Labor Day in Tampa 2027: events, closures, trash pickup

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Sources: the City of Tampa holiday calendar, the city’s 2026 Labor Day collection notice and its pool facilities page. City Utilities Call Center: 813-274-8811.

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. City of Tampa offices close for the day, Monday trash customers lose that week’s pickup, and the McKay Bay Transfer Station closes. Labor Day 2026 was Sept. 7; the details below are from that holiday, with the year named, until the city posts the 2027 changes.

Who to call

• City of Tampa Utilities Call Center (trash): 813-274-8811
• Hillsborough County Solid Waste (New Tampa): 813-272-5680
• City of Tampa Aquatics: 813-274-5161
• Tampa Police non-emergency: 813-231-6130

Trash pickup changes

From the city’s 2026 Labor Day notice, posted Sept. 1, 2026:

• Residential, Monday customers: no garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup on Labor Day and no make-up day. Pickup happened on the next regular service day, and regular schedules resumed Tuesday.
• Commercial cart customers on Monday: served Tuesday instead, with possible delays through Saturday.
• McKay Bay Transfer Station and Scale House, 114 S. 34th St.: closed on Labor Day, reopening Tuesday.

The Tampa Trash and Recycling app, on the Apple App Store and Google Play, sends personal schedules. New Tampa homes are served by Hillsborough County Solid Waste: 813-272-5680. Our trash and recycling guide has the full schedule.

Pools on Labor Day

The city ran Labor Day open swim at seven pools on Sept. 7, 2026, according to its pool facilities page:

The city’s 10 free splash pads run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April to October, with Curtis Hixon, Julian B. Lane and Water Works parks open later; see our summer camps and pools guide.

Events

No Tampa Labor Day weekend events had been announced for 2027 when we checked. The weekend falls in the first weeks of high school football; see our Friday night football guide. We add Labor Day events here once the organizer publishes the date, time and address. Send yours through our contact page.

What is open and closed

• City offices: closed Monday, Sept. 6, 2027, per the city holiday calendar.
• Schools: Labor Day was a non-student day for Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2026. The district’s 2027-28 calendar is not out yet; our schools guide will carry it.
• Trash: Monday homes skip a week of pickup, based on the 2026 pattern.

What this means for you

• Monday trash customers: hold carts until your next pickup day.
• Plan dump runs around the McKay Bay closure.
• Check the city’s pool page in late August for 2027 Labor Day open-swim hours.

More: Memorial Day in Tampa, Halloween events and things to do this month.

Frequently asked questions

When is Labor Day 2027?

Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. The City of Tampa lists it as an office closure day.

Is trash picked up on Labor Day in Tampa?

On Labor Day 2026, Monday residential customers got no garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup and no make-up day; service resumed on their next regular day. In 2026 the city posted its notice on Sept. 1.

Are Tampa pools open on Labor Day?

On Labor Day 2026, seven city pools held open swim: Bobby Hicks and Danny Del Rio from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Copeland, Cyrus Greene, Interbay, Loretta Ingraham and Roy Jenkins from noon to 5 p.m.

Is McKay Bay Transfer Station open on Labor Day?

No. In 2026 the McKay Bay Transfer Station and Scale House, 114 S. 34th St., closed on Labor Day and reopened the next day.