City Closures Planned for Thanksgiving

Marlene Feist, 509.625.6505


Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 9:29 a.m.


In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Spokane City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23. Municipal Court also will be closed both days.

City libraries and the Waste-to-Energy Facility recycling and disposal site will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22, and open regular operating hours for the rest of the weekend.

Garbage pickup and curbside recycling will be a day late the week of Thanksgiving for residents whose garbage is normally picked up on Thursday and Friday. Because of the holiday, crews will do Thursday rounds on Friday, Nov. 23, and Friday rounds on Saturday, Nov. 24.

Residents and visitors don’t have to plug parking meters on Thanksgiving Day. For the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend, normal meter use rules apply.

The Riverfront Park Skate Ribbon will open at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 with the Fire & Ice Celebration scheduled for 5 – 8 p.m. The Skate Ribbon and other Riverfront Park attractions will be closed Thanksgiving day but open during the holiday weekend, and Spokane’s Tree Lighting Celebration in the Park is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24. Check out other things to do on the Downtown Spokane Partnership’s Event Calendar and the Visit Spokane calendar.