Photo courtesy of City of Alexandria
Torpedo Factory Art Center
All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Other schedule changes and closures are listed below.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
Monday, Oct. 13: ACPS Offices closed.
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
Monday, Oct. 13: DASH bus service will operate on a weekend schedule. Lines 102, 103, and 104 will not run on Oct. 13. Regular weekday service will resume on Tuesday, October 14. The King Street Trolley runs daily, every 15 minutes, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Please note that DASH Administrative Offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA)
Monday, Oct. 13: Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703.746.4444.
Courts
Monday, Oct. 13: 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, Oct. 13: DMV offices are 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, Oct. 13: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center will be closed.
Historic Alexandria
Monday, Oct. 13: Gadsby's Tavern Museum and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. All other Historic Alexandria museums will be closed.
Impound Lot
Monday, Oct. 13: 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, Oct. 13: All Alexandria Libraries will be closed.
Parking
Monday, Oct.13: 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, Oct. 13: Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility, Charles Houston Recreation Center, and Patrick Henry Recreation Center will be open 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, curbside food waste, and yard waste will not be collected on Monday, Oct. 13, and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Monday, Oct. 13: The Torpedo Factory Art Center will be open on Monday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. To learn of occasional 5 p.m. closures, visit torpedofactory.org/todays-hours.
