Sarasota Christmas 2023: What’s Open, Closed For The Holiday

SARASOTA, FL — With Sarasota-area residents celebrating Christmas Monday, here are some closures and schedule changes affecting government offices, facilities and services over the long holiday weekend.

City of Sarasota government offices: All administrative offices will be closed Monday.

City of Sarasota Solid Waste Department: There will be no garbage, recycling and yard waste pickup on Monday. Collection will be delayed by one day. Monday's collection will take place Tuesday and Tuesday's collection will take place Wednesday.

Arlington Park and Aquatic Complex: Closest Saturday at 2 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Lido Pool: Closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Payne Park Tennis Center: Closed Sunday and Monday.

Robert L. Taylor Community Complex: Closes Saturday at 10 a.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: Closed through Monday.

Bay Runner: Will operate on a regular schedule.

Sarasota County Breeze Transit: Regular Breeze Transit bus routes and Breeze Plus services will operate Saturday and Sunday on a regular schedule. These routes won’t be serviced on Monday.
The Breeze Siesta Key and Breeze OnDemand services will operate on a modified schedule from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday and regular hours on Monday.

The Breeze transit administration office and ticket outlets will be closed Sunday and Monday.
Sarasota County Public Libraries and Historical Resources: All library branch and historical resource locations will be closed through Monday.

Sarasota County Recreation Centers: All recreation centers will be closed Friday through Monday, reopening Tuesday.

Knight Trail Park Pistol and Rifle Range: Closed through Tuesday.

Sarasota County Public Schools: Schools are closed through Jan. 5. Students return to school on Jan. 8.

Sarasota County Government Offices: All government offices will be closed through Monday.

Sarasota County Solid Waste Collections: There will be no garbage, recycling or yard waste pickup on Monday. All collections will be delayed by one day this week: Monday’s pick-up will take place on Tuesday, Tuesday’s collection on Wednesday, Wednesday’s collection on Thursday, Thursday’s collection on Friday and Friday’s collection on Saturday.

Bee Ridge Chemical Collection Centers: Closed through Monday.

Central County Landfill: Closed Monday.

Citizen Convenience Center: Closed Monday.

Re-Uz-It Shop: Closed through Monday.