What’s Open and Closed on Christmas Eve Day in San Diego 2024 – NBC 7 San Diego

Offices and services in the City, San Diego County and other local communities will be closed over the Christmas holiday.

Here’s a look at what will be closed and open in the area:

Closed on Christmas Day:

• All city libraries will reopen on Thursday at 9:30 a.m
• Public buildings in Balboa Park. Check with individual museums and other park attractions about their holiday plans
  • Public buildings include: Balboa Park Activity Center, Morley Field, Municipal Gym, Botanical Building
• All municipal leisure centers and municipal swimming pools
• The Tecolote Nature Center
• The City Clerk’s Office of Passport Services
• All San Diego County public offices, family resource centers, library branches and animal shelters. (All county offices will return to normal business hours on Thursday.)
• The following centers will be closed:
  • Fallbrook Community Center
  • Lakeside community center
  • Spring Valley Community Center
  • Spring Valley High School
  • 4S Ranch Recreation Office only (all parks are open)
  • Spring Valley and Lakeside Teen Centers
  • Valley Center Community Hall and Adams Park Pool
  • San Elijo Nature Center
  • Santa Ysabel Nature Center

What’s open on Christmas in San Diego?

City services will remain open on Christmas Day:

• Chollas Lake (weather permitting)
• Mission Trails Regional Park
• Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
• Municipal golf courses (holiday rates apply); Mission Bay Golf Course will close at nightfall
• Municipal skate parks and the Pacific Highlands Ranch Pump Track at 5977 Village Center Loop Road
• Areas for off-leash dogs

Christmas Junk Removal Services in San Diego

There will be no curbside trash, recyclables and organic waste pickup on Wednesday for customers served by the city’s environmental department. Garbage collection on Wednesday will take place on Thursday. Thursday pickup will take place on Friday, Friday pickup will take place on Saturday.

Residents not served by the City of San Diego or residents of other cities should check with their waste hauler for holiday schedules.

The Miramar landfill, green space, recycling center and mattress collection point will remain closed on Wednesday.

Parking in San Diego at Christmas

Parking meters, on-street parking time limits, yellow zones, and posted street sweeping routes within the City of San Diego will not be enforced on Christmas Day. All other parking violations will be punished.

Police and emergency services are not affected by the holiday.