What's Open, Closed On Presidents Day In Arlington 2021

ARLINGTON, VA — Presidents Day, also known as the observed Washington's Birthday, will result in some service changes in Arlington County.

The holiday was actually established in 1885 to honor President George Washington. Then, as part of a Uniform Monday Holiday Act that proposed the country celebrate holidays on Mondays rather than the day they fell on the calendar so that workers could have three-day weekends, it was proposed to be changed. That didn't go over so well at first.

During debate on the bill, it was proposed that Washington's Birthday be renamed Presidents Day to celebrate the birthdays of both Washington on Feb. 22 and President Abe Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12. Congress actually rejected the name change in 1968 version of the bill. But after the bill went into effect in 1971, Presidents Day became the commonly accepted name anyway.

In 2021, Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 15., and Arlington County government offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Below are the schedule changes to know around Arlington for Monday, Feb. 15.

• Courts: Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court: Closed Feb. 15.
• DMV & DMV Select: All DMV offices are open. Visit DMV's Online Services to access many available transactions.
• Human Services: Closed (Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services, and Mental Health Emergency Services open 24/7/365)
• Libraries: Central Library is open Feb. 15.
• Parks & Recreation Facilities & Programs: Admin offices, classes/leagues and centers are open on Feb. 15. Parks and outdoor amenities are open with restrictions
• Parking: Metered areas will not be enforced on Feb. 15.
• Permitting and Inspection Services: Permit Office is closed. No building or trade inspections. Online permitting available. System is available for customer use and application submissions
• Public Schools: Closed. See school calendar.
• Sheriff's Office: Administrative Offices closed Feb. 15. Public fingerprinting and in-person personal visits at the ACDF are suspended due to the pandemic until further notice.
• Swimming Pools: See Pool Schedule

Transportation

• ART – Feb. 15: ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate on Saturday schedules. All other ART routes will not operate and the Customer Call Center will be closed.
• STAR – Feb. 15: The STAR Call Center will be closed. Call before the holiday to request a trip for Feb. 15 or the day after.
• Metrorail & Metrobus Schedule: Metrorail will be open at 5 a.m. and close at 11:30 p.m. Trains will operate on a Saturday schedule, with trains leaving every 12 minutes from endpoint terminals. Throughout the day, off-peak fares will be in effect.
• Virginia Railway Express: VRE will not provide service on Monday, Feb. 15.

Trash Pickup & Recycling

• Trash/Recycling/Yard Waste Curbside Routes – Normal schedule on Feb. 15
• Special Collections (Brush, Metal, E-waste) – Normal schedule on Feb. 15
• Mulch Delivery – None Feb. 15.
• Customer Contact Center – Open Feb. 15
• HHM Facility and ECRC (drop-off by appointment only) – Closed Feb. 15

Treasurer's Office: Open Feb. 15. CAPP available for online payments.