Holiday Season 2024 Services, Schedules, Events
Posted on 11/18/2024

Remaining 2024 Observed Holidays
Offices Closed

  • THANKSGIVING Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29
    Both Thursday and Friday's trash and recycling routes will be picked up on Wednesday.
  • Employee Holiday Party Dec. 12  - Offices closed 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday, December 24
    CHRISTMAS Wednesday, December 25
    All routes remain the same Christmas week.
  • NEW YEAR'S DAY Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 - All routes remain the same.



Notifications
You can sign up for text/email/phone call alerts for changes in public works services like route changes or boil water orders at
www.cityofcape.org/getalerts.  Sign up early to receive the Thanksgiving route notification.

 

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
Public Works will be closed both Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week.  Recycling and Trash routes for both days will run Wednesday.  We expect routes to run late, so please leave your carts at the curb if they are not picked up at the normal time.  The Transfer Station will be closed Thursday but open from 7 – 4 on Friday.

Extra Trash
Between 12/26 and 1/10 we will be picking up a reasonable amount of extra trash. Just sit your extra bags next to your cart on trash day (not on top of it). Staff will dump your cart, put the extra items in the cart and then dump the cart again. Carts will only be dumped twice and items must fit into the cart so please consider recycling as much as possible.

 

Christmas Tree Recycling
A free live (or previously live) Christmas tree drop off site will be located in the southeast corner of Arena Park from 12/23 through the end of January for City of Cape residents. You can also schedule a Wednesday Special Pickup for $6.30 (plus current fuel surcharge)/per tree. Wednesday Specials will be done on January 8th, 15th and 29th.  They need to be scheduled in advance so call Public Works at 339-6351 if you want yours picked up. The Transfer Station will also accept trees. The Transfer Station charge will be posted soon (anticipated under $15) .

 

Christmas Holiday Schedule.  City offices, including the Transfer Station will be closed December 24 and 25 for the Christmas Holiday, but solid waste and recycling routes will run the 24th so there will not be any route adjustments.


Holiday Help
Public Works and City Hall are proud to be a Toys for Tots drop box host again this year. To participate just drop off any new unwrapped toy at 2007 Southern Expressway before December 6th and staff will take items to the regional collection site. Many other facilities across the city are collecting for Toybox, Toys-for-Tots and other charities.

New Year’s Day Holiday Schedule.  City offices, including the Transfer Station will be closed January 1st, 2025.  There will be no special pickups on Wednesday January 1st, and no route adjustments for this week since we don’t have Wednesday routes.






Recreation Facility Schedules

THANKSGIVING, Nov. 28

  • Shawnee Park Center CLOSED
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course CLOSED
  • Osage Centre CLOSED
  • A.C. Brase Arena CLOSED
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex CLOSED
  • Cape Aquatic Center CLOSED
  • Jefferson Community Center CLOSED

FRIDAY, Nov. 29

  • Shawnee Park Center 9am-8pm
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course 9am-dusk
  • Osage Centre 5am-7pm
  • A.C. Brase Arena CLOSED
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex 1pm-7pm
  • Cape Aquatic Center: Swimnastics 9:30am-12pm, Fitness Swim 9:30am-1pm, Normal Hours 6pm-8pm
  • Jefferson Community Center 4pm-7pm

CHRISTMAS EVE, Dec. 24

  • Shawnee Park Center 9am-12pm
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course undecided yet
  • Osage Centre 5am-12pm
  • A.C. Brase Arena CLOSED
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex CLOSED
  • Cape Aquatic Center CLOSED
  • Jefferson Community Center CLOSED

CHRISTMAS DAY, Dec. 25

  • Shawnee Park Center Student Santa event open to public 11:30am-1pm
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course CLOSED
  • Osage Centre CLOSED
  • A.C. Brase Arena CLOSED
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex CLOSED
  • Cape Aquatic Center CLOSED
  • Jefferson Community Center CLOSED

NEW YEAR'S EVE, Dec. 31

  • Shawnee Park Center 9am-4pm
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course 10am-dusk
  • Osage Centre 5am-4pm
  • A.C. Brase Arena 8am-5pm
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex CLOSED
  • Cape Aquatic Center CLOSED
  • Jefferson Community Center CLOSED

NEW YEAR'S DAY, Jan. 1

  • Shawnee Park Center 9am-8pm
  • Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course 10am-dusk
  • Osage Centre 9am-8pm
  • A.C. Brase Arena CLOSED
  • Cape Girardeau SportsPlex CLOSED
  • Cape Aquatic Center: Swimnastics 9:30am-12pm, Fitness Swim 9:30am-1pm
  • Jefferson Community Center CLOSED