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When will Publix be open? How about the mall? What to know about Memorial Day hours

Memorial Day is almost here and, soon it’ll be time for some R&R. Maybe you’ll be barbecuing at the park, drinking a cold one by the pool, or taking a road trip to the Keys.

But if you need to run some last-minute errands in South Florida on Monday, here’s what’s open and closed:

David J. Neal dneal@miamiherald.com

Supermarkets

Publix: Stores will be open regular hours (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) but pharmacies will be closed on Memorial Day.

Winn-Dixie and Fresco y Más: Open regular hours; check your local store because closing times vary.

Sedano’s: Stores will operate on regular hours (7 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. depending on your store).

The Fresh Market: Regular hours, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Whole Foods Market: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. during the weekend, but check with your store of preference. On Memorial Day, stores will run on holiday hours, which is from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Aldi: Stores will have normal hours (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.) during the weekend. On Monday, stores in the Miami-area will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Trader Joe’s: Open regular hours, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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A Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Hialeah, Florida.
A Navarro Discount Pharmacy in Hialeah, Florida. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com

Pharmacies

Walgreens: On Memorial Day, all stores and pharmacies will be open although some non-24-hour pharmacies will have reduced hours.

CVS: Stores and pharmacies will be open as normal on the weekend. On Monday, most CVS Pharmacy locations, including 24-hour locations, will be open with regular hours. However, some pharmacies might have reduced hours or be closed for the holiday. Call your store or visit cvs.com to check store hours.

Navarro: Open, check with your store for hours.

Malls owned by the Simon Property Group, the largest mall operator in the U.S., will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Malls owned by the Simon Property Group, the largest mall operator in the U.S., will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sebastián Ballestas sballestas@miamiherald.com

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Recreation and Shopping

Beaches: Open in Miami-Dade and Broward.

Parks: Open

Malls: Aventura Mall, Dolphin Mall and the Simon-owned malls (Dadeland Mall, The Falls, Florida Keys Outlet Marketplace, International Mall, Sawgrass Mills, Coral Square, Town Center at Boca Raton) will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Restaurants: Restaurants are usually open on Memorial Day, including Chick-fil-A. However, some places might have reduced hours.

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Tri-Rail trains will run on a weekend schedule on Memorial Day.
Tri-Rail trains will run on a weekend schedule on Memorial Day. C.M. GUERRERO cmguerrero@miamiherald.com

Transit, Banks, Garbage

Mass transit: In Miami-Dade, the Metrorail and Metromover will run on their weekend schedules and the Metrobus will run on its Sunday schedule on Memorial Day Monday.

In Broward County, transit will operate on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day. There will be no Express and Breeze bus service. People who need planning for fixed-route and paratransit services can call 954-357-8400 (TTY 954-357-8302) from 8::30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday. Also, during those hours, the following terminals will be staffed:

Broward Main Terminal, 101 NW First Ave, in downtown Fort Lauderdale; Lauderhill Transit Center, 1359 NW 40th Ave., in Lauderhill and the Northeast Transit Center, 304 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Pompano Beach.

Tri-Rail: Trains will run on a weekend schedule, which means they won’t “have the flexibility to wait on late comers,” the Tri-Rail says on its website. Passengers should get to the station 20 minutes before their departure. Here’s where you can find train arrival times on the schedule.

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Garbage: Miami, Miami-Dade and Coral Gables will be collecting as usual.

Banks: Closed.

Mail delivery: USPS, UPS and FedEx services will be closed on Memorial Day. Since Amazon uses these couriers to deliver packages, don’t expect your items to get to you on time.

U.S. stock markets: Closed.

Schools: Closed.

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Courts, City Government

Miami-Dade County Offices: County offices, including libraries and courthouses, will be closed on Memorial Day.

Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida: Closed.

Broward County Offices: County offices, including libraries and courthouses, will be closed on Memorial Day.

COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing Sites

Broward: All Broward Department of Health testing and vaccine sites will be closed on Memorial Day and reopen on Tuesday.

Miami-Dade County-run sites: Several COVID vaccine sites will be open, but they will not be 24/7 providing vaccines or boosters. Here are some sites that will be open: Joseph Caleb Center, 5400 NW 22nd St. in Miami; Kendall Indian Hammocks Park, 11395 SW 79th St.; Health District Center, 1350 NW 14TH St. Find more sites here..

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This story was originally published May 25, 2022 at 2:54 PM.

Michelle Marchante
Miami Herald
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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