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Are Costco and Publix open? Mall hours? What to know about shopping on Memorial Day

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While many of us are off for Memorial Day, you can head to the stores and malls.

What you won’t be doing is going to court, serving on a jury, reading a book in an air-conditioned library or collecting your mail on Monday, May 27. These services observe the holiday.

Here’s what is open, closed or running differently on Memorial Day.

File photo of a police honor guard saluting the holiday in Miami Beach on Memorial Day 2021.

File photo of a police honor guard saluting the holiday in Miami Beach on Memorial Day 2021.

Supermarkets

Hours may vary so check with your location:

Aldi will be open but closing earlier. The holiday hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

BJ’s Wholesale will be open 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Costco Wholesale will be closed on Memorial Day.

Fresco y Más will be open regular hours, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

The Fresh Market will be open regular hours.

Milam’s Market will be open regular hours, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Presidente Supermarket will be open regular hours, 7 a.m.-9:45 p.m.

Publix will be open regular hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sedano’s will be open regular hours, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sprouts Farmers’ Market will be open regular hours, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Trader Joe’s will be open regular hours, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Walmart will be open 6 a.m.-11 p.m.

Whole Foods Market will be open regular hours, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Winn-Dixie will be open regular hours 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Pharmacies

CVS stores and pharmacies will be open although some pharmacies may have reduced hours or be closed for the holiday.

Navarro will be open holiday hours.

Walgreens stores and pharmacies will be open, although some non-24-hour pharmacies may have reduced hours.

A group of bicyclists pedal down the beach boardwalk during the first day of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, in this file photo from May 27, 2022.A group of bicyclists pedal down the beach boardwalk during the first day of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, in this file photo from May 27, 2022.

A group of bicyclists pedal down the beach boardwalk during the first day of Memorial Day Weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, in this file photo from May 27, 2022.

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Recreation and Shopping

Beaches will be open in Miami-Dade and Broward.

Parks will be open.

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

Restaurants should be open on Memorial Day. Some places, however, may have reduced hours.

Transit, Banks, Garbage

Mass transit Miami-Dade: Metrorail and Metromover will run on a Sunday schedule and Metrobus will run on its Sunday schedule on Memorial Day Monday.

Mass transit Broward County: Transit will operate on a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day.

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

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. Because Amazon uses these couriers to deliver packages, your items may not arrive on Monday.

U.S. stock markets: Closed.

Schools: Closed.

Libraries: County libraries in Miami-Dade and Broward are closed on Memorial Day. Online resources are always available.

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.

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