City Hall, Municipal Court, and other City facilities will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday, and Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, for the New Year's holiday. Despite these closures, public safety and mission critical functions will operate as normal. Residents who need assistance with a water or sewer problem may call the following 24-hour emergency numbers: water - (918) 596-9488, and sewer - (918) 586-6999.
Because trash will not be collected on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) or New Year's Day (Jan. 1), the collection schedule for the weeks of Christmas and New Year's will change. Monday's collection will move to Tuesday, with each day's collection for the rest of the week moving forward one day, ending with Friday's collection being moved to Saturday.
Customers with twice-a-week refuse service also will be affected, as their secondary collection day will move forward one day. Monday/Thursday customers will be collected on Tuesday and Friday, Tuesday/Friday customers will be collected on Wednesday and Saturday, and Wednesday/Saturday customers will be collected on Thursday and Saturday.
The Household Pollutant Collection Facility at 4502 S. Galveston Ave. will be open for its usual schedule during the weeks of Christmas and New Year's: Wednesday and Saturday, 8 to 11:30 a.m., and noon to 4:30 p.m.
The City's mulch site at 2100 N. 145th East Ave. will be closed Dec. 25-26, and Jan. 1. On the days in between and after these closures, the mulch site will operate on its regular schedule: Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
The City of Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter at 3031 N. Erie Ave. will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1, but will be open on Dec. 26. On the days in between and after these closures, the animal shelter will operate on its regular schedule: open daily, 2 to 6 p.m.
Oxley Nature Center's interpretive building will be closed Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1 The trails, however, will be open during Mohawk Park hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Redbud Valley Nature Preserve remains closed.
All other Tulsa Parks community centers will be closed Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1. Mohawk Park and Page Belcher golf courses will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, but open on Dec. 26. The Tulsa Zoo will be closed on Dec. 25, but open Dec. 26 and Jan. 1.
Tulsa Transit will not provide bus service on Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) or Jan. 1 (New Year's Day). On the days between the holidays and following the holidays, Tulsa Transit will provide its regular schedule of service.