Happy Birthday BYU!
October 2025 will mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Brigham Young University. As a campus community, we are excited to both honor our past and envision our future, to remember the many people who have built this school into what it is, and to celebrate and share the divine gifts of light that BYU cultivates in all of us.
Celebrating Gifts of Light
For the past 150 years, BYU has been amplifying truth and knowledge by nurturing the divine light in our students who then share the light of Jesus Christ with the world. As we celebrate BYU, we will celebrate gifts of light: gifts of light given to us and gifts of light we can share with others, for “That light groweth brighter and brighter”—“that all may be edified of all” (D&C 50:24; 88:122).
Events and Activities
This year-long anniversary celebration will feature many varied activities, beginning in August 2025 and extending through June of 2026. It will include
- inspiration and vision from university and Church leaders;
- displays of educational and outreach initiatives across campus;
- hundreds of thousands of hours of caring service around the world; and
- energy, music, color, pageantry, and all the trappings of a great big party.
Join with Us!
We are excited for this moment in time, and we look forward to experiencing it with all of you. Together we will celebrate and honor the unique light that BYU illuminates in the hearts and lives of our students, our faculty and staff, our alumni, and millions of God’s children around the world.
Watch this website for more information on how you can participate. If you have questions about the anniversary, please email 150@byu.edu.