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All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. Some facilities will also be closed on Saturday, July 4.
Other schedule changes and closures are listed below.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
Friday, July 3: ACPS schools and offices are closed.
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
Friday, July 3: DASH bus service will operate on a Saturday-Sunday schedule. Lines 102, 103, and 104 will not operate.
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, including holidays.
Please note that DASH Administrative Offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA)
Friday, July 3: Open for adoptions from noon to 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 4: Closed.
For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703.746.4444.
Courts
Friday, July 3: 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)
Friday, July 3: 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
Friday, July 3: Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center, and the Teen Wellness Center clinics will be closed.
Historic Alexandria
Friday, July 3: Alexandria Archaeology Museum, the Alexandria Black History Museum, the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, the Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, Freedom House Museum, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 4: Alexandria Archaeology Museum will be closed. The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will be open until 7 p.m. All other Historic Alexandria Museums will be open for their regularly scheduled Saturday hours.
Impound Lot
Friday, July 3: 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
Friday, July 3: All Alexandria Libraries will be closed.
Saturday, July 4: All Alexandria Libraries will be closed.
Parking
Friday, July 3: 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
Friday, July 3: Memorial Pool, Old Town Pool, and Warwick Pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. All other City of Alexandria recreation facilities and nature centers will be closed.
Saturday, July 4: Memorial Pool, Old Town Pool, and Warwick Pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Minnie Howard Aquatics Facility 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
There will be no service delays to residential refuse, recycling, yard waste, and curbside food waste collection for Independence Day.
Saturday, July 4: The Household Hazardous Waste Electronic Collection Drop-off Center will be closed. The Center is always closed on Fridays.
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Friday, July 3: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 4: The Torpedo Factory Art Center is closed on Independence Day.
Visit Today’s Hours at torpedofactory.org/visit to learn of occasional 5 p.m. closures.
