City Holiday Closings, Collections Schedules

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The upcoming holidays will impact Newport News city operating hours and services. Here’s a look at how city offices, facilities, and services will be affected:

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

City Offices, Libraries, Recovery Operations Center

Closed Friday, Dec. 22 – Tuesday, Dec. 26

Recreation Centers

Brittingham-Midtown and Denbigh Community Centers will be open Friday, Dec. 22, and Saturday, Dec. 23, until 1 p.m. All other recreation facilities will be closed.

Garbage, Recycling & Bulk Waste Collections

No collections on Monday, Dec. 25. All collections for the week are delayed by one day. Village Green will be have garbage, recycling & bulk waste collected Tuesday, Dec 26.

Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter

  • Sunday, Dec. 24, both the Adoption Center and Animal Reclaim/Surrender Lobby close at 4 p.m.
  • Mon., Dec. 25, the Animal Reclaim/Surrender Lobby will close at 1 p.m. Open Tues., Dec. 26, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec. 25 – Tuesday, Dec. 26, the Adoption Center will be closed. Open Wed., Dec. 27, for adoptions noon-5 p.m.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

City Offices, Libraries, Recreation Centers

Closed Monday, Jan. 1

Recovery Operations Center

Closed Saturday, Dec. 30 – Monday, Jan. 1

Garbage, Recycling & Bulk Waste Collections

No collections on Monday, Jan. 1. All collections for the week are delayed by one day. Village Green will be have garbage collected Tuesday, Jan 2.

Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter

  • Monday, Jan. 1, the Animal Reclaim/Surrender Lobby will close at 1 p.m. Open Tuesday, Jan. 2, 8 a.m. -5 p.m.
  • Mon., Jan. 1 – Tuesday, Jan. 2, the Adoption Center is closed. Open Wednesday, Jan. 3, for adoptions, noon – 5 p.m.

Take some time to enjoy all of the holiday happenings throughout the city in the NlightN Holiday Event Series. Experience the sights and sounds of the season with FREE nightly light shows at Lights at the Fountain at City Center! And don’t forget about Celebration in Lights at Newport News Park, where you can see two miles of dazzling holiday light displays from the comfort of your car (tickets are $15-18 per car).