City Services: Holiday Season 2023

We're adjusting our hours of operation for the winter holidays.

Things to do
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with fireworks and music
Ring in 2024 with a midnight fireworks show launched from Prince’s Island Park. Watch the fireworks from any location with a view of the park or via livestream at Calgary.ca/NYE. Tune in to CJSW 90.9 FM at 11:55 p.m. for a blessing from Indigenous Elder Clarence Wolfleg, followed by a countdown to midnight with Mayor Jyoti Gondek and the accompanying fireworks soundtrack.

What else can you do:
The outdoor public skating rink at Olympic Plaza will be open at 10 a.m. and skating hours will be extended to midnight.
Check out VisitCalgary.com to learn about local events and activities happening near you.

Free public skating
Join us over the holiday break for some free public skating.
Boxing Day: Dec. 26, 1 – 2:15 p.m.
Frank McCool Arena (1900 Lake Bonavista Drive S.E.)
Optimist/Blunden Arenas (5020 26 Avenue S.W.)
Hendry/Viney Arenas (814 13 Avenue N.E.)

New Year's Day: Jan. 1, 1 – 2:15 p.m.
Murray Copot Arena (6727 Centre St. N.W.)
Rose Kohn / Jimmie Condon Arenas (502 Heritage Dr. S.W.)
Hendry/Viney Arenas (814 13 Avenue N.E.)

Check our arena rules and regulations before joining us. Equipment rentals are not available.

Getting around

Calgary Transit
We will have adjusted service for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Transit service is free this New Year’s Eve, courtesy of TD.
For more details including customer service, Calgary Transit Access, and On Demand hours, visit https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/news/new-years-eve.html

Monday, Dec. 25	Buses and CTrains operating on a Sunday level of service. On Demand service operating on Sunday schedule and level of service.
Tuesday, Dec. 26	Buses and CTrains operating on a Sunday level of service. On Demand service operating on Sunday schedule and level of service.
Sunday, Dec. 31 Transit service is free on New Year’s Eve, courtesy of TD.	CTrain: ·The Red Line will run every 10 minutes until around 21:30 and then switch to every 15 minutes. ·The Blue Line will run every 13-15 minutes all day. ·Service will end around 4 a.m. Bus: Service extended for Routes: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 22, 301, 302, MAX Orange, MAX Yellow, MAX Teal and MAX Purple. These buses will run every 30-35 minutes. Last trips will leave downtown at approximately 3 a.m. On Demand service operating on Sunday schedule and level of service.
Monday, Jan. 1	Buses and CTrains operating on a Sunday level of service. On Demand service operating on Sunday schedule and level of service.

Road closures
For traffic safety during the fireworks, Crescent Road N.W. from 4th Street N.W. to 1st Street N.W. will be closed from 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2023, to 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024.

Parking
Christmas Day (Monday, Dec 25), Boxing Day (Tuesday, Dec 26) and New Year's Day (Monday, Jan 1): Parking is free in on-street ParkPlus zones. Weekend rates will apply at all Calgary Parking parkades and surface lots. Regular rates will be in effect at Calgary Zoo, TELUS Spark and Heritage Park. Our Contact Centre and Impound Lot will be closed on Monday, Dec 25 and Monday, Jan 1.

For more information, please visit Calgary Parking.

Around the house
Blue, Black and Green Cart collection
There are no changes to cart collection services this year for single-family homes.

Landfill hours
Landfill hours and locations are available on calgary.ca/landfill. Hours for the holiday season are as follows:

	East Calgary	Spyhill	Shephard
Sunday, Dec. 24	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED
Monday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED
Tuesday, Dec. 26 Boxing Day	OPEN 6:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.	OPEN 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	OPEN 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 31	CLOSED.	CLOSED	CLOSED
Monday, Jan 1, 2024 New Year’s Day	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED
Tuesday, Jan 2	OPEN 6:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.	OPEN 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	OPEN 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Recreation Facilities
We are adjusting our hours of operation over the holiday break. Find full details at calgary.ca/pools

Acadia Aquatic & Fitness Centre (9009 Fairmount Dr. S.E.) Closed: Dec. 22 – Jan. 1

Bob Bahan Aquatic & Fitness Centre (4812 14 Ave. S.E.)
Closed: Dec. 24, 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Canyon Meadows Aquatic & Fitness Centre (89 Canova Rd. S.W.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Foothills Aquatic Centre (2915 24 Ave. N.W.)
Closed for repairs: Dec. 15 – Jan. 21

Glenmore Aquatic Centre (5330 19 St. S.W.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25 – Jan 1

Inglewood Aquatic Centre (1527 17 Ave. S.E.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25 - Jan. 1

Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre (1919 29 St. S.W.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre (810 13 Ave. N.E.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Shouldice Aquatic Centre (5303 Bowness Rd. N.W.)
Closed: Dec. 23 - Jan. 1
Hours of operation increase from Jan. 2 – 21 to support the temporary closure at Foothills Aquatic Centre.

Sir Winston Churchill Aquatic & Recreation Centre (1520 Northmount Dr. N.W. )
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre (6715 Centre St. N.W.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 7:30 – 11 a.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Southland Leisure Centre (2000 Southland Dr. S.W.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Village Square Leisure Centre (2623 56 St. N.E.)
Open: Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1

Calgary Soccer Centre (7000 – 48 Street S.E. )
Closed: Dec. 24 – Jan. 1

North Mount Pleasant and Wildflower Arts Centres
Closed: Dec. 16 – Jan. 2

Arenas
Closed: Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1 except free public skate times.

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