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In observance of Labor Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire, will operate as usual.

City offices and facilities closed on Labor Day include:

  • City Hall
  • Castaneda Service Center (Parks & Recreation Administration Offices)
  • Las Cruces Utilities Administration Offices
  • A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven
  • Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center
  • Youth Development & Diversion Learning Center
  • Las Cruces Museum System, including Branigan Cultural Center, the Museum of Art, Museum of Nature and Science, and the Railroad Museum
  • Las Cruces Public Libraries, including Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, branch libraries at Munson Center and Sage Café
  • Rio Grande Theatre
  • All Roadrunner Transit operations and facilities
  • All Senior Programs facilities and services
  • South Central Solid Waste Authority administrative offices
  • Foothills Landfill will be closed on Labor Day, September 7, 2026, and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
  • Visit Las Cruces

Operating, or open, with hours, includes:

  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center Gym Open 1 – 5 p.m.
  • Residential and Commercial collections will run as normal on September 7, 2026
  • South Central Solid Waste Residential and Commercial Recycle Operations will run on regular schedule on September 7, 2026.
  • Amador Transfer Station, Corralitos Landfill, County Collection Sites and Sunland Park curbside solid waste processes will all be operating on regular hours.
  • Laabs Outdoor Pool – Session I: noon to 3 p.m. Session II 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • East Mesa Bataan Memorial Outdoor Pool – Session I: noon to 3 p.m. Session II 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Regional Aquatic Center Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Las Cruces Natatorium Open 6 – 11 a.m.
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