All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. All City Offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
Read on for more information.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
Monday, December 23, 2024-Friday, January 3, 2025: All schools will be closed for winter break.
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
Tuesday, December 24: Normal DASH bus service operation. Alexandria Transit Company administrative offices will be closed.
Wednesday, December 25: DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. The Alexandria Transit Company administrative offices will be closed.
Tuesday, December 31: Normal DASH bus service operation. Alexandria Transit Company administrative offices will be open.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. Alexandria Transit Company administrative offices will be closed.
The free King Street Trolley operates from King Street Metro to City Hall/Market Square with service every 15 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day.
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA)
Tuesday, December 24: Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adoptions begin at noon.
Wednesday, December 25: Closed
Tuesday, December 31: Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adoptions begin at noon.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Closed
For animal emergency or wildlife concerns, call 703.746.4444.
Courts
Tuesday, December 24-Thursday, December 26: All courts will be closed.
Wednesday, December 31, 2024-Thursday, January 1, 2025: All courts will be closed.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25: Closed.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Closed.
Emergency Hotlines
All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the Child Protective Services Hotline at 703.746.5800; the Domestic Violence Hotline at 703.746.4911; the Emergency Mental Health Services or substance use crisis hotline at 703.746.3401; the Adult Protective Services hotline at 703.746.5778 or 988; and the Sexual Assault Hotline at 703.683.7273.
Health Facilities
Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center at Alexandria City High School will be closed.
Tuesday, December 31: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center will be open 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center at Alexandria City High School will be closed.
Historic Alexandria
Tuesday, December 24: Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site and The Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum will be closed.
Wednesday, December 25: All City Museums will be closed.
Thursday, December 26: Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum closed. All other museums on regular operating schedule.
Tuesday, December 31: Friendship Firehouse Museum will be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: All City Museums will be closed.
Please note Freedom House is open on weekends only through early January.
For more information, follow Historic Alexandria on social media or call 703.746.4554.
Impound Lot
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 24-25: Closed.
Wednesday & Thursday, December 31, 2024-January 1, 2025: Closed.
The City’s impound lot is closed on all weekends and observed City holidays. Fees will continue to accrue on Saturday and Sunday, but not on holidays.
Libraries
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 24-25: All Libraries will be closed.
Tuesday, December 31: Libraries will be closing at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: All Libraries will be closed.
Parking
Tuesday-Wednesday, December 24-25: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts. This suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking spaces and does not permit parking in any normally prohibited location. Temporary no-parking signs will be enforced.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts. This suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking spaces and does not permit parking in any normally prohibited location. Temporary no-parking signs will be enforced.
Recreation, Nature and Arts Centers
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 24 and 25: All Recreation, Nature and Art Centers will be closed.
Tuesday, December 31: Minnie Howard Aquatics Facility will be closing at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: All Recreation, Nature and Art Centers will be closed.
Resource Recovery
Residential refuse, recycling, yard waste, and curbside food waste will be delayed by one day starting on Wednesday, December 25. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center will be open on Monday, December 23, and closed Wednesday, December 25.
Residential refuse, recycling, yard waste, and curbside food waste will be delayed by one day starting on Wednesday, January 1. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center will be open on Saturday, December 28, and Monday, December 30.
Torpedo Art Factory
Wednesday, December 25: Closed.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Closed.
If you prefer communication in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available to you, please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.3960.