August long weekend: closures, service impacts and more!
Community members: learn how the Aug. 3 Civic Holiday will impact services, programs and facility hours for the City of Kingston and Utilities Kingston.
Scheduling impacts
- Garbage and green bin: No collection on Monday, Aug. 3. Collection occurs the day after your regular collection day. Sign up to receive collection reminders by phone, push notification, or email – or get the free “Kingston Waste” app on your Apple or Android device.
- Kingston Transit: Will be operating a Sunday schedule on all routes. Review the Sunday schedule for your usual routes at KingstonTransit.ca or plan your trip on the Transit app.
- Kingston Access Bus Services: Will be operating with limited on-road service. Trip booking office is open 7:30-11:00. Call 613-542-2512 for information.
- Kingston Disposal Site (189 Lappan’s Ln.): Closed on Monday.
- Administrative offices (including Customer Experience, Housing and Social Services on Montreal Street and Provincial Offences Court): Closed on Monday.
- Utilities Kingston and Kingston Hydro: Closed on August 3, 2026. Customers experiencing a utility emergency such as a gas leak, power outage, or water main break, please call the 24-hour emergency line at 613-546-1181. Access useful links and tips to prepare for the long weekend at UtilitiesKingston.com, including information on holiday electricity pricing.
- Recreation facilities:
- INVISTA Centre/Arenas: Closed on Monday.
- Artillery Park Aquatic Centre: Closed on Monday.
- Rideau Heights Community Centre: Closed on Monday.
- Kingston East Community Centre: Closed on Monday.
- Kingston Frontenac Public Library: Closed on Monday, August 3. Services and digital collections can be accessed online. Don’t have a library card? Register online.
- Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and Confederation Basin marinas: Open.
- Kingston Grand Theatre: Closed on Monday. Tickets for shows can be purchased online 24 hours a day at KingstonGrand.ca.
- PumpHouse Museum: Closed on Monday.
- Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning: Closed on Monday.
The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.
Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.
Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.
