{"id":329656,"date":"2026-07-05T01:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T01:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/329656\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T01:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T01:10:25","slug":"july-4-whats-open-whats-closed-in-miami-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/329656\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4: What\u2019s open, what\u2019s closed in Miami, Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many public services in South Florida will be closed or curtailed on Friday, July 3, in honor of Independence Day. But it will be business as usual for most stores and malls on that day, although some hours are changing on Saturday, July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rundown during the July 3-4 holiday stretch:<\/p>\n<p>Supermarkets<\/p>\n<p>Publix: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/recalls\/article316381374.html\">READ MORE: Publix fruit recalled after 12 customers got E. coli-linked stomach illnesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winn-Dixie: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Sedano\u2019s: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Presidente: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Milam\u2019s Market: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Milam\u2019s Market in Sunny Isles Beach.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"Milam\u2019s Market in Sunny Isles Beach\" alt=\"The Sunny Isles Beach Milam\u2019s Market, 17100 Collins Ave., will be open regular hours., as will all Milam\u2019s locations.\"\/>                                                                                    The Sunny Isles Beach Milam\u2019s Market, 17100 Collins Ave., will be open regular hours., as will all Milam\u2019s locations.                                                                                            DAVID J. NEAL                                                                            dneal@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Price Choice Markets: Open, check your location.<\/p>\n<p>The Fresh Market: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Whole Foods Market: Most stores close at 6 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Aldi: Most stores close at 4 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Trader Joe\u2019s: All stores close at 5 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart Neighborhood Market: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Big box stores<\/p>\n<p>Walmart: Open regular hours.<\/p>\n<p>Target: Open regular hours on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Costco: Closed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club: Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacies<\/p>\n<p>CVS\/Navarro: Regular store hours Saturday. CVS pharmacies will be closed, or open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Navarro pharmacies will be closed, or open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens: Regular store hours Saturday, but most pharmacies are closed. Pharmacies that are open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Shopping malls<\/p>\n<p>Malls are open regular hours on Friday, July 3. The hours below are for Saturday, July 4:<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FiFA Activation 06-19-26_100.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"FiFA Activation 06-19-26_100.jpg\" alt=\"Aventura Mall\u2019s viewing lounge is airing all the FIFA World Cup games with the volume on, not just the Miami hosted ones. The space also features a jersey wall representing the 48 nations competing in this tournament. The FIFA shop in the area has official FIFA merchandise including Panini stickers.\"\/>                                                                                    Aventura Mall\u2019s viewing lounge is airing all the FIFA World Cup games with the volume on, not just the Miami hosted ones. The space also features a jersey wall representing the 48 nations competing in this tournament. The FIFA shop in the area has official FIFA merchandise including Panini stickers.                                                                                                                                                                        Courtesy Aventura Mall                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Aventura Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Bal Harbour Shops: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Brickell City Centre: Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Broward Mall: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Coral Square: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dadeland Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dolphin Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Falls: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Keys Outlet Marketplace: Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale: Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Miami International Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Pembroke Lakes Mall: Closed.<\/p>\n<p>Sawgrass Mills: Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppes at Merrick Park: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Southland Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Westland Mall: Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Mass Transit<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade: Metrobus and Metrorail will run on a Sunday schedule on Friday. Trains will run every 15 mintes between Earlington Heights and Dadeland South. Metromover will have extended service until midnight. Saturday, Metrorail and Metromover hours will be extended to 1 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Broward: Broward County Transit will run a regular weekday schedule on Friday, and a Sunday\/holiday schedule on Saturday. The Main Terminal in Fort Lauderdale and the Lauderhill Transit Center will have staff from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 P.M. Help with bus services and paratransit TOPS services can be found at 954-357-8400 (TTY 954-357-8302).<\/p>\n<p>Tri-Rail: Friday, Tri-Rail will run on a normal schedule. As July 4 is both a weekend and a holiday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tri-rail.com\/scheduletable\/2\">Tri-Rail will run on a Weekend\/Holiday Schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garbage pickup<\/p>\n<p>Miami: Friday garbage and recycling collection as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade: Garbage will not be collected on Friday. Recycling, however, will be collected on July 3. All disposal facilities will be closed on July 4, except for the South Dade Landfill (7 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and the Medley Landfill (closing at noon).<\/p>\n<p>Fort Lauderdale: Normal garbage collection.<\/p>\n<p>Broward: Garbage pickup will be collected as usual. The Broward County Landfill will be open Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>For all others, check with your municipality.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MIA_1_freedomplane250foundingdocs6-15-26MXF.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"MIA_1_freedomplane250foundingdocs6-15-26MXF.JPG\" alt=\"The Freedom Plane receives a ceremonial water salute upon arrival carrying founding documents for the 250th anniversary celebration of American independence at Opa-locka Airport in Opa-locka, Fla., on Monday, June 15, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    The Freedom Plane receives a ceremonial water salute upon arrival carrying founding documents for the 250th anniversary celebration of American independence at Opa-locka Airport in Opa-locka, Fla., on Monday, June 15, 2026.                                                                                            MARRA X. FINKELSTEIN                                                                            mfinkelstein@miamiherald.com                                                                                        U.S. Post Office<\/p>\n<p>Branches will be open and mail will be delivered on Friday. Branches closed and no mail delivery Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Money<\/p>\n<p>New York Stock Exchange: Closed on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>NASDAQ: Closed on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Reserve Bank and branches: Open on Friday, closed as usual on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bank branches: Check with your bank. Whether or not branches are open, ATMs and online banking remain operational.<\/p>\n<p>Courts and county offices<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade: The county offices and the clerk\u2019s office will be closed July 3.<\/p>\n<p>Broward: The clerk of the courts and other county offices will be closed July 3.<\/p>\n<p>Libraries<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade: All branches closed Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miami-Dade kendale-lakes-branch.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"Miami-Dade kendale-lakes-branch.jpg\" alt=\"Miami-Dade Kendale Lakes library branch, 15205 SW 88th St.\"\/>                                                                                    Miami-Dade Kendale Lakes library branch, 15205 SW 88th St.                                                                                                                                                                        Miami-Dade Libraries                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Broward: All branches will be open Friday, and closed Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published July 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644465\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Newsroom_Headshots_MJO_46.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Howard Cohen\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644465\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Howard Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. 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