South Florida

What’s open or closed on Columbus Day?

By Miami Herald Staff
Every year, the Bacardi Columbus Day Regatta is held on Biscayne Bay. Pictured, is a sailboat during the first day of the Bacardi Columbus Day Regatta LVII in 2011.
Every year, the Bacardi Columbus Day Regatta is held on Biscayne Bay. Pictured, is a sailboat during the first day of the Bacardi Columbus Day Regatta LVII in 2011. Miami Herald File

It’s Columbus Day Monday and you may be wondering what’s opened and what’s closed.

Are schools in session? Can you go to the bank? Can you hit the library and check out a book?

Here’s a list that will help answer those questions for the holiday.

Federal offices: Closed.

State offices: Open.

Miami-Dade County offices: Closed.

Broward County offices: Open.

Miami-Dade courts: Open.

Broward courts: Open.

Public schools: Open.

Post offices: Closed.

UPS: Open

Stock markets: Open.

Banks: Most are closed.

Miami-Dade libraries: Closed.

Broward libraries: Open.

Tri-Rail: Regular schedule.

Miami-Dade and Broward transit: Normal schedule.

Miami-Dade garbage collection: Normal schedule.

Broward garbage collection: Normal schedule.

Malls: Open.

Groceries: Open.

This story was originally published October 7, 2018 at 7:34 PM.

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