Thursday, December 24, 2026
Is the DMV open on Christmas Eve 2026?
On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, 11 of the 20 state DMVs we checked are open: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and 6 more. 1 is open at some locations: Florida. 8 are closed, including Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan and Virginia.
6 are confirmed for 2026; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Open (11)
California DMV
Christmas Eve isn't on the California DMV's 2026 holiday list, so offices are open on Thu., Dec. 24.OpenNew York DMV
Christmas Eve isn't a New York State holiday, so state-run DMV offices are open Thu., Dec. 24; county-run off…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
Christmas Eve isn't on PennDOT's list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers are op…OpenIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Christmas Eve isn't on Illinois's state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State facilities are open Thu., Dec…OpenOhio BMV
Christmas Eve isn't an Ohio state holiday, so BMV deputy registrar agencies are generally open Thu., Dec. 24;…OpenNew Jersey MVC
Christmas Eve isn't on the MVC's holiday list; its 2025 notice closed facilities only on Christmas Day and Ne…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Christmas Eve isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of holiday closures, so driver licensing offic…OpenArizona MVD
Christmas Eve isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec. 24.OpenMassachusetts RMV
Christmas Eve isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec.…OpenMissouri license offices
Christmas Eve isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices are scheduled to be open Th…OpenMaryland MVA
Christmas Eve isn't on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, so MVA branches are scheduled to be o…Open
Christmas Eve isn't on the California DMV's 2026 holiday list, so offices are open on Thu., Dec. 24.OpenNew York DMV
Christmas Eve isn't a New York State holiday, so state-run DMV offices are open Thu., Dec. 24; county-run off…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
Christmas Eve isn't on PennDOT's list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers are op…OpenIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Christmas Eve isn't on Illinois's state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State facilities are open Thu., Dec…OpenOhio BMV
Christmas Eve isn't an Ohio state holiday, so BMV deputy registrar agencies are generally open Thu., Dec. 24;…OpenNew Jersey MVC
Christmas Eve isn't on the MVC's holiday list; its 2025 notice closed facilities only on Christmas Day and Ne…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Christmas Eve isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of holiday closures, so driver licensing offic…OpenArizona MVD
Christmas Eve isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec. 24.OpenMassachusetts RMV
Christmas Eve isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec.…OpenMissouri license offices
Christmas Eve isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices are scheduled to be open Th…OpenMaryland MVA
Christmas Eve isn't on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, so MVA branches are scheduled to be o…Open
Depends on the location (1)
Closed (8)
Texas DPS driver license offices
Christmas Eve (Thu., Dec. 24) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS drive…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS lists Thu., Dec. 24, 2026 as a closure day for its customer service centers (the state observes W…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Thu., Dec. 24 as part of a three-day Christmas closure: Dec. 24, Dec. 25…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day, according to the office'…ClosedVirginia DMV
Virginia's 2026 state calendar gives a full eight hours of extra holiday time on Christmas Eve (Thu., Dec. 24…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's 2026 state holiday list has state offices closed Thu., Dec. 24 as well as Christmas Day, an extra…ClosedIndiana BMV
Indiana observes Washington's Birthday on Thu., Dec. 24, 2026, and the BMV's holiday schedule lists it as a c…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers ar…Closed
Christmas Eve (Thu., Dec. 24) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS drive…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS lists Thu., Dec. 24, 2026 as a closure day for its customer service centers (the state observes W…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Thu., Dec. 24 as part of a three-day Christmas closure: Dec. 24, Dec. 25…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day, according to the office'…ClosedVirginia DMV
Virginia's 2026 state calendar gives a full eight hours of extra holiday time on Christmas Eve (Thu., Dec. 24…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's 2026 state holiday list has state offices closed Thu., Dec. 24 as well as Christmas Day, an extra…ClosedIndiana BMV
Indiana observes Washington's Birthday on Thu., Dec. 24, 2026, and the BMV's holiday schedule lists it as a c…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers ar…Closed
Also on Christmas Eve
DMV offices on other holidays
From each state's holiday list for its driver license offices, or the state's holiday schedule; each one's page gives the source. Hours at your local office can differ. What's open on Christmas Eve · All holiday hours