Labor Day is Sept. 6, 2027. City Hall and the library close, trash runs a day late all week, and September brings free concerts and Taste of Woodstock.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Closings come from each agency’s own page; events from the organizer, linked. Dates from 2026 are marked as last year’s.
Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 6, 2027. It is a City of Woodstock holiday, so city offices are closed, the library is closed, and trash pickup runs one day late for the whole week. No Labor Day weekend event had been announced in Woodstock as of Oct. 6, 2026; September’s regular downtown events are below.
Who to call
- City Hall: 770-592-6000
- Red Oak Sanitation (trash): call or text 678-455-7819
- Woodstock Parks and Recreation (events): 770-517-6788
What is open and closed
| What | Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, 2027 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City of Woodstock offices | Closed | City holidays |
| Trash and recycling | Monday routes on Tuesday; every later day that week one day late | Red Oak Sanitation |
| Woodstock and Rose Creek libraries | Closed | Sequoyah Regional Library |
| Cherokee County schools | Set by the 2027-28 calendar | School district calendar |
The Cherokee County School District’s 2027-28 calendar governs that school year; check the district calendar for Labor Day and fall break.
Trash pickup changes
Red Oak Sanitation, Woodstock’s trash and recycling hauler, completes holiday service the next day, and every later day that week moves back one, according to its holiday schedule. In Labor Day week that means Monday customers on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday, and so on, with Friday customers picked up Saturday. Red Oak’s 2026 Labor Day was Monday, Sept. 7. More in our trash and recycling guide.
September in Woodstock
These ran in September 2026. The 2027 dates will be on each organizer’s page:
| What | 2026 date | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Woodstock Summer Concert Series, the season’s last show | Second Saturday of September | Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater, 101 Arnold Mill Road |
| September Brown Bag Concert Series | Thursdays in September, noon to 1 p.m. | The Park at City Center |
| 9/11 Day of Remembrance | Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. | The Park at City Center |
| Sunset Symphony with the Cobb New Horizons Symphonic Band | Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. | Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater |
| Taste of Woodstock | September | Downtown |
The city events come from its special events calendar. All the city’s September concerts are free. The Brown Bag concerts are lunchtime shows: bring a chair and a packed lunch or takeout from a downtown restaurant. At the 9/11 ceremony the city honors police, fire and rescue workers at its 9/11 Memorial, which includes two sections of subway track recovered from beneath the World Trade Center.
A long weekend outdoors
- Olde Rope Mill Park, 690 Olde Rope Mill Road: 14 miles of mountain bike trails, the flat Trestle Rock Trail along the Little River, fishing and paddling.
- Noonday Creek Trail and Towne Lake Pass: paved trails that meet at Woofstock Park, 150 Dupree Road.
- Dupree Park, 513 Neese Road: disc golf, pickleball and tennis courts, a fishing pond and a playground.
Details are in our walking and biking trails guide and parks and trails guide.
What this means for you
- Everyone’s trash pickup moves a day later in Labor Day week.
- City Hall and the library are closed Monday, Sept. 6, 2027.
- Watch the concert series site in spring for the September show.
Related: Memorial Day, Friday night football and Halloween events.
Frequently asked questions
Is trash picked up on Labor Day in Woodstock, Georgia?
No. Red Oak Sanitation lists Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, 2027, as a holiday. Monday routes are picked up Tuesday, and every later route that week runs one day late.
Is Woodstock City Hall open on Labor Day?
No. Labor Day is a City of Woodstock holiday, so city offices are closed Monday, Sept. 6, 2027.
Is the Woodstock library open on Labor Day?
No. The Sequoyah Regional Library lists Monday, Sept. 6, 2027, as a closing day for its branches.
Are there Labor Day events in Woodstock?
No Labor Day weekend event had been announced for 2027 as of Oct. 6, 2026. The free Woodstock Summer Concert Series plays its last show of the season on the second Saturday of September.
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