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What's Closed Thanksgiving & the Day After in Berkeley?

Here's a quick run-down of what public agencies and services in Berkeley are doing on Thanksgiving Day and the following day, aka Black Friday.

Nearly all public agencies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, and quite a few will be closed the following day.

BART will run a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Day but will have extra-long trains for the expected crowds of shoppers on what's become known as Black Friday.

Here's run-down of what's open and closed:

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    Berkeley City Hall – Closed both days

    Berkeley Public Schools – Closed both days

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    Berkeley Public Library – Closed both days

    Post Office, federal agencies – Thanksgiving Day in a national holiday, and post offices and federal offices will be closed. Friday is not a U.S. government holiday, though some offices may reduce hours of service that day.

    Department of Motor Vehicles – Closed both days.

    BARTWill operate on a Sunday schedule on Thursday beginning at 8 a.m. On Friday, it will run full-length trains all day starting at 6 a.m. 


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