City of Yakima Announces 2025 Holiday Closures

City of Yakima offices will be closed Thursday, December 25th, and Thursday, January 1st, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. 

Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. 

The City of Yakima’s Municipal Court will be closed both days. 

Yakima Transit will not provide bus service on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Regular transit service will resume on December 26th and January 2nd

There will be no City of Yakima garbage pick-up service on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. The City’s Refuse Division will operate on a one-day delay. Garbage scheduled for pickup on Thursday (Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st) will instead be collected Friday (Dec. 26th and Jan. 2nd). Collections scheduled for Friday will be on Saturday (Dec. 27th and Jan. 3rd). 

Lions Pool closes at 1:00 pm on December 24th and December 31st. The pool will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Lions Pool will resume its regular hours on December 26th and January 2nd

The City’s Harman Center will be closed December 24th and 25th and on January 1st

The City of Yakima has many services available 24/7 online at Services | City of Yakima (yakimawa.gov)