President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021 following the murder of George Floyd and the protests surrounding racial inequality and police brutality that engulfed the nation.
While the holiday, known as the nation's second independence day, is federally recognized, Florida is one of about dozen states that did not recognize it as an official state holiday as of 2023. It is not considered a paid holiday for state employees; however, local governments have taken it upon themselves to close local offices.
Though most restaurants and businesses remain open on June 19, there are some notable closures, including major banks and government agencies.
Here's a list of what's open and closed on Juneteenth.
Supermarkets: Open (hours vary by location)
- Publix
- Trader Joe's
- Aldi
- Whole Foods
- Walmart
- Target
Major Pharmacies: Open
- CVS
- Walgreens
Banks and Credit Unions: Closed
- Wells Fargo
- Chase
- Capital One
- Bank of America
- PNC
- Truist
- CitiBank
- Seacoast Credit Union
Government Agencies: Closed
- Non-essential federal offices
- Broward County governmental offices and courts
- Miami-Dade County government offices and courts
- Broward County library branches except NSU-Alvin Sherman Library
- Miami-Dade libraries
- U.S. Postal Service offices (no mail delivery)
Transit, Garbage Collection
- UPS locations are open and pickup, and delivery services are available.
- FedEx is open.
- Broward and Miami-Dade transit will operate regular weekday service schedules.
- Broward garbage, bulk, and recycling pickup will be collected as regularly scheduled.
- Miami-Dade solid waste management will collect curbside garbage and trash.
