Veterans Day 2020: Ceremonies, What's Open, Closed In DC

WASHINGTON, DC — Veterans Day is a unique holiday for a couple of reasons: 1) it's always on the same date and is therefore on a different day of the week every year, and 2) it's a borderline holiday in that some people get the day off and others don't.

Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, is a federal holiday in the United States that is observed each Nov. 11 to honor veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. It differs from Memorial Day in that Veterans Day honors all who have served, while Memorial Day specifically honors those who died in military service.

Below are the schedule changes to know for the Veterans Day holiday around D.C.:

• All D.C. Government offices: Closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
• Construction is prohibited in the District on federal holidays, so there will be no construction going on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
• All DC DMV locations: Closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
• All DC Libraries: Select libraries in the District will be open on Veterans Day, from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. They library branches are: Mount Pleasant, West End Library, Tenley-Friendship, Petworth, Woodridge, Shaw (Watha T. Daniel), Benning (Dorothy I. Height), and Anacostia.
• Metrorail operates on a Saturday schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 11. It will be open from 5 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.
• Metrobus operates on a Saturday schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Visit www.wmata.com for more details on specific routes.