Labor Day 2027 in Columbus is Monday, Sept. 6: Clingstones home Sept. 3-5, Uptown's last splash pad weekend, school out, city closures and trash.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Closures come from the city’s, METRA’s and the school district’s own schedules. Where a 2027 detail is not posted yet, we give last year’s and say so.

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. Muscogee County schools are closed, the Columbus Clingstones are home at Synovus Park Friday to Sunday, Sept. 3-5, and it is the last weekend for Uptown’s free splash pad. The city’s Labor Day trash and bus changes for 2027 will be posted closer to the date; last year’s are below.

Date What Details
Sept. 3-5, 2027 Clingstones vs. Montgomery Biscuits Synovus Park
Monday, Sept. 6, 2027 Labor Day No school; city holiday in past years
Labor Day weekend Uptown splash pad’s last days Free
Labor Day Fireworks allowed until 11:59 p.m. State law

Who to call

  • City services, trash and recycling: 311
  • METRA transit: 706-225-4673
  • Uptown Columbus: 706-596-0111
  • Emergency: 911

Events

  • Clingstones Labor Day weekend: the Atlanta Braves’ Double-A team hosts the Montgomery Biscuits Sept. 3-5, the end of an Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 homestand, according to the team’s 2027 schedule announcement. Game times will be on the team’s schedule page.
  • Uptown’s Fall Friday Night Concert Series started Friday, Sept. 4, in 2026: free concerts on Broadway from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on a block closed to traffic. Coolers, tents, outside alcohol and glass are not allowed (concert series page).
  • Fall Market Days on Broadway fell on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend in 2026, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon on the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Broadway (Fall Market page).
  • Uptown splash pad: free, open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday until it closes after Labor Day (Uptown Columbus).

What is open and closed

City government. Labor Day was a city holiday on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, on the Columbus Consolidated Government’s FY2027 list on the Public Works page. The FY2028 list, covering Labor Day 2027, is not out yet.

METRA buses. No bus service on Labor Day 2026, on METRA’s FY2027 holiday schedule.

Schools. Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2027, is a holiday on the Muscogee County School District’s 2027-28 calendar. School starts Aug. 2.

Trash pickup changes

On the city’s 2025-26 holiday schedule, Labor Day Monday routes (Sept. 1, 2025) were collected on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Check the Public Works page for the 2027 notice, or call 311.

Fireworks

Georgia law allows consumer fireworks for adults between 10 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on most days, subject to local noise rules, and guarantees use until 11:59 p.m. on Labor Day regardless of those rules. Fireworks are banned on roads and within 100 yards of a hospital, nursing home or gas station, and may not be used while drinking (Georgia Code section 25-10-2).

Frequently asked questions

When is Labor Day 2027? Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. Muscogee County schools are closed that day.

Do METRA buses run on Labor Day in Columbus? In 2026 METRA ran no buses on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Its 2027-28 holiday schedule is not out yet.

Is trash picked up on Labor Day in Columbus? In 2025 the city collected Labor Day Monday routes on the Wednesday after the holiday. Check the Public Works page or call 311 for the 2027 notice.

Can you shoot fireworks on Labor Day in Georgia? Yes. Georgia law lets adults use consumer fireworks until 11:59 p.m. on Labor Day, regardless of local noise rules, but not on roads or within 100 yards of a hospital, nursing home or gas station.

When does the Uptown Columbus splash pad close? Uptown Columbus says its free splash pad closes after Labor Day.

What this means for you

  • Monday trash customers should expect a later pickup that week.
  • Labor Day weekend is the last chance for the Uptown splash pad.

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