
In observance of Memorial Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual.
City offices and facilities closed on Memorial Day include:
- A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven.
- City Hall.
- East Mesa Recreation Center.
- Youth Development and Diversion.
- Castaneda Parks & Recreation Administration Office.
- Foothills Landfill.
- Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center.
- All Las Cruces Libraries and its branches.
- Meerscheidt Recreation Center.
- All museums.
- Rio Grande Theatre.
- All Roadrunner Transit operations and facilities.
- All Senior Programs facilities and services.
- South Central Solid Waste Authority Administrative offices.
- Visit Las Cruces.
Open, with hours, includes:
- Solid Waste collections will occur as normal for residential and commercial customers who are scheduled for service on Monday, May 26, 2025.
- The South Central Solid Waste Transfer Station, 2865 W. Amador Ave., Dona Ana County Collection Sites and Corralitos Landfill will be open with normal service hours.
- City swimming pools will be open Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a free swim day at the outdoor Laabs Pool, 750 W. Picacho Ave. This pool will have two swimming sessions. Session I will be from noon to 3 p.m. and Session II will be from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., will have an Aquatic Fitness Session from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m., with open swim session from noon to 3 p.m. and 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- The upstairs Fitness & Weight Room at the Regional Aquatics Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- The Las Cruces Natatorium, 1405 E. Hadley Ave., will have normal hours of operation 6 – 11 a.m. and 4 – 8 pm.
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