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B.C. Day in Prince George

The first Monday of August. What it changes here: buses, garbage pickup, and what’s on.

In 290 days

Monday, August 2, 2027

Statutory holiday in British Columbia

Date rule
The first Monday of August
This year
Monday, August 3, 2026 (passed)

What’s open and what changes

Buses

The schedule for this date isn’t published yet

From the BC Transit schedule. Service notices: BC Transit news.

Next bus at your stop

Garbage pickup that week

  • Blue zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet
  • Green zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet
  • Orange zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet
  • Red zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet
  • Yellow zone: The collection calendar doesn’t cover this week yet

Find your zone and next pickup

City facilities, shops and services

  • City facilities and offices: check City of Prince George news and notices for holiday hours. Regular hours: facilities.
  • Banks and Canada Post: not a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code. Check your branch or post office.
  • Shops, restaurants and liquor stores: they set their own hours; check with the business.

B.C. Day events in Prince George

No events for that weekend in our calendar yet. See all upcoming events.

Other holidays

All holidays and long weekends

Dates: computed from the rule above; statutory holidays from the Canada Holidays API (MIT licence), checked against the official list: B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays (dates match, checked October 12, 2026). Buses and garbage: worked out from the BC Transit schedule (GTFS) and the City’s collection calendar. .

Data as JSON: holiday calendar.

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