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What’s open, closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025

Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Hugo Magalhaes, Hugo Magalhaes via Pexels.)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20, and if you’re wondering what’s closed and what will still be open, we’ve got you covered!

While most government offices, schools and city-operated facilities, like the public library and City Hall, will be closed, a majority of standard grocery stores, fast food chains and restaurants will still be open.

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What will be closed?

  • All DMV offices, the DMV Direct call center and social media customer service will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Most banks will be closed, including branches of Capital One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, Chase, Truist, and CitiBank, among others, according to USA Today; however, you should still be able to access their ATMs and online services in the meantime
  • A majority of schools and public libraries will be closed in our region as well
  • U.S. stock exchanges and bond markets
  • U.S. Postal Service post offices and mail will not be delivered
  • All nonessential federal government offices and most state government offices

What will be open?

Please call ahead, as hours of operation may vary.

  • Most grocery stores and restaurant food chains such as:
    • Target
    • Kroger
    • Walmart
    • McDonald’s
    • Burger King
    • Chick-fil-A
    • Starbucks
    • Applebee’s
    • Olive Garden

What about trash collection?


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Jazmine Otey joined the 10 News team in February 2021.