Friday, December 25, 2026
Is the DMV open on Christmas 2026?
On Christmas, Friday, December 25, 2026, of the 20 state DMVs we checked, 20 are closed, including California, Texas, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania.
14 are confirmed for 2026; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Closed (20)
California DMV
All California DMV offices are closed on Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25), which is on the DMV's 2026 holiday li…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS drive…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax coll…ClosedNew York DMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on New York's 2026 calendar of state holidays, so DMV offices are closed.ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT's holiday closings list has its driver license and photo license centers closed on Christmas Day (Fri…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State offices a…ClosedOhio BMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is marked as a state-observed holiday on Ohio's 2026 calendar, and BMV deputy r…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS's 2026 closure list has its customer service centers closed on Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) and…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) as a closure day, along with Dec. 24 and Mo…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Christmas Day, according to the office's past holiday notices, s…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on the MVC's 2026 list of holidays when all its facilities are closed.ClosedVirginia DMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state holiday on Virginia's 2026 calendar, so DMV customer service centers…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
The Department of Licensing lists its driver licensing offices as closed on Christmas Day, Fri., Dec. 25, 202…ClosedArizona MVD
Christmas Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide lis…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, and Driver Services Centers are…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25, 2026) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, and the Department of Revenue say…ClosedMaryland MVA
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, when state offices such…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Christmas Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are closed.Closed
All California DMV offices are closed on Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25), which is on the DMV's 2026 holiday li…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS drive…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax coll…ClosedNew York DMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on New York's 2026 calendar of state holidays, so DMV offices are closed.ClosedPennDOT driver license centers
PennDOT's holiday closings list has its driver license and photo license centers closed on Christmas Day (Fri…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State offices a…ClosedOhio BMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is marked as a state-observed holiday on Ohio's 2026 calendar, and BMV deputy r…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS's 2026 closure list has its customer service centers closed on Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) and…ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) as a closure day, along with Dec. 24 and Mo…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Christmas Day, according to the office's past holiday notices, s…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on the MVC's 2026 list of holidays when all its facilities are closed.ClosedVirginia DMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a state holiday on Virginia's 2026 calendar, so DMV customer service centers…ClosedWashington DOL driver licensing offices
The Department of Licensing lists its driver licensing offices as closed on Christmas Day, Fri., Dec. 25, 202…ClosedArizona MVD
Christmas Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide lis…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, and Driver Services Centers are…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25, 2026) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, and the Department of Revenue say…ClosedMaryland MVA
Christmas Day (Fri., Dec. 25) is on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, when state offices such…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Christmas Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are closed.Closed
Also on Christmas
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 · All holiday hours