Shop all you want, but you can’t do other things. What’s open and closed on Veterans Day
Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11, and for some this means a day off from work and one day you won’t have to worry about finding a bill in your mailbox. (Well, at least not in your physical mailbox.)
Here’s a list of what you you’ll find open and what will be closed for the day. Regular business resumes on Friday:
Supermarkets
▪ Publix: Normal hours, generally 7 a.m.-10 p.m., but 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. but the Coconut Grove store opens at 7 a.m.
▪ Whole Foods Market: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
▪ Aldi: Regular hours, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The first hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays is reserved for COVID vulnerable shoppers, such as the elderly.
▪ Trader Joe’s: Regular 8 a.m.-9 p.m. hours.
Pharmacies
▪ Walgreens: Open, check with your store.
▪ CVS: Open, check with your store.
▪ Navarro: Open, check with your store.
▪ Publix: 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, Dania Pointe 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 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
▪ Libraries: Closed.
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.
▪ Public universities, colleges: Most are closed, such as Florida International University, Miami Dade College.
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 on a modified schedule. Call 954-357-8400.
▪ Garbage: Regular collections in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
▪ 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.
Deals
▪ Miami-South Florida on the Cheap has a master list of freebies or special offers on Veterans Day. Visit: miamionthecheap.com/veterans-day-2021-freebies-deals-in-miami-south-florida/.
This story was originally published November 9, 2021 at 12:55 PM.
