Christmas Closings
Closings and other schedule changes over the Christmas holiday.
Federal Government | The District | Maryland | Virginia
Federal Government
| Service | Dec. 23 | Dec. 24 | Dec. 25 |
| Federal offices | Open. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Postal Service | Regular mail delivery. | Regular mail delivery | No regular mail delivery; Express Mail only. Post offices closed. |
| Smithsonian museums | Open. | Open. | Closed. |
The District
| Service | Dec. 23 | Dec. 24 | Dec. 25 |
| Banks | Open. | Most closed. | Most closed. |
| Courts | Open. | Closed, except for adult arraignments, juvenile referrals. | Closed, except for adult arraignments, juvenile referrals. |
| Local government offices | Open. | Closed, except for emergency and essential services. | Closed. |
| Schools | Closed. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Libraries | Open. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Traffic, parking | Weekday traffic regulations, parking meters enforced. | Sunday traffic regulations, no meter fees. | Weekend traffic and parking regulations. |
| Trash, recycling | Regular collections. | Regular collections. | No collections made today. |
| Liquor stores | Owner's discretion. | Owner's discretion. | Owner's discretion. |
| Lotteries | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. |
Maryland
| Service | Dec. 23 | Dec. 24 | Dec. 25 |
| Banks | Open. | Closed at 3 p.m. | Closed. |
| Courts | Open. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Local government offices | Open. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Schools | Half day in Prince George's; Charles closing 2 hours early; Calvert and St. Mary's closed; all others open. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Libraries | Open, except for St. Mary's. | Closed, except for Calvert. | Closed. |
| Traffic, parking | No parking fees in Prince George's except at New Carrollton Garage. Parking fees in Howard, Anne Arundel and Montgomery. | No parking fees in Montgomery and Prince George's, except at New Carrollton Garage. Parking Fees in Howard and Anne Arundel. | No parking fees in Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel or Prince George's, except at New Carrollton Garage. |
| Trash, recycling | Regular collections, landfills open. Montgomery transfer station open. | Regular collection schedules, most landfills open. Anne Arundel landfill closed, Charles landfil closed at 4 p.m. | No collections; landfills and Montgomery transfer station closed. Howard's normal Saturday collection will be Monday. |
| Liquor stores | Open. | Open. | Owner's discretion; Montgomery County stores closed. |
| Lotteries | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. |
Virginia
| Service | Dec. 23 | Dec. 24 | Dec. 25 |
| Banks | Most open. | Most open. | Closed. |
| Courts | Most closed, except for circuit courts in Fauquier, Loudoun and Stafford, which close early. Prince William County General District Court and U.S. General District Court in Alexandria, open. Other Alexandria courts closing early. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Local government offices | Most closed. State offices, Falls Church, Fairfax City, Fauquier, Loudoun and Stafford closing early. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Schools | Closed. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Libraries | Most open, except Alexandria and Prince William. Fairfax closing early. | Closed. | Closed. |
| Traffic, parking | HOV restrictions enforced. | HOV restrictions lifted; holiday parking in effect, except in Arlington. | Weekend HOV rules; weekend, holiday parking in effect. |
| Trash, recycling | Regular trash and recycling collections; landfills open. | Regular trash and recycling collections. Stafford landfill open; other landfills closing early. | Regular trash and recycling collection; landfills closed. |
| Liquor stores | Open. | Owner's discretion. | Closed. |
| Lotteries | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. | Regular drawings. |
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