Holiday arrangements

Services

• Our offices and switchboards

  Our phone lines and customer receptions

  You can make a report online or email us. These will be picked up on Tuesday 7 May and Tuesday 28 May. 

  Date	Status
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Find out how to contact us
• Bin and box collections

  If your bin or boxes are not collected, you should continue to leave them at their normal collection point for our crews to recollect. Report a missed bin collection if your bin hasn’t been collected by 7pm on your normal collection day.

  General waste bin, recycling bin, compost bin, purple glass recycling box and wheelie boxes

  Normal collection date	Collection information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Bin collections as normal

  • Find your bin collection day (link opens in new window)

  Recycling boxes and food waste bin collected by Bryson Recycling

  Normal collection date	Collection information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Recycling boxes and food waste bin collections as normal

  • Find out what should go in your bins and boxes
• Recycling centres and civic amenity sites

  Recycling centres 

  Date	Opening hours
  Sunday 5 May (Belfast City Marathon)	Ormeau: Closed Blackstaff Way: open from 2pm to 4.45pm Alexandra Park Avenue: open as normal Palmerston: open as normal
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Find out more about recycling centres

  Civic amenity sites

  Date	Opening hours
  Sunday 5 May (Belfast City Marathon)	Agnes Street: open from 2pm to 4.45pm Springfield Avenue: open from 2pm to 4.45pm 368 Cregagh Road: open as normal
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Find out more about civic amenity sites
• Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

  Registration office

  Date	Opening information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Find out more about our Registration Office

   

• Cemeteries and crematorium

  Bereavement Services offices

  Our Bereavement Services office is in the Cecil Ward Building. 

  Date	Information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Find out more about Bereavement Services office

  Burials

  Date	Information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	No burials
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	No burials

  • Read more about City of Belfast Crematorium
  • Read more about our cemeteries

  Crematorium and cremations

  Date	Information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  Cemetery grounds

  Date	Information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Find out about cremations and the crematorium

  City Cemetery Visitor Centre

  Date	Information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Find out more about the visitor centre
  • Find out about the city cemetery heritage project
• Commercial waste

  Normal collection date	Collection information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Tuesday 7 May
  Tuesday 7 May	Wednesday 8 May
  Wednesday 8 May	Thursday 9 May
  Thursday 9 May	Friday 10 May
  Friday 10 May	Saturday 11 May
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Tuesday 28 May
  Tuesday 28 May	Wednesday 29 May
  Wednesday 29 May	Thursday 30 May
  Thursday 30 May	Friday 31 May
  Friday 31 May	Saturday 1 June

  • Read more about commercial waste collections
• Dog wardens

  Date	Service information
  No holiday information at this time	Check back soon

  • Read more about our dog warden service
• Night-time noise service

  Date	Service information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Service as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Service as normal

  • Read more about our night-time noise service
• Port health

  Imported food arriving from Cairnryan, Heysham or Liverpool

  Our imported food office operates a 24-hour a day service.

  Date	Operating hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Operating as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Operating as normal

  Container freight imports from the rest of the world

  This includes shipping and other port health queries. 

  Date	Operating hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Read more about our Port health service

Venues and facilities

• City Hall

  City Hall building

  You can access the City Hall building and our Changing Place facility through the front and rear doors on Donegall Square South. 

  Changing Places facilities can be accessed through the rear doors on Donegall Square South after 5pm.

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm

  • Find out more about City Hall

  Toilets and changing places

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm

  City Hall grounds

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Find out more about City Hall grounds

  Visitor exhibition

  You can access the City Hall building through the front and rear doors on Donegall Square South from 10am. 

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm. Last admission at 4pm.
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open 10am to 5pm. Last admission at 4pm.

  • Find out more about the City Hall visitor exhibition

  Public guided tours

  You can access the City Hall building through the front and rear doors on Donegall Square South from 10am. 

  Date	Start times
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Tours as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Tours as normal

  • Find out more about public guided tours in City Hall

  The Bobbin Coffee Shop

  You can access the City Hall building through the front and rear doors on Donegall Square South from 10am.

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	10am to 5pm
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	10am to 5pm

  • Find out more about The Bobbin Coffee shop

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  Registration office

  Date	Opening information
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed
  Monday 15 July	Open for registration of deaths only from 9.30am to 11.30am
  Monday 26 August (Summer Bank Holiday)	Closed

  • Find out more about our Registration Office
• Belfast Castle

  The castle and visitor centre

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Read more about Belfast Castle opening hours (link opens in new window).

  Tavern Café in Belfast Castle

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Read more about Castle Tavern opening hours (link opens in new window).
• 2 Royal Avenue

  Date	Opening hours
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Find out more about 2 Royal Avenue
• Belfast Zoo

  Belfast Zoo is open every day except 25 and 26 December. We recommend booking online.

  • View Belfast Zoo's opening times (link opens in new window)
• Tropical Ravine and Palm House

  Tropical Ravine

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Friday 24 to Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Read more about the Tropical Ravine

  Palm House

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Monday 6 May	Open as normal
  Friday 24 to Monday 27 May	Open as normal

• St George's Market

  St George's Market is open each Friday, Saturday and Sunday unless stated.

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May	Open as normal
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Closed as normal
  Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Closed as normal

  • Read more about St George's Market
• Car parking

  Our car parks are free to use on these dates (or the allocated bank holiday). 

  Dates not charged at our car parks
  Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December 2024
  Wednesday 1 January 2025
  Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday)

  All charged car parks (except Smithfield) are open and free to use outside of charged hours.

• Smithfield Market

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 May	Open as normal
  Saturday 4 May	Open as normal
  Sunday 5 May	Closed as normal
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Read more about Smithfield Market
• Pitches

  Pitches

  No holiday information at this time. Check back soon.

  • Find out more about booking a sports pitch or facility
  • Find out more about our sports pitches and facilities
• Public toilets in Belfast

  Date	Availability
  Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • Read more about public toilets in Belfast.
• Malone House

  Date	Opening hours
  Friday 3 to Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Open as normal
  Friday 24 to Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)	Open as normal

  • ​Visit Malone House website (link opens in a new window)
• Community centres

  Community centre	Monday 6 May (Early May Bank Holiday)	Monday 27 May (Spring Bank Holiday)
  Ardoyne	Closed	Closed
  Braniel	Closed	Closed
  Clonduff	Closed	Closed
  Concorde	Closed	Closed
  Cregagh Youth	Closed	Closed
  Dee Street	Closed	Closed
  Divis	Closed	Closed
  Donegall Pass	Closed	Closed
  Downshire	Closed	Closed
  Duncairn	Closed	Closed
  Finaghy	Closed	Closed
  Glen Road	Closed	Closed
  Hammer	Closed	Closed
  Highfield	Closed	Closed
  Horn Drive	Closed	Closed
  Inverary	Closed	Closed
  Knocknagoney	Closed	Closed
  Ligoniel	Closed	Closed
  Markets	Closed	Closed
  Morton	Closed	Closed
  North Queen Street	Closed	Closed
  Sandy Row	Closed	Closed
  Suffolk	Closed	Closed
  Tullycarnet	Closed	Closed
  Whitecity	Closed	Closed
  Whiterock	Closed	Closed
  Woodvale	Closed	Closed

  • Read more about our community centres
• Leisure centres

  For information on holiday opening hours at our leisure centres, check the Better website (link opens in new window).