Holiday Trash Schedule

Is there trash pickup on Thanksgiving in Madison, WI? (2026)

Last verified November 6, 2026. Source: City of Madison Streets Division.

Thursday pickup moves to Wednesday; Friday pickup to Monday

Applying the city's paired-holiday rule to Nov. 26 and 27: Thursday pickup moves to Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Friday pickup moves to Monday, Nov. 30. The page lists Thanksgiving and the day after as city holidays and gives this as its example.

City rule applied to 2026 Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 2026

How Madison handles holidays

The Streets Division does not provide curbside collections on city holidays. A single holiday on your collection day moves pickup to the next work day. For paired holidays such as Thanksgiving and the next day, a pickup on the first day moves a day earlier and a pickup on the second day moves to the next work day after the break.

The page covers curbside collections and the drop-off sites, which are also closed on city holidays. It does not list specific 2026 dates, so the rule is applied here.

Contact and your collection day

Phone: Streets East 608-246-4532; Streets West 608-266-4681 (Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Find your own collection day: city lookup.

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