Miami-Dade Thanksgiving Week Closures, Trash and Transit

Miami-Dade County offices and libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026, which is Thanksgiving Day, and again on Friday, November 27, 2026. Trash pickup continues through the holiday, and county buses, Metrorail and Metromover run on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day.

That shapes your week more than it might seem. The Friday closure turns one holiday into a long weekend with no county counters and no library branches. Anything that needs one of them, such as returning books, picking up a form, dropping off paperwork or paying something in person, has to happen before Thursday or wait until the following week. Garbage keeps its usual rhythm, so the packaging and scraps from a big meal do not have to pile up in the kitchen. And if you are riding to a relative's table, the Sunday timetable is the one to look up, because your weekday routine may not match it.

Below is the full county rundown, then a short set of food leads and a checklist for the week.

County services on the holiday

The county's holiday schedule is the source for the details below. All county offices, libraries included, close on each of the 13 county holidays, and Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after it are both on the 2026 list.

• Closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026 and Friday, November 27, 2026: county offices and library branches.
• Running as usual: garbage and trash collection, along with the Trash & Recycling Centers. They operate on all county holidays except MLK Day, Independence Day and Christmas Day, so Thanksgiving is not an exception.
• Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day: county bus, Metrorail and Metromover. The county says its other listed holidays are normally scheduled for transit.

If your plans involve a library program, a county permit or any in-person office visit, aim for a day earlier in the week. For trash, put your bins out on your regular collection day, with no holiday shift to track. If you are hosting, that also means you can clear the kitchen without waiting for a different pickup date.

Food leads for the week

No neighborhood turkey giveaway for this year has been announced in the sources behind this letter, so the leads below are places to ask, not events to show up at.

• South Dade, Coral Reef office: the Miami-Dade Tax Collector's Office held a Thanksgiving Turkey Drive at its new Coral Reef location last year. A Community Newspapers article dated December 9, 2025 says more than 300 families went home with turkeys, and people came from around the South Dade region that morning. Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and Grant Street Group made it possible. The office is expected to serve as a base for future community programs, so it is a sensible place to ask what is planned.
• Feeding South Florida: food assistance in Broward and Miami-Dade requires an appointment. Call 954-518-1857 or email clientservices@feedingsouthflorida.org to set one up.
• Buddy System MIA: free, healthy food is available through 10 community fridges across Miami, with no appointment step mentioned in the source.

The two food-help options come from a WLRN list of Thanksgiving food assistance.

Checklist for the week

• Finish any library or county office errand before Thursday, November 26, 2026, since that day and Friday, November 27, 2026 are both closed.
• Put trash out on your normal day, because Thanksgiving is not a collection exception.
• If you ride transit on Thursday, look up the Sunday schedule for your route.
• Call Feeding South Florida to book an appointment if you need food assistance.
• Ask the Tax Collector's Coral Reef office whether a turkey drive is planned this year.
• Check on a neighbor who may not have a ride or a full table.

Quick answers

Are Miami-Dade libraries open on Thanksgiving?

No. County offices, libraries included, close on county holidays, and both Thursday, November 26, 2026 and Friday, November 27, 2026 are on the list.

Is trash pickup skipped on Thanksgiving?

No. County trash collection runs on every county holiday except MLK Day, Independence Day and Christmas Day.

Do buses and Metrorail run on Thanksgiving?

Yes, county bus, Metrorail and Metromover follow a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day.