[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for Election Day (November 2) and Veterans Day (November 11)

For Immediate Release: October 27, 2021

City of Alexandria government offices will be open on Election Day (Tuesday, November 2) and Veterans Day (Thursday, November 11). Other schedule changes and closures are listed below.

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria: On November 2, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA),  located at 4101 Eisenhower Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. by appointment only. 

On November 11, AWLA will be open weekend hours, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., by appointment only. To make an appointment, visit AlexandriaAnimals.org/Adopt-By-Appointment or call 703.746.4744. For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703.746.4444.

Courts: On November 2 and 11, The following Commonwealth of Virginia offices in Alexandria will be closed: the Circuit Court, Clerk of Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court and Court Service Unit, located in the Alexandria Courthouse (520 King St.)

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): On November 2 and 11, all Virginia DMV centers in Northern Virginia (including 2681 Mill Rd.) will be closed.

Health Facilities: On November 2 and 11, the Alexandria City Health Department (4480 King St.), the Flora Krause Casey Pharmacy (1200 N. Howard St.) and the Alexandria Health Department Teen Wellness Center at Alexandria City High School (3330 King St.) will be closed. 

Historic Alexandria: On November 2, all City museums will be closed. On November 11, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum (105 N. Union St.), Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum (201 S. Washington St.) and Gadsby’s Tavern Museum (134 N. Royal St.) will be open; all other CIty Museums will be closed. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic, follow Historic Alexandria on social media or call 703.746.4554.

Hotlines: All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the child protective services hotline at 703.746.5800; the domestic violence hotline at 703.746.4911; the emergency services for mental health or substance use crisis hotline at 703.746.3401; the adult protective services hotline at 1.888.832.3858; and the sexual assault hotline at 703.683.7273.

Libraries: On November 2 and 11, the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library (4701 Seminary Road), Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St.) and Alexandria Law Library (520 King St.) will be closed. All other libraries will be open.Visit Alexandria Library for details.

Parking: On November 2, all normal parking restrictions will be enforced. Many polling places will have reserved parking for voters.

On November 11, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts. This suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking spaces and does not permit parking in any normally prohibited location (for example, no parking zones, loading zones or spaces for persons with disabilities). Temporary no-parking signs will be enforced.

Recreation and Art Centers: On November 2, Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Ave.), William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Ave.) and Jerome “Buddie'' Ford Nature Center (5750 Sanger Ave.) will be closed for normal operations. Chinquapin Park Recreation Center and Aquatics Facility (3210 King St.) will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. All other City recreation and art centers will be open for normal operations and to registered voters assigned to those polling places. Recreation programs, including open gym and Out of School Time, may not be offered. The Torpedo Factory art Center (105 N. Union St.) is closed on Tuesdays. 

On November 11, all City recreation, nature and art centers will be open for normal operations. Visit alexandriava.gov/RecreationCenters for specific information on operating hours.

Resource Recovery: For the weeks of November 1 and 8, residential refuse and recycling will be collected according to the City’s normal schedule; there will be no “holiday slide.” The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection Center (3224 Colvin St.) will be operating under its regular schedule. Visit Resource Recovery for information.

Schools: On November 2, all Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) locations will be closed for students, due to a teacher work day.

On November 11, all ACPS elementary schools will be closed for students, due to parent-teacher conferences, except for Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, which will be in session due to its modified school year calendar. ACPS middle and high schools will be in session. 

Transit: On November 2 and 11, the fare-free DASH bus service and King Street Trolley will operate on regular weekday schedules. Visit dashbus.com for more information. 

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.