What Is Open and Closed In San Antonio On Thanksgiving And Black Friday

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is pulling the brakes on many holiday traditions.

Health officials are warning against the dangers of travel during this time, and Black Friday shopping traditions are much different this year.

Several city offices in San Antonio will be closed on Thanksgiving and Black Friday this year, including COVID-19 testing sites.

Here are offices that will be open and closed on Thanksgiving:

Open:

Thanksgiving

• Police, Fire, and EMS
• SAPD's detention center and magistrate offices
• Recycling, organics, and garbage collections scheduled for Thursday will be picked up on Wednesday
• On-street parking meters will be free for downtown visitors
• Parks and trails

Black Friday

• COVID-19 hotline
• Recycling, organics, and garbage
• Dead animal collection
• Animal Care Services lobby and adoption center
• On-street parking meters downtown will be free
• La Villita and Market Square
• Spanish Governor's Palace

Closed:

Thanksgiving

• COVID-19 testing sites that are run by the city
• COVID-19 hotline
• 3-1-1, with the exception of emergency concerns
• Metro Health Collections
• Alicia Trevino and Doris Griffin senior comprehensive centers and senior nutrition centers
• Parks & Recreation community centers
• The San Antonio Natatorium
• McFarlin Tennis Center
• Barrera Community Fitness Center
• Willie Velasquez and Claude Black Community Centers
• Early education and child care assistance services administrative offices
• Head Start, Pre-K 4 SA, schools
• Fitness in the Park classes
• Office of the City Clerk, Passports, Vital Records and Municipal Archives and Records
• SAPD administration and records
• SAFD administrative offices
• Brush collection and brush recycling centers
• Bulky waste collection centers and household hazardous waste sites
• Animal Care Services lobby and adoption center
• Dead animal collection crews will not be on duty
• Municipal Court at 401 S. Frio
• Office of Historic Preservation
• Alamodome box office
• Central Library and branch libraries
• Carver Community Cultural Center at 226 N. Hackberry
• La Villita and Market Square administrative offices
• La Villita and Market Square
• Spanish Governor’s Palace
• Culture Commons Gallery at Plaza de Armas
• Centro de Artes Gallery at Market Square

Black Friday

• City-run COVID-19 testing sites
• Head Start, Pre-K 4 SA, schools
• SAPD’s administration and records
• Central Library and branch libraries
• La Villita and Market Square administrative offices

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Source: KSAT