Presidents Day celebrates the Founding Fathers of our country 鈥� particularly George Washington, America’s first president.
He was born Feb. 22, way back in 1732. As such, we celebrate Presidents Day on the third Monday of February. For 2026, that means Feb. 16.
It also means there will be school and office closures in the D.C. area.
Banks
Almost all the major banks will be closed. Individual branches may have different rules.
The Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV and will be closed, as will Maryland’s .
Mail and package delivery
The U.S. Postal Service said mail-delivery service and post office locations will be closed.
FedEx and UPS will be open to do their delivery and shipping, but FedEx is
Parking
You won’t need to feed Monday. Enforcement will resume Tuesday.
Montgomery County will allow for at parking garages, lots and curbside meters.
In Virginia, will also suspend parking enforcement for meters.
Public schools
All D.C.-area public schools will be closed.
Metro
Metrorail will operate from 5 a.m. to midnight on a .
Metrobus will run on its for all bus routes.
Outside the District, Montgomery County’s system will operate on a holiday schedule. In Prince George’s County, will operate on a regular schedule with the exception of Route P78. Prince George’s County’s聽Call-A-Bus聽and聽PGC Link services will not operate Monday.
Service changes
DC
In the District,聽 this Presidents Day.
Trash and recycling collection, which had originally been scheduled to slide one day later for the Presidents Day holiday, has been moved back to its normal schedule.
Emergency and hypothermia shelters across the city will remain open.
Recreation, community and aquatic centers under the Department of Parks and Recreation will be closed, however, outdoor parks will remain open.
Maryland
: County offices will be closed, as will landfills and recycling centers, but trash collection will continue as normal.
: All county government offices will be closed. Some recreational centers will be open.
: Government offices, centers and animal shelters will be closed, but trash collection will continue and the landfill will be open.
: County and state offices, along with libraries, will be closed. County-provided trash collection will not take place Monday and will slide one day for the rest of the week.
: County offices will be closed. Regular trash collection will occur Tuesday through Friday.
Virginia
: Many county offices will be closed, as will libraries. Trash collection will occur.
: City offices are closed. Trash collection will slide by one day.
: County offices are closed. Trash and recycling will be picked up on a normal schedule.
: County offices are closed.
: Presidents Day is not listed as a county holiday.
Traffic and Transit
HOV rules are lifted on all standard HOV lanes in the region, with the exception of Route 50 and Interstate 270 in Maryland.
The District will suspend reversible lanes citywide for Canal Road between Chain Bridge and Foxhall Road NW, Rock Creek Parkway and 16th Street NW between Irving Street and Arkansas Avenue NW.
Maryland’s MARC trains will operate on an “R” schedule with adjustments. More details can be found on .
In Virginia,聽 will run on a Saturday-Sunday schedule.
bus routes 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate on Saturday schedules, and all other routes will not be in service. service will not be provided.
will operate on holiday weekday service.
‘s Commuter Bus Service and Courthouse Shuttle will not operate, but local and paratransit bus services will operate on regular schedules.
will operate a normal schedule on Presidents Day, but OmniRide Express will not operate.
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