What’s open and closed Easter weekend in Hamilton

Published April 5, 2023 at 8:22 am

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It's Easter weekend in Hamilton. Good Friday will take place on Apr. 7, 2023, followed by Easter Sunday (Apr. 9) and Easter Monday (Apr. 10). Here's what's open and closed.

It’s Easter weekend in Hamilton.

Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans.

Good Friday will take place on Apr. 7, 2023, followed by Easter Sunday (Apr. 9) and Easter Monday (Apr. 10).

Here’s what is open and closed in Hamilton this Easter long weekend:

Closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday:

  • Beer Store
  • Canada Post (no delivery service)
  • Large retailers
  • LCBO
  • All major malls, including CF Lime Ridge
  • Some restaurants (call ahead to make sure)
  • Most major grocery stores
  • Municipal facilities (libraries, museums, City Hall, rec centres etc.)

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Open Good Friday and Easter Sunday:

  • Convenience stores
  • Movie theatres
  • Some Shoppers Drug Mart locations (call ahead)
  • Splitsville Entertainment
  • Some restaurants, but call ahead to be sure

Waste and recycling Friday and Sunday:

  • Community Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations closed on Friday
  • No blue box, bulk waste, or garbage pick-up on Friday (pick-up will occur the following day)
  • Regular collection on Monday

Closed Easter Monday:

  • Canada Post (no delivery service)
  • Government offices
  • Municipal facilities (libraries, museums, City Hall, rec centres etc.)
  • Schools

Open Easter Monday:

  • Banks
  • Beer Store
  • Grocery stores
  • LCBO
  • Malls
  • Most restaurants

Transit:

HSR will operate a special holiday schedule with limited service from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Buses will run on a regular Sunday schedule on both Sunday and Monday.

DARTS reservations and on-street service will operate on Sunday service hours on both Friday and Sunday.

GO Transit will run on a Sunday schedule on Good Friday.

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