New Year’s Day in Prince George
January 1, the first day of the year. What it changes here: buses, garbage pickup, and what’s on.
In 77 days
Friday, January 1, 2027
Statutory holiday in British Columbia
- Date rule
- January 1 every year
- This year
- Thursday, January 1, 2026 (passed)
What’s open and what changes
Buses
Sunday schedule
239 trips that day; a regular Friday has 500.
From the BC Transit schedule. Service notices: BC Transit news.
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
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: 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.
New Year’s Day events in Prince George
- New Year’s Dinner and Dance
7 p.m. · Hart Pioneer Centre
Also on Friday, January 1
- Prince George Cougars vs Vancouver Giants
4–7 p.m. · CN Centre
From the organizers’ own listings; each event links to its source. Details can change: check before you go.
Other holidays
- Halloween · Oct 31, 2026
- Remembrance Day · Nov 11, 2026
- Christmas Eve · Dec 24, 2026
- Christmas Day · Dec 25, 2026
- Boxing Day · Dec 26, 2026
- New Year’s Eve · Dec 31, 2026
- Lunar New Year · Feb 6, 2027
- Valentine’s Day · Feb 14, 2027
- Family Day · Feb 15, 2027
- St. Patrick’s Day · Mar 17, 2027
- Good Friday · Mar 26, 2027
- Easter Monday · Mar 29, 2027
- Mother’s Day · May 9, 2027
- Victoria Day · May 24, 2027
- Father’s Day · Jun 20, 2027
- National Indigenous Peoples Day · Jun 21, 2027
- Canada Day · Jul 1, 2027
- B.C. Day · Aug 2, 2027
- Labour Day · Sep 6, 2027
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation · Sep 30, 2027
- Thanksgiving · Oct 11, 2027
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.
