TownValet

Home › Oklahoma City › Holidays

Oklahoma City: holiday pickup changes

On a holiday week the city names a make-up day for the trash routes affected (for example the Wednesday after Memorial Day, or the Saturday after Thanksgiving). Recycling and bulky-waste dates shown here already include the moves.

In the city’s words: “Certain holidays may impact when your regular trash or recycling is collected. Check to see if you may experience a trash or recycling collection delay using the chart below.” (source)

Always check your city’s official notice. Cities sometimes change a holiday schedule at short notice. These dates are computed from the rule above and the holiday calendar; where the city publishes no standing rule we mark the holiday week “may change” and do not move any date.

Next 12 months, by your usual day

Find your usual collection day in the columns. Highlighted cells change.

HolidayMonTueWedThuFri
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday November 26, 2026
no changeno changeno changemay changemay change
Christmas Day
Friday December 25, 2026
no changeno changeno changeno changemay change
New Year’s Day
Friday January 1, 2027
no changeno changeno changeno changemay change
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday January 18, 2027
may changemay changemay changemay changemay change
Memorial Day
Monday May 31, 2027
may changemay changemay changemay changemay change
Independence Day (observed)
Monday July 5, 2027
may changemay changemay changemay changemay change
Labor Day
Monday September 6, 2027
may changemay changemay changemay changemay change
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday November 25, 2027
no changeno changeno changemay changemay change
Christmas Day (observed)
Friday December 24, 2027
no changeno changeno changeno changemay change
New Year’s Day (observed)
Friday December 31, 2027
no changeno changeno changeno changemay change

In words

Holiday dates computed from their legal definitions; rule from the city’s page, checked Monday November 2, 2026. Back to Oklahoma City · All cities