What's Open/What's Closed

Want to check out a book or some DVDs from the library during the rainy holiday weather? Don't count on it - the Martinez Library is closed for most of the holiday season. Want to have Christmas Eve dinner at a local restaurant? Some are open, some are not. Want to pay your water bill in person at City Hall? Not gonna happen. 

Below is a list of government services and supermarkets and their status on Christmas Day. Below that is a list of Martinez restaurants that are open on Christmas Eve. Enjoy. And be safe.

Christmas Day, December 25, 2010

• Banks: Most are closed.
• Post Office: Closed. No mail delivery.
• Groceries: Most major supermarkets are closed on Christmas; however, Lucky on Arnold Drive is open until 5 p.m.
• Sunvalley Mall: closed.
• Mass Transit: BART will run on a Sunday schedule. County Connection Buses have no service. For route information, call 925-676-7500 or go to http://cccta.org.
• Amtrak: Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

• Parking meters: Not enforced in Martinez. County parks will enforce meters unless noted on the meter.
• Schools: Public schools are closed.
• Public agencies: State and federal offices are closed. The City of Martinez is closed from noon Dec. 24 through January 4, 2011.
• Libraries: Closed.
• Recreation centers: Most are closed. Call for hours.

New Year's Day, January 1, 2011

• Banks: Most are closed.
• Post Office: Closed. No mail delivery.
• Groceries: Almost all are open. Safeway will be open at 6 a.m. New Year's Day.

• Sunvalley Mall: Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m..
• Mass Transit: BART will run on a Sunday schedule. County Connection Buses have no service. For route information, call 925-676-7500 or go to http://cccta.org.
• Amtrak: Closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

• Parking meters: Not enforced in Martinez. County parks will enforce meters unless noted on the meter.
• Schools: Public schools are closed.
• Public agencies: State and federal offices are closed. The City of Martinez is closed from noon Dec. 24 through January 4, 2011.
• Libraries: Closed.
• Recreation centers: Most are closed. Call for hours.

Martinez Restaurants on Friday, Dec. 24 (all but Copper Skillet are closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25):

DOWNTOWN:

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Call for info.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Closed through Jan. 3

Closed Fri. and Sat., but open New Year's Eve.

: Call for info.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open Fri. and Sat. until 2:00pm

OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN:

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Call for info.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open for lunch and dinner.

Open Fri. until 5:00pm

: Open for lunch and dinner.

: Open Fri. until 6:00pm

: Open for lunch and dinner.