What's open, closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday

Minneapolis-St. Paul area post offices, banks and libraries will be closed and most parking meters will be free on MLK Day.

January 15, 2024 at 1:39PM
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to thousands during his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963. (Associated Press file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here is a list of what's open and closed on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday:

Post offices: Closed, with no regular mail service.

Banks: All traditional and any in-store branches of Bremer Bank, Huntington, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank will be closed.

Grocery stores: Major supermarkets will be open. Call for hours.

Malls: Many stores will be open.

Mass transit: Metro Transit buses, Metro Blue and Green lines and the Metro Red Line will follow regular schedules. For route information, call 612-373-3333 or go to metrotransit.org. Also following regular schedules: the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, Maple Grove Transit, Plymouth Metrolink and SouthWest Transit. Call Metro Mobility for service. Northstar will have service.

Parking meters: Not enforced in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The University of Minnesota will enforce meters unless noted on the meter. Minneapolis parks will enforce meters unless noted on the meter.

Libraries: Libraries will be closed.

Schools: Public schools and the University of Minnesota will be closed.

Public agencies: Local, state and federal offices will be closed.

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