What's Open, What's Closed Memorial Day Weekend in Westport

Government offices and some other places close or curtail their hours for Memorial Day, which is this coming Monday, May 26, 2014, and for Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of summer.

(The town Memorial Day parade begins at 9 a.m. at the Saugatuck Elementary School. See Monday items below for more information.)

See also:

Traveling For Memorial Day Weekend? You're Not Alone

Metro-North's Schedule for Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Parades in and Around Fairfield County


Heres a list of what's open and what's closed this weekend:

FRIDAY, May 23

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices will close  at 12:30 p.m. Friday, remain closed on Saturday (they're normally closed on Monday) and reopen at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.

Metro-North is adding extra trains earlier in the afternoon Friday and reducing trains later Friday afternoon. For other changes, including extra trains, see this article.

SATURDAY, May 24 — Closed

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices, like the one in Norwalk; but AAA offices will be open. DMV offices reopen at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.

SATURDAY — OPEN

Westport Library

Solid waste

Post Offices

"All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24.  AAA offices will be closed on Monday, May 26." according to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.

SUNDAY, May 25 — OPEN

Westport Library


MONDAY, May 26 — Closed

Westport Public Schools

Westport Town Hall and town offices

Westport Library

Westport Transfer Station and Yard Waste Facility

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers, like the one in Norwalk (see "Friday" section, above) are normally closed on Mondays.

AAA offices

Banks, all or almost all —even TD Banks. (All banks in the state have the option of remaining open on public holidays. TD Bank is closed the least.)

The New York Stock Exchange and the financial industry are closed.

Connecticut state offices

Federal government offices

Post offices


MONDAY — OPEN

WESTPORT MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: "[THE] Parade begins at 9 a.m. at Saugatuck Elementary School and travels up Riverside Avenue, over the Post Road and on to Town Hall. There will be coffee and doughnuts available at the starting point of the parade from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. which will be provided by the Westport Kiwanis Club."

Restaurants, generally, unless they're normally closed on Mondays

Grocery stores

Other businesses: open at the owner’s discretion

Call ahead or look online before heading to businesses to confirm they are open. Many retail stores or gyms/health clubs may be operating on a Sunday schedule or with limited hours.

TRANSPORTATION CHANGES

Metro-North is adding extra trains earlier in the afternoon Friday and reducing trains later Friday afternoon. For other changes, including extra trains, see this article.

The Norwalk Transit District's Wheels buses won't be running on Memorial Day.

CT Transit in Stamford will operate on a Sunday schedule. There will be no Commuter Connection service.