Thursday, November 26, 2026
Is the DMV open on Thanksgiving 2026?
On Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, 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 Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26), which is on the DMV's 2026 holiday lis…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS driver…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax colle…ClosedNew York DMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) 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 Thanksgiving Day (…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State offices an…ClosedOhio BMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is marked as a state-observed holiday on Ohio's 2026 calendar, and BMV deputy re…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS's 2026 closure list has its customer service centers closed on Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26).ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) as a day driver license offices and license…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Thanksgiving Day, according to the office's past closure notices…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on the MVC's 2026 list of holidays when all its facilities are closed.ClosedVirginia DMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) 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 Thanksgiving, Thu., Nov. 26, 2026.ClosedArizona MVD
Thanksgiving Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide list…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, and Driver Services Centers are c…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26, 2026) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, and the Department of Revenue…ClosedMaryland MVA
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, when state offices su…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Thanksgiving Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are close…Closed
All California DMV offices are closed on Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26), which is on the DMV's 2026 holiday lis…ClosedTexas DPS driver license offices
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a state-offices-closed holiday on Texas's fiscal 2027 schedule, so DPS driver…ClosedFlorida driver license offices
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a paid state holiday under Florida law and a closure day for county tax colle…ClosedNew York DMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) 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 Thanksgiving Day (…ClosedIllinois Secretary of State facilities
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State offices an…ClosedOhio BMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is marked as a state-observed holiday on Ohio's 2026 calendar, and BMV deputy re…ClosedGeorgia DDS
Georgia DDS's 2026 closure list has its customer service centers closed on Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26).ClosedNorth Carolina DMV
NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) as a day driver license offices and license…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on Thanksgiving Day, according to the office's past closure notices…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on the MVC's 2026 list of holidays when all its facilities are closed.ClosedVirginia DMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) 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 Thanksgiving, Thu., Nov. 26, 2026.ClosedArizona MVD
Thanksgiving Day is an Arizona legal holiday, when state offices such as MVD offices close.ClosedMassachusetts RMV
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is a Massachusetts legal holiday, and the RMV closes on those: WBUR's guide list…ClosedTennessee Driver Services Centers
Thanksgiving (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, and Driver Services Centers are c…ClosedIndiana BMV
The BMV's holiday schedule lists Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26, 2026) as a day its branches are closed.ClosedMissouri license offices
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, and the Department of Revenue…ClosedMaryland MVA
Thanksgiving Day (Thu., Nov. 26) is on Maryland's 2026 list of state employee holidays, when state offices su…ClosedWisconsin DMV
Thanksgiving Day is one of Wisconsin's nine state legal holidays, when DMV customer service centers are close…Closed
Also on Thanksgiving
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 Thanksgiving · All holiday hours