Manatee County Holiday Schedule Change
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Manatee County Government. Manatee County offices will be closed on the following days:
Christmas Eve Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
Christmas Day Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025
New Year’s Day Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
There will be no garbage, recycling or yard waste collection on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. When a holiday falls on a scheduled pickup day, collections occur one day later than your scheduled pickup day for the rest of that week. Regular collection days resume the following Monday. For additional information, visit mymanatee.org/garbage.
Manatee County public parks, preserves and beaches remain open to the public. Manatee County and Buffalo Creek golf courses will be closed on Christmas Day.
The G.T. Bray Recreation Center and John Marble Recreation Center will close at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23, and remain closed until December 26, when normal hours resume. (Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.) Those facilities also will close at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, and remain closed on New Year’s Day. Normal hours resume January 2, 2026.
Pool Hours for GT Bray and Lincoln Aquatic Center include lap swim December 24, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., with 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. family swim. The pools and splash pads will be closed Christmas Day. Lap swim hours on December 31 will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., with 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for family swim. Aquatic facilities are closed on New Years Day.
Manatee County Public Library locations will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
All Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) buses will stop running at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Anna Maria Island Trolley will stop running at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. There will be no fixed route or Handy Bus service on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. The Anna Maria Trolley will operate on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through the Christmas break.
For more information about Manatee County Government, visit mymanatee.org or call (941) 748-4501. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @ManateeGov.
