Politics & Government

What's Open and What's Closed on Martin Luther King Day?

The holiday is observed the third Monday of January each year.

Schools and government offices will close countywide Monday in observance of the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.

Laguna Niguel City Hall will be open.

The federal holiday will close all financial markets and shutter most government offices, including the courts, in Orange County.

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Schools, too, will take the day off. Orange County libraries are also closing their doors.

No mail will be sent or delivered by the U.S. Postal Service and the majority of banks will take the day off.

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However, expect residential garbage collection to be unaffected by the Monday holiday.

Most stores will remain open as well to take advantage of shoppers enjoying the three-day weekend.



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