What's Open, Closed For July 4 Holiday In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Americans will celebrate Independence Day with parades, barbecues, fireworks and other festivities. Many services will be closed or adjusted for the holiday.

The July 4 holiday falls on a Friday, so many workers will have a three-day weekend. Local government offices and others will close for the holiday, while transit and select other services will run on a modified schedule.

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Here are the closures to know around Alexandria:

City of Alexandria government offices: Closed on July 4.

Alexandria Public Schools: Schools are closed for the summer. Offices are closed on July 4.

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria: Closed on July 4. For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703-746-4444.

Courts: Alexandria General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Court Service Unit, Circuit Court, and the Clerk of Circuit Court will be closed on July 4.

DASH Bus: DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule on July 4. DASH Administrative Offices will be closed.

Department of Motor Vehicles: Virginia DMV offices are closed on July 4, and some services are available online at dmv.virginia.gov.

Health department: The Alexandria Health Department, Flora Krause Casey Health Center and the Teen Wellness Center will be closed on July 4.

Historic Alexandria facilities: The Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 4. All other Historic Alexandria museums will be closed.

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.

Impound lot: Closed on July 4. 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: All Alexandria Libraries will be closed on July 4.

Metro: On July 4, Metrorail will be open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. During the afternoon, Metro will increase service to rush hour levels to get riders to July 4 events. Free fares will be offered after 5 p.m., and parking will be free all day. Metrobus will run on a Sunday schedule. Those heading to fireworks on the National Mall are encouraged to use stations other than Smithsonian, such as Metro Center, Foggy Bottom, Federal Triangle, Archives, Gallery Place, Judiciary Square, Union Station, L’Enfant Plaza, Capitol South and Federal Center SW. See Metro's July 4 service web page for more details.

Outdoor pools: Old Town Pool, Warwick Pool and Memorial Pool will be open 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on July 4.

Parking: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts on July 4. 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.

Post offices: Closed on July 4.

Recreation, nature and arts centers: City of Alexandria recreation facilities and nature centers will be closed on July 4, and the Torpedo Factory Art Center will be closed.

Trash and recycling: Curbside food waste will not be collected on July 4. Collection will move to July 5. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center will be closed on Friday, July 4.

Virginia Railway Express: VRE does not operate on July 4.