City of Great Falls Holiday Office Closures & Announcements

GREAT FALLS, MT – In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, City offices, with exceptions noted below, will be closed on Monday, December 25, and Monday, January 1, and will close at 3 pm on Friday, December 22, and Friday, December 29.

The holiday schedule for the Great Falls Public Library, Animal Shelter, and Community Recreation Center:

  • The Great Falls Public Library will be closed on Monday, December 25, and Monday, January 1. They will close at 3 pm on Saturday, December 23, and Saturday, December 30.
  • The Animal Shelter and the Community Recreation Center will only be closed on Monday, December 25, and Monday, January 1.
  • The Library, Animal Shelter, and Recreation Center are closed on Sundays throughout the year.

Residential and commercial garbage collection will be one day later during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weeks. The Public Works Sanitation Division invites residents to recycle their live, unflocked Christmas trees from December 26 – January 9 at Meadowlark Park or the American Little League Parking Lot. For more information, contact Public Works at 406-771-1401.

The City’s online services are available to the public over the holidays and can be accessed online at:

The City of Great Falls wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season and a joyous New Year.