Holiday arrangements and opening hours

Advice about collections

• Put your bins and boxes out by 7am on your collection day, and bring them in again by 7pm.
• Make sure lids are fully closed.
• Don't leave extra bin bags beside your bin.

Find your bin and collection days

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• Find out more about recycling centres
• Find out more about civic amenity sites

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Find out how to contact us

Bulky waste collections should be booked. There are no collections on bank or public holidays.

• Read more about our bulky waste collections.

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Find out more about our Registration Office

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

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• Read more about commercial waste collections

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• Read more about our dog warden service

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• Read more about our night-time noise service

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• Read more about our Port health service

Belfast Zoo was closed from Friday 2 to Tuesday 6 January due to the weather conditions.

If you had booked tickets, you should email [email protected] to rearrange your visit.

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)

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• Find out more about City Hall
• Find out more about the City Hall visitor exhibition
• Find out more about public guided tours in City Hall
• Find out more about The Bobbin Coffee shop
• Find out more about City Hall grounds
• Find out more about our Registration Office in City Hall

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Visit Belfast Castle website (link opens in new window).

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• Find out more about 2 Royal Avenue

Our parks open at 7.30am every day. Closing times change as daylight lengthens or shortens. 

• Find out more about park opening hours

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• Read more about the Tropical Ravine

St George's Market is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

• Read more about St George's Market

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

Normal parking charges will apply on Monday 1 and 31 May 2026 and Monday 31 August 2026.

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

Read more about our car parks

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• Read more about Smithfield Market

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• Find out more about public toilets in Belfast

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Visit Malone House website (link opens in a new window)

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• Read more about our community centres

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