Open or Closed for Christmas Eve

Friday   Pennsylvania   New Jersey    

Banks   Open    Optional

Savings & loans   Open   Optional

Federal agencies   Closed   Closed

Federal courts   Closed   Closed

State agencies    Closed   Closed

Local/state courts*    Closed    Closed

Liquor stores    Open    Optional

Postal service**    Yes   Yes

* Arraignment court at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St., will be open.

** Windows at the 30th Street post office, Franklin Mills Mall office, and B. Free Franklin office at 316 Market St. will be open.

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In Philadelphia

Schools: Public and parochial schools closed

City agencies: Open

District health centers: Open

Libraries: Open

Recreation centers: Open

Trash and garbage collection: Trash and recyclables will be picked up.

Parking: Regulations enforced.

Zoo: Closed

Museums open:

Academy of Natural Sciences

Adventure Aquarium in Camden

African American Museum

Independence National Historical Park

Independence Seaport Museum

Liberty Bell Center

Mummers Museum

National Liberty Museum

National Museum of American Jewish History

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Please Touch Museum

Museums closed:

Atwater Kent Museum

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Franklin Institute

University Museum

Transportation

Pennsylvania: SEPTA's Regional Rail will operate on Sunday schedules, City and Suburban Transit lines will operate on Saturday schedules. For information, call 215-580-7800.

New Jersey: PATCO High-Speed Line trains between Philadelphia and Lindenwold will operate on holiday schedules. For information, call 856-772-6900.

NJ Transit buses will operate on various schedules. For individual route schedules, call 1-973-275-5555.

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