Labor Day 2020: What's Open, Closed In Denver
DENVER, CO — Many services, agencies and government offices in Denver will be closed on Monday.
Some services and centers that have traditionally been open on Labor Day during previous years will not be open this year because of employee cutbacks and precautions amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The mayor's office, city council offices, clerk and recorder's office, auditor's office and most city agencies will be closed.
Labor Day openings, closings in Denver:
Denver Health - open
Pepsi Center COVID-19 testing site - closed
Trash, recycling and compost collection - will not be collected Monday. Collection will be delayed one day the remainder of the week of Sept. 7.
City-owned golf courses - open, weather permitting, but check these policies before you go.
State courts - closed
Libraries - closed, and all live remote services will be unavailable.
Denver arts and venues: Outdoor spaces at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre will be open this weekend. The Red Rocks Trading Post and McNichols Civic Center Building will also be open. You can make a reservation at the McNichols Building here. A guide to arts and venues in the city can be found here.
Parking meters - free on Sundays and holidays, including Labor Day.
Denver recreation centers - all centers and pools are closed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Walmart, Target, Safeway and King Soopers stores in metro Denver will be open on the holiday, but check individual stores for hours as they may be closing early.
Labor Day, a federal holiday in the United States, honors the American labor movement. As trade unions grew in the late 19th century, many pushed for a holiday that recognized the groups' achievements.
In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday, and over the next seven years, dozens of other states followed suit. In 1894, Labor Day became an official federal holiday, but only for federal workers — it wasn't until several decades later that the day became a statutory holiday for everyone.
This article originally appeared on the Denver Patch
