Philadelphia trash pickup holiday schedule 2026
Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia Streets Department
No holiday this week (as of 2026-11-02). Next: Veterans Day, Wednesday 2026-11-11.
Philadelphia Streets Department skips collection on 12 weekday holidays in 2026; Independence Day (Sat 7/4) does not change weekday routes. Official rule: “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.” (official notice, checked 2026-09-24). Zone pages on this site apply these dates automatically. Official collection schedule checked 2026-09-29.
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Holidays observed in 2026 13
| Date | Holiday | Day | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | Thursday | Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-01-19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-02-16 | Presidents' Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Friday | Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-05-25 | Memorial Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-06-19 | Juneteenth | Friday | Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-07-04 | Independence Day | Saturday | Falls on a Saturday — weekday routes are not affected |
| 2026-09-07 | Labor Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-10-12 | Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day | Monday | Monday routes run Tuesday, Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-11-11 | Veterans Day | Wednesday | Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2026-11-26 | Thanksgiving | Thursday | Two holidays this week — check the official notice for the make-up days |
| 2026-11-27 | Thanksgiving Friday | Friday | Two holidays this week — check the official notice for the make-up days |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | Friday routes run Saturday |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | Friday | Not posted by the city yet — check the official notice closer to the date |
One-day slide: routes from the holiday to the end of that week each run one day late; routes earlier in the week are unchanged. Areas with two trash days a week get no second trash pickup in a holiday week. Greyed rows are past.
Find your zone's normal days first: Philadelphia pickup days by address. Other cities: holiday delays by city.