Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schedule of Services for the City of Alexandria
All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Other schedule changes and closures are listed below.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
Monday, January 19: Closed
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
Monday, January 19: DASH bus service will operate on a weekend schedule. Lines 102, 103 & 104 will not be running. Regular weekday service will resume on Tuesday, January 20. For a full listing of the DASH bus timetables by route, please visit dashbus.com/schedules.
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. Starting this month, the City Hall/Market Square stop (ID: 4000820) at N. Fairfax St & King St. will be relocated around the corner to 302 King St. (across from Coldwell Banker Realty).
Please note that DASH Administrative Offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA)
Monday, January 19: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adoptions begin at noon.
For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703.746.4444.
Courts
Monday, January 19: The General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Court Service Unit, Circuit Court, and the Clerk of Circuit Court will be closed.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Monday, January 19: Closed.
Over 50 services are available 24/7 online at dmv.virginia.gov.
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
Monday, January 19: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center clinics will be closed.
Historic Alexandria
Monday, January 19: All Historic Alexandria museums will be closed.
Impound Lot
Monday, January 19: 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
Monday, January 19: All Alexandria Libraries will be closed.
Parking
Monday, January 19: 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 and Nature Centers
Monday, January 19: Chinquapin Park Recreation Center and Aquatics Facility, Charles Houston Recreation, and Patrick Henry Recreation Centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All other City of Alexandria recreation facilities and nature centers will be closed.
Resource Recovery
Residential refuse, recycling, yard waste, and curbside food waste collection will be delayed by one day during the week of January 19.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Monday, January 19: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To learn of occasional 5 p.m. closures, visit torpedofactory.org/todays-hours.
If you prefer to communicate in another language, free interpretation and translation services are available. Please email LanguageAccess@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.3960 to request services.