City of Philadelphia Holidays

City of Philadelphia Holidays
https://www.phila.gov/city-holidays-and-closures/
In 2025, city government holidays are as follows:

Office closures

All City offices close on holidays. This includes:

• Health centers
• Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) district offices and the L&I License and Permit Center at the Municipal Services Building
• Marriage License Department
• Philadelphia Parks & Recreation facilities and gated parking lots
• Free Library of Philadelphia branches
• Executive offices of the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA), as well as its Violations Branch at 9th and Filbert streets

The City observes holidays for a single day. Offices return to regular hours on the next business day.

Changes to services

Certain services are limited or delayed on City holidays. These include:

• Trash and recycling collection: Trash and recyclables are not collected on City holidays. Trash and recycling collection will be one day behind schedule for the rest of the week after a holiday. Trash is collected until 7 pm on your trash day.

• 2025 Thanksgiving Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule:

  11/24	11/25	11/26	11/27	11/28	11/29	11/30
  Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
  Regular Collection	Regular Collection	Regular Collection	No Collection	No Collection	Thursday Collection	Friday Collection

• Parking enforcement: The Philadelphia Parking Authority does not enforce meters, kiosks, or residential parking time limits on certain holidays. Review the list of parking holidays.
• 311 service requests: The Philly311 contact center is closed on City holidays. However, you can submit a service request or track a service request through the Philly311 mobile app and online forms.

Essential services, including police, fire response, and 911, do not change during City holidays.