Various City of Dallas facilities will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025. Below is a list of City services affected by modified schedules.
City Offices:
All City offices will be closed.
Libraries:
All library locations will be closed, but residents can access the library 24/7 at DallasLibrary.org.
Listen to an audiobook, download an ebook, stream music or read magazines. The Dallas Public Library is always open!
Recreation Centers:
Administrative offices, maintenance facilities, and recreation centers will be closed.
Dallas Water Utilities:
The Dallas Water Utilities administrative and customer service offices will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving Day. For emergency water service requests, customers should call 3-1-1. Non-emergency requests can be submitted online or on the Dallas 311 mobile app available for download on iOS and Android devices.
Las oficinas administrativas y de atención al cliente de los Servicios de Agua de Dallas estarán cerradas el jueves, 27 de noviembre y el viernes, 28 de noviembre por el Día de Acción de Gracias. Para emergencias relacionadas con el servicio de agua, llame al 3-1-1. Las solicitudes no de emergencia también se pueden hacer en línea o en la aplicación móvil Dallas 311 disponible en dispositivos iOS y Android.
Animal Services:
Administrative offices will be closed. The shelter will be open for normal business hours and Animal Services Officers will respond normally to resident service requests through 3-1-1.
3-1-1 Customer Help Line:
311 Customer Service Representatives will be available to take service-related calls such as water main breaks, downed trees/limbs, signal lights out/down, animal control, etc. Water Customer Service will be closed. Customers can also submit service requests online or on the Dallas 311 mobile app available for download on iOS and Android devices.
Police:
Administrative offices will be closed. Will operate on a normal schedule.
Dallas Fire Rescue:
Administrative offices will be closed. Will operate on a normal schedule.
Court & Detention Services:
The Municipal Courts Building at 2014 Main will be closed. Payments by mail are accepted with postmark dates honored. Online payments may be made at www.dallascityhall.com. Full payments and attorney and cash bonds for arrested defendants will be processed 24/7 (including holidays) at the Dallas Marshal’s Office, 1600 Chestnut St., Dallas 75226.
Sanitation:
Garbage & Recycling Collection
- No collection on Thursday, 11/27/2025
- Thursday collections move to Friday
- Friday collections move to Saturday
Brush & Bulky Item Collection
- No changes
Landfill & Transfer Stations
Saturday: Fair Oaks & Southwest Transfer Stations: modified hours (7–9 a.m.)
Bachman Transfer Station & the Landfill: normal hours
Thursday: All facilities closed
Friday: Normal hours
For more details, please visit: Dsan.us/holidayschedule
Office of Arts and Culture:
The Office of Arts and Culture administrative (OAC) offices, Bath House Cultural Center (BHCC), Latino Cultural Center (LCC), Oak Cliff Cultural Center (OC3), and South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27-28, 2025, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The OAC offices will resume normal operating hours Monday, December 1, 2025 and the BHCC, LCC, OC3 and the SDCC will resume normal operating hours Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House & Museum will be closed Wednesday through Monday, November 26-December 1, 2025 and will resume normal operating hours beginning Tuesday, December 2, 2025.