Thursday, December 31, 2026
Is the DMV open on New Year's Eve 2026?
On New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026, 17 of the 20 state DMVs we checked are open: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and 12 more. 3 are closed: Michigan, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
1 is confirmed for 2026; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Open (17)
California DMV
New Year's Eve isn't on the California DMV's holiday list, so offices are open on Thu., Dec. 31.OpenTexas DPS driver license offices
New Year's Eve isn't a Texas state holiday, so DPS driver license offices are open on Thu., Dec. 31.OpenFlorida driver license offices
New Year's Eve isn't a Florida state holiday and isn't on county closure lists such as Hillsborough's, so dri…OpenNew York DMV
New Year's Eve isn't a New York State holiday, so state-run DMV offices are open Thu., Dec. 31; county-run of…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
New Year's Eve isn't on PennDOT's list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers are o…OpenIllinois Secretary of State facilities
New Year's Eve isn't on Illinois's state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State facilities are open Thu., De…OpenOhio BMV
New Year's Eve isn't an Ohio state holiday, so BMV deputy registrar agencies are generally open Thu., Dec. 31…OpenGeorgia DDS
New Year's Eve isn't on Georgia DDS's 2026 list of closures, so customer service centers are open Thu., Dec.…OpenNorth Carolina DMV
New Year's Eve isn't on NCDMV's holiday schedule, so driver license offices are open Thu., Dec. 31.OpenNew Jersey MVC
New Year's Eve isn't on the MVC's holiday list; its 2025 notice closed facilities only on Christmas Day and N…OpenVirginia DMV
New Year's Eve (Thu., Dec. 31) isn't a holiday on Virginia's 2026 state calendar, so DMV customer service cen…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
New Year's Eve isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of holiday closures, so driver licensing offi…OpenArizona MVD
New Year's Eve isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec. 31.OpenMassachusetts RMV
New Year's Eve isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec…OpenIndiana BMV
New Year's Eve 2026 isn't on the BMV's holiday schedule, and in 2025 the BMV closed only on New Year's Day, s…OpenMissouri license offices
New Year's Eve isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices are scheduled to be open T…OpenMaryland MVA
New Year's Eve isn't on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, so MVA branches are scheduled to be…Open
New Year's Eve isn't on the California DMV's holiday list, so offices are open on Thu., Dec. 31.OpenTexas DPS driver license offices
New Year's Eve isn't a Texas state holiday, so DPS driver license offices are open on Thu., Dec. 31.OpenFlorida driver license offices
New Year's Eve isn't a Florida state holiday and isn't on county closure lists such as Hillsborough's, so dri…OpenNew York DMV
New Year's Eve isn't a New York State holiday, so state-run DMV offices are open Thu., Dec. 31; county-run of…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
New Year's Eve isn't on PennDOT's list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers are o…OpenIllinois Secretary of State facilities
New Year's Eve isn't on Illinois's state holiday calendar, so Secretary of State facilities are open Thu., De…OpenOhio BMV
New Year's Eve isn't an Ohio state holiday, so BMV deputy registrar agencies are generally open Thu., Dec. 31…OpenGeorgia DDS
New Year's Eve isn't on Georgia DDS's 2026 list of closures, so customer service centers are open Thu., Dec.…OpenNorth Carolina DMV
New Year's Eve isn't on NCDMV's holiday schedule, so driver license offices are open Thu., Dec. 31.OpenNew Jersey MVC
New Year's Eve isn't on the MVC's holiday list; its 2025 notice closed facilities only on Christmas Day and N…OpenVirginia DMV
New Year's Eve (Thu., Dec. 31) isn't a holiday on Virginia's 2026 state calendar, so DMV customer service cen…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
New Year's Eve isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of holiday closures, so driver licensing offi…OpenArizona MVD
New Year's Eve isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec. 31.OpenMassachusetts RMV
New Year's Eve isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to be open Thu., Dec…OpenIndiana BMV
New Year's Eve 2026 isn't on the BMV's holiday schedule, and in 2025 the BMV closed only on New Year's Day, s…OpenMissouri license offices
New Year's Eve isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices are scheduled to be open T…OpenMaryland MVA
New Year's Eve isn't on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, so MVA branches are scheduled to be…Open
Closed (3)
Michigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on New Year's Eve as well as New Year's Day, according to the offic…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's state holiday list gives the New Year's holiday as both Thu., Dec. 31, 2026 and Fri., Jan. 1, 202…ClosedWisconsin DMV
New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers a…Closed
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on New Year's Eve as well as New Year's Day, according to the offic…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Tennessee's state holiday list gives the New Year's holiday as both Thu., Dec. 31, 2026 and Fri., Jan. 1, 202…ClosedWisconsin DMV
New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers a…Closed
Also on New Year's 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 New Year's Eve · All holiday hours