Holiday Schedule

2026 City of Sun Prairie Observed Holidays

City facilities including the Recycle Center are closed in observance of the following holidays:

January 1 
January 19
May 25
July 3
September 7
November 26 and 27
December 24 and 25
December 31
New Year Holiday (in recognition of New Year Day)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day 
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day (and the day after)
Christmas Holiday (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
New Year's Eve Holiday


NOTE: Refuse and recycling services differ from the city's observed holidays. See below for the observed holidays for refuse and recycling. Sun Prairie Public Library’s observed holidays may differ. Please visit the library website for more information. 

Holiday Refuse & Recycling Collection Schedule

Refuse and recycling services are contracted and do not follow the above schedule. Please see the dates for holidays that impact the collection schedule.

Refuse and recycling collections are delayed by one day on the following observed holidays if they fall on a week day:

  • New Year's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, Monday collections will occur on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday, etc.

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