Bamberg County releases 2026 courthouse and office holiday schedule

Bamberg County published its official county holiday schedule for 2026 on Jan. 15, 2026, confirming dates when the county courthouse and administrative offices will be closed. The schedule, adopted as part of the FY 2025–2026 budget process, sets expectations for when in-person county services and routine business will be unavailable.

The county will be closed on the following dates in 2026: New Year's Day (Jan. 1); Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 19); Presidents Day (Feb. 16); Good Friday (Apr. 3); Memorial Day (May 25); Juneteenth (Jun. 19); Independence Day observed (Jul. 3); Labor Day (Sep. 7); Veterans Day (Nov. 11); Thanksgiving (Nov. 26–27); and Christmas (Dec. 24–28, subject to change per any state directive). The announcement advised residents to plan around these dates when accessing county services.

County officials tied the closures to decisions made by county council during the budget adoption, noting that holiday scheduling could change in response to executive orders or other directives. That caveat means the listed dates are the county's current plan but not an immutable calendar; state-level changes or emergency orders could alter closures later in the year.

For Bamberg residents and businesses, the schedule has practical implications. Court calendars, public records access, permit processing, tax payments and other routine interactions with county offices will be affected on the listed dates. Anyone with deadlines that typically fall on a closure day should arrange filings or payments in advance or confirm alternative submission options. Walk-in services and appointments at administrative offices will be paused on these dates, potentially extending turnaround times for applications and records requests.

The county's publication of the schedule gives households, local businesses and legal practitioners time to adjust calendars, reschedule appointments and plan for service interruptions tied to the fiscal-year budget decisions. Residents who rely on in-person county services should monitor county communications for any updates if state directives emerge.

This schedule is the county’s official plan for 2026 closures; it establishes predictable windows when county services will be unavailable and signals the consequences of budget and council actions on daily access to government functions. Bamberg residents should factor these dates into yearlong plans and watch for any notices of change that could affect how and when they interact with county government.