MLK Day 2021: Here's What's Open, Closed In Miami

Miami FL

17 January, 2021

11:40 PM

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 18 this year, and a variety of services will be closed in the Miami area on the day. King's birthday is Jan. 15, but the federal holiday celebrating the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Here's a breakdown of how the holiday could impact your routine. City of Miami Government Offices: Administrative offices will be closed.Miami-Dade County Government Offices: Administrative offices will be closed. Miami-Dade County Public Schools: All schools and administrative offices will be closed.Miami-Dade County Libraries: All libraries will be closed Monday.Pet Adoption and Protection Center: Closed Monday.Post Offices: Closed Monday.State Courts: Closed Monday. Transportation: The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) will provide regular weekday service. Miami Trolley Service will provide regular weekday service. Trash and recycling: Miami-Dade County will not collect garbage or trash Monday. Waste collection for Monday customers will take place on their next regularly scheduled collection day, which is Thursday.Curbside recycling collection service will take place as scheduled Monday in Miami-Dade County.All neighborhood trash and recycling centers in Miami-Dade County, as well as the Central, West and Northeast Regional Transfer Stations will be closed Monday.The North and South Dade Landfills in Miami-Dade County, and the Resources Recovery Facility will be open Monday.The city of Miami will not collect garbage Monday. Garbage collection will take place on the next scheduled pick-up day for your area. The history of the MLK holiday in America is a complicated one. Almost immediately after King's assassination in 1968, activists began pushing for a holiday celebrating his Jan. 15 birthday. However, the official national holiday wasn't signed into law until 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. The first federal MLK Day was observed on the third Monday of January in 1986, but many states held out. Arizona didn't recognize the day until 1992, when the state lost its rights to host the Super Bowl after voters in Arizona failed to make the day a paid holiday. The last state to adopt the holiday? New Hampshire, in 1999.