These are the holiday service changes for the City of Edmonton

Lights in the shape of holiday trees are lit up on the Telus building in downtown Edmonton the morning of Nov. 24, 2025. (Cam Wiebe / CTV News Edmonton)

City services including transit, waste collection and facility hours will be limited over the holidays.

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Transit will be reduced on holidays and in alignment with public, Catholic and post-secondary school breaks.

Specific service reductions or additions include:

• December 22, 23 and 24: All buses will run on reduced weekday service.
• December 25: Buses and LRT will operate using reduced Sunday schedules.
• December 26: Buses and LRT will operate using Saturday schedules. There will also be additional service on Route 4.
• December 29 and 30: All buses will run on reduced weekday service.
• December 31: From the start of service until 6 p.m., all buses will run on reduced weekday service. From 6 p.m. until the end of service, all transit riders can board buses, LRT and DATS fare-free. Some routes will also have extended service until 3 a.m.
• January 1: Buses and LRT will operate using Sunday schedules.
• January 2: All buses will run on reduced weekday service. Regular weekday service resumes on LRT.
• January 5: Regular weekday service resumes on buses.

On Demand Transit will be available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with neighbourhood service from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and service for seniors residences from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The city encourages riders to check schedules using the trip planner of Google Maps.

There will be no waste collection on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. If your waste collection regularly falls on Thursdays, your waste will be collected on Dec. 22 and Dec. 29.

Eco Stations, the Edmonton Waste Management Centre and the Reuse Centre will be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1. The facilities will be open regular business hours otherwise.

The zoo will be open daily for Zoominescence from 4:30 p.m to 10 p.m. until Jan. 4 with the exception of Dec. 24 and 25.

The Muttart will also be open daily with the exception of Dec. 25. Its Winter Wonderland display in the feature pyramid will be available to view until Jan. 4.

All city recreation centres will be closed on Christmas day. Statutory holiday hours and some facility closures will be in effect over the holidays.

Exact hours of operation vary for each facility on Dec. 24, 26, 31 and Jan. 1:

• Closing at 4 p.m.: Kinsmen, Booster Juice/Terwillegar, The Meadows, Clareview, Commonwealth, Mill Woods, Londonderry, Dr. Anne Anderson and St. FX’s.
• Closing at noon: ACT, Bonnie Doon, Confederation, Eastglen, Grand Trunk, Hardisty, Jasper Place and O’Leary.

Changes in facility hours can be viewed here.

Registered and drop-in programming will be affected by holiday hours with no instructor-led classes on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve. Drop-in program schedules can be found here.

City hall will be open the following hours over the holidays:

• December 24: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• December 25 (Christmas Day): Closed
• December 26 (Boxing Day): Closed
• December 27: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• December 28: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• December 29: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• December 30: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• December 31 (extended for New Years Eve programming): 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.
• January 1 (New Year’s day): 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The city’s information line 311 will operate on regular hours over the holidays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. 311 will be closed on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1.

Edmonton Service Centre will also also be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day but will be open regular hours otherwise.