South Florida

Today is Veterans Day. What is open and closed on the holiday?

On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, school is out the post office is closed. Here’s a list of what you should know:

Supermarkets

Publix: Normal hours, check with your local store.

Winn-Dixie: Normal hours, check with your store.

Sedano’s: Open, check with your store.

The Fresh Market: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Whole Foods Market: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., but check with your store.

Aldi: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Trader Joe’s: Check with your store.

Pharmacies

Walgreens: Open, check with your store.

CVS: Open, check with your store.

Navarro: Open, check with your store.

Recreation and shopping

Beaches: Open

Parks: Most parks will be open from sunrise to sunset on Veterans Day; check local park hours.

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 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools: All MDCPS schools will be closed for the legal holiday.

Broward County Public Schools: All BCPS schools will be closed.

Government

City and county buildings: Closed.

Courts: Closed.

Transit, banks, garbage

Mass transit: In Miami-Dade, public transportation will be operating on its normal schedule. Broward County Transit will operate a regular weekday service schedule.

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

Banks: Closed

Mail delivery: USPS post offices are closed and the Postal Service does not deliver mail or packages. UPS will still offer pickup and delivery option, and their stores will also be open. UPS SurePost and UPS Mail Innovations deliveries will require one more business day before delivery. All FedEx units will run a normal schedule on Veterans Day.

United States Stock Markets: Open.

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This story was originally published November 10, 2020 at 5:41 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
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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