August 2026 holiday arrangements and opening hours

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If your bin has not been collected, you can report a missed bin collection (link opens in new window).

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Find out more about our recycling centres and civic amenity sites.

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

• Read more about our bulky waste collections.

Registration office

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Find out more about our Registration Office

Bereavement Services

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• Find out more about Bereavement Services office

Burials and cremations

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• Read more about City of Belfast Crematorium

Cemetery grounds

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Read more about our cemeteries

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• Read more about commercial waste collections

Our imported food service for trade arriving from GB ports operated as normal throughout the August bank holiday period.

Our service for imported food checks on container freight from rest of world, and for shipping and other port health queries is operating as normal. It was closed on Monday 31 August 2026.

Read more about our Port health service

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• Read more about our night-time noise service

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Read more about our dog warden service

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)

City Hall building

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• Find out more about City Hall

Visitor exhibition

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• Find out more about the City Hall visitor exhibition

Public guided tours

You can access the City Hall building via Donegall Square South.

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• Find out more about public guided tours in City Hall

The Bobbin Coffee Shop

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• Find out more about The Bobbin Coffee shop

City Hall grounds

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• Find out more about City Hall grounds

Registration office

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• Find out more about our Registration Office

Belfast Castle was open as normal on Monday 31 August 2026.

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 opens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 

• Read more about St George's Market

Our car parks are free to use on dates (or the allocated bank holiday) listed in this table.

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).