Memorial Day: What's Closed, What's Open

Memorial Day is Monday, May 30; here is a list of what’s open and what government offices are closed.

If you're planning to travel, check out the Washington State Department of Transportation web pages to plan your route. You can expect heavy traffic on Friday and Monday particularly along I-90 Snoqualmie Pass, US 2 Stevens Pass, Interstate 5 near the U.S./Canadian border and I-5 between Olympia and Tacoma.

City of Edmonds is closed.

All Sno-Isle Libraries, including the Edmonds Library, are closed Monday.

Edmonds School District: Closed Monday, classes will resume May 31.

Snohomish County government: Closed.

Community Transit: No bus service on Monday.

King County Transfer Stations: Open.

State of Washington: Closed.

State liquor stores: Most will be open. The one in will be closed.

Washington State Ferries: All routes will operate on a normal schedule, including the Edmonds/Kingston route. Expect heavy traffic and long lines westbound Thursday evening, Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday morning, and eastbound on Monday. Consider traveling outside of peak times to avoid the longest waits.

Federal government (including the U.S. Postal Service): Closed

Banks: Many, if not most, will be closed.

Express delivery companies: FedEx and UPS will be open.

Also on Monday, June 2, these state offices will be closed because of the state budget shortfall (as reported by the state Office of Financial Management):

• Board of Accountancy
• Commission on African-American Affairs
• Agriculture
• Archeology and Historic Preservation
• Arts Commission
• Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
• Commerce
• Conservation Commission
• Corrections
• Council for Children and Families
• Criminal Justice Training Commission
• Early Learning
• Eastern Washington Historical Society
• Ecology
• Office of Education Ombudsman
• Environmental Hearings Office
• Office of the Family and Children’s Ombudsman
• Fish and Wildlife
• Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
• General Administration
• Growth Management Hearing Boards
• Health
• Health Care Authority
• Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Commission on Hispanic Affairs
• Washington Historical Society
• Horse Racing Commission
• Human Rights Commission
• Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
• Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
• Information Services
• Liquor Control Board (liquor stores will remain open)
• Military Department
• Commission for National and Community Service
• Personnel
• Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
• Printing
• Public Disclosure Commission
• Puget Sound Partnership
• Recreation and Conservation Office
• Department of Retirement Systems
• Citizen Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
• Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• Social and Health Services
• Board of Tax Appeals
• Traffic Safety Commission
• Transportation Improvement Board
• Utilities and Transportation Commission
• Veterans Affairs
• Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Sources: Government and company websites