Thanksgiving holiday hours for City offices and facilities

posted on 11/26/2025

City administrative offices, including City Hall, will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, for Thanksgiving. In addition, city administrative offices will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

The Public Library will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 28, and will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

The Recycling Center on Mast Road will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

All Recreation facilities will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. The Indoor Pool will also be closed on Friday, Nov. 28. The Fitness Center and Butterfield Gym at the McConnell Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. The Ice Arena will be open during regular hours on Friday, Nov. 28.

The Dover Community Senior Center is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 28.

Inspection Services, located on Mast Road, will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 28.

Holiday affects curbside trash and recycling pickup

Curbside trash and recycling pickup will be delayed one day on Thursday and Friday only.

Public parking holidays

Thanksgiving Day is a parking holiday; no payment is required at meters, except for the Orchard Street Parking Garage and Dover Transportation Lot, which are metered parking at all times. 

Downtown parking is also free on Friday, Nov. 28, part of the Plaid Friday initiative, except for the Orchard Street Parking Garage and Dover Transportation Lot.