What's Open, Closed For New Year's 2021 In Alexandria

A week after Christmas, residents will get another holiday with the arrival of 2021. Some services in Alexandria will be closed or modified for the New Year's holiday.

Below are the changes for New Year's Eve (Thursday, Dec. 31) and New Year's Day (Friday, Jan. 1).

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City of Alexandria government offices: Closed on Jan. 1.

Courts: The Alexandria Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court will be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The Court Service Unit will be closed on Jan. 1.

Alexandria City Public Schools: All Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed for winter break from Monday, Dec. 21, through Friday, Jan. 1.

Animal shelter: The Alexandria Welfare League will be open on Dec. 31 by appointment only for virtual and in-shelter animal visiting opportunities. To make an appointment, visit AlexandriaAnimals.org. The shelter will be closed Jan. 1. For animal emergency or wildlife concerns, call 703-746-4444.

DASH Bus: On Dec. 31, DASH will operate on a regular weekday schedule. On Jan. 1, DASH will operate on a Sunday schedule. The free King Street Trolley remains suspended until further notice, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit dashbus.com for more information.

Department of Motor Vehicles: The state DMV offices are by appointment only; walk-in services are not available at this time.

Health facilities: The Alexandria Health Department (4480 King Street), Flora Krause Casey Health Center (1200 N. Howard Street) and Teen Wellness Center at T.C. Williams High School (3330 King Street) will be closed on Jan. 1. Health department COVID-19 case investigations and contact tracing are operational seven days a week, including holidays.

Historic Alexandria: All city museums are closed until further notice. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

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 abuse crisis hotline at 703-746-3401; the adult protective services hotline at 1-888-832-3858; and the sexual assault hotline at 703-683-7273.

Impound facility: The city’s impound facility (5249 Eisenhower Avenue) will be closed Jan 1. Fees will continue to accrue while the facility is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, but fees will not continue to accrue on holidays.

Libraries: All Alexandria Library branches will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 31 and will remain closed on Jan. 1. Talking Books will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. Visit Alexandria Library for more information.

Metro: Metrorail operates on a Sunday schedule from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Jan. 1. The Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations are closed from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3. Metrobus routes operate on a Sunday schedule. Visit www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables.

Parking: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces, residential permit parking districts and other areas with signed parking time limits on Jan. 1. This suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking spaces, and does not permit parking in any location normally prohibited (for example, no-parking zones, loading zones or spaces for persons with disabilities). Temporary no-parking signs will be enforced on holidays.

Post offices: Closed on Jan. 1.

Recreation and art centers: On Dec. 31,Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility and Charles Houston and Patrick Henry Recreation Centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Torpedo Factory Art Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and all other recreation and nature centers will be closed. On Jan. 1, all recreation, nature and art centers are closed. View the recreation center operating schedule for more information.

Trash and recycling collection: Residential refuse and recycling will be collected on the regularly scheduled day during the week of Dec. 28. There will be no “holiday slide” for New Year’s Day. Visit the Resource Recovery website for more information.

Virginia Railway Express: There is no VRE service on Jan. 1. There will be S schedule service on the weekdays between Christmas and New Year's Day. For more information, visit www.vre.org.