a weekday break schedule! 
• STEP #2 = Ignore the shaded trips on the schedule you're referencing for a Break Schedule as those buses do not operate. (Some shaded trips are different for daytime versus evening with different days noted)

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Week before Iowa State Service Classes Begins (August 17th- 21st)

No service on #7 Purple, #12 Lilac, or #21 Cardinal bus routes this week before classes resume. However, Moonlight express will operate the weekend before classes and ALL shaded trips will operate on the weekend (August 22nd & 23rd) even though Iowa State is technically still on break.

Monday, August 17- Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, August 18- Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, August 19- Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, August 20- Weekday Break schedule
Friday, August 21- Weekday Break schedule;  Moonlight Express WILL OPERATE

Full weekend service will operate August 22nd & 23rd even though ISU is on break!
Saturday, August 22 -Normal Saturday schedule (all shaded trips operate even though ISU on break); Moonlight Express WILL OPERATE, #25 Gold will operate its full route to Towers
Sunday, August 23- Normal Sunday schedule (all shaded trips operate even though ISU on break), #25 Gold will operate its full route to Towers

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Labor Day

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Thanksgiving Break

No service on #7 Purple, #12 Lilac, #21 Cardinal, or Moonlight Express during this break period.  Additionally, #25 Gold operates a modified route between Schilletter Village and ISU campus (see map).

Saturday, November 21- Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, November 22- Sunday Break schedule

Monday, November 23 - Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, November 24 - Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, November 25 - Weekday Break schedule

Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving Day) - No Service

Friday, November 27 - Saturday Break schedule;

Saturday, November 28 - Saturday Break schedule,
Sunday, November 29 - Sunday Break schedule

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Semester Break

No service on #7 Purple, #12 Lilac, #21 Cardinal, or Moonlight Express throughout this semester break period.  Additionally, #25 Gold operates a modified route between Schilletter Village and ISU campus (see map).

Friday, December 18 - NO Moonlight Express

Saturday, December 19 - Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, December 20- Sunday Break schedule

Monday, December 21 - Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, December 22 - Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, December 23 - Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, December 24- Saturday Break schedule; (Service ends at 6:00 p.m.)

Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day) - No Service

Saturday, December 26- Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, December 27 - Sunday Break schedule 

Monday, December 28 - Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, December 29 - Weekday Break schedule; 
Wednesday, December 30 - Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, December 31 - Weekday Break schedule; (Service ends at 6:00 p.m.) 

Friday, January 1 (New Years Day) - No Service

Saturday, January 2- Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, January 3- Sunday Break schedule

Monday, January 4 - Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, January 5 - Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, January 6 - Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, January 7 - Weekday Break schedule
Friday, January 8 - Weekday Break schedule

Saturday, January 9 - Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, January 10 - Sunday Break schedule

Monday, January 11 - Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, January 12 - Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, January 13 - Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, January 14 - Weekday Break schedule
Friday, January 15 - Weekday Break schedule

Saturday, January 16 - Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, January 17 - Sunday Break schedule

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 18 - Weekday Break schedule

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Spring Break

No service on #7 Purple, #12 Lilac, #21 Cardinal, or Moonlight Express during this spring break period.  Additionally, #25 Gold operates a modified route between Schilletter Village and ISU campus (see map).

Saturday, March 13 - Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, March 14 - Sunday Break schedule

Monday, March 15- Weekday Break schedule
Tuesday, March 16 - Weekday Break schedule
Wednesday, March 17 - Weekday Break schedule
Thursday, March 18 - Weekday Break schedule
Friday, March 19 - Weekday Break schedule

Saturday, March 20 - Saturday Break schedule
Sunday, March 21 - Sunday Break schedule

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Memorial Day

Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day) - No Service

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Independence Day

Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day) - No Service