{"id":2525423,"date":"2025-12-27T07:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-open-and-closed-on-new-years-day-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:04:34","slug":"heres-whats-open-and-closed-on-new-years-day-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-open-and-closed-on-new-years-day-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what\u2019s open (and closed) on New Year\u2019s Day in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-whats-open-and-closed-on-new-years-day-in-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525423&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Overview: Many museums, stores, restaurants, and services in Washington, D.C. will follow holiday or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unemployment-inflation-and-automation-the-truth-about-the-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Unemployment, Inflation, and Automation: The Truth About The  Minimum Wage\">reduced hours<\/a> for New Year&#8217;s Eve and New year&#8217;s Day; some remain open while others close.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Museums: All 17 Smithsonian museums will be open on both New Year&#8217;s Eve and New Year&#8217;s Day. The Holocaust Museum and the International Spy Museum keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-paid-people-not-to-work-now-it-will-pay-people-to-work\/\" title=\"New Jersey Paid People Not To Work. Now It Will Pay People To Work\">regular hours<\/a>. The National Building Museum is closed on New Year&#8217;s Eve (its regular Wednesday closure) but should reopen on New year&#8217;s Day. Planet Word opens an hour later (11 a.m.) on New Year&#8217;s Day. The National Archives is open as usual. Closed on New Year&#8217;s Day: Museum of the Bible, National Gallery of Art, and The People&#8217;s House.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Grocery and retail: Amazon Fresh and Walmart will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >operate normal hours<\/a>. wegman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/motorist-killed-in-crash-in-irvine\/\" title=\"Fatal car accident in Irvine claims driver&#039;s life.\">closes early<\/a> (8 p.m.) on New Year&#8217;s Eve. Target locations vary,closing early on New Year&#8217;s Eve and opening late on New Year&#8217;s Day. Closed on New Year&#8217;s Day: Aldi; Trader Joe&#8217;s (open until 5 p.m. on New Year&#8217;s Eve); Costco and Sam&#8217;s Club close on New Year&#8217;s Day after normal New Year&#8217;s Eve hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Restaurants: Many restaurants will be open over the holiday, including Le Diplomate, The Greenhouse, No Goodbyes, Lyle&#8217;s, Nobu, L&#8217;Avant Garde, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, 2Fifty Texas BBQ, bistro Du Jour, The Inn at Little Washington, founding Farmers, McDonald&#8217;s, subway, Fogo de Ch\u00e3o, Succotash, and Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s Hell&#8217;s Kitchen (which stays open an extra half\u2011hour on new Year&#8217;s Eve and will be open on New Year&#8217;s Day). Closed: Ruth&#8217;s Chris Steakhouse and Capital Grille (the latter open on New Year&#8217;s Eve but closed on New Year&#8217;s Day).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Government services: The U.S. Postal Service and DMV operate on New Year&#8217;s Eve but are closed on New Year&#8217;s Day, with regular services resuming the following business day.<\/p>\n<p>Check specific locations for exact opening and closing times, as schedules can vary by site.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s open (and closed) on New Year&rsquo;s Day in DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452738\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Over the New Year&rsquo;s holiday, some museums, stores, and restaurants will be closed, and others will have limited hours. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-open-on-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s what&#039;s ... on Thanksgiving\">holiday schedules vary<\/a>, a few places will remain open in the district.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-museums\">Museums<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All 17 Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., will be open on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and New Year&rsquo;s Day. This includes the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Natural History, the American Art Museum, Smithsonian Gardens, African American History and Culture Museum, and the Air and Space Museum, among others.<\/li>\n<li>The Holocaust Museum will be open during its usual hours (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).<\/li>\n<li>The International Spy Museum will open as usual (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally, the National Building Museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which means the museum will be closed on New Year&rsquo;s Eve as it falls on a Wednesday.&nbsp;The museum should resume normal hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<li>Planet Word is opening one hour later than usual on New Year&rsquo;s Day at 11 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>The National Archives museum and rotunda in Washington is open for its usual hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grocery-stores\">Grocery stores<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amazon Fresh will be open during its usual hours.<\/li>\n<li>Wegman&rsquo;s will close early on New Year&rsquo;s Eve at 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Walmart will be open for its usual hours.<\/li>\n<li>Target will close early on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and open late on New Year&rsquo;s Day, with hours varying by location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-restaurants\">Restaurants<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Le Diplomate<\/li>\n<li>The Greenhouse<\/li>\n<li>No Goodbyes<\/li>\n<li>Lyle&rsquo;s<\/li>\n<li>Nobu<\/li>\n<li>L&rsquo;Avant Garde<\/li>\n<li>CUT by Wolfgang Puck<\/li>\n<li>2Fifty Texas BBQ<\/li>\n<li>Bistro Du Jour<\/li>\n<li>The Inn at Little Washington<\/li>\n<li>Founding Farmers<\/li>\n<li>McDonald&rsquo;s<\/li>\n<li>Subway&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Fogo de Cha&otilde;<\/li>\n<li>Succotash&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Gordon Ramsay Hell&rsquo;s Kitchen will remain open for an extra half hour longer than usual, closing on New Year&rsquo;s Eve at 11:30 p.m. It will be open on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-s-what-s-closed-on-new-year-s-day\"><strong>Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s closed on New Year&rsquo;s Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-museums-0\">Museums<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Museum of the Bible<\/li>\n<li>National Gallery of Art<\/li>\n<li>The People&rsquo;s House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grocery-stores-0\">Grocery stores<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aldi.<\/li>\n<li>Trader Joe&rsquo;s will be open until 5 p.m. on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, then it will be closed on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<li>Costco will be open during its usual hours on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and close on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<li>Sam&rsquo;s Club will be open all day on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, but closed on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-restaurants-0\">Restaurants<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ruth&rsquo;s Chris Steakhouse.<\/li>\n<li>Capital Grille will be open on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, but closed for New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3270025\/digital-flourishing-new-year-resolution-worth-keeping\/\"><strong>DIGITAL FLOURISHING: A NEW YEAR&rsquo;S RESOLUTION WORTH KEEPING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4355833\/paramount-sweetens-hostile-bid-warner-bros\/\">Paramount sweetens hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with $40.4 billion guarantee from Larry Ellison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4355632\/what-open-christmas-eve-christmas-day-dc\/\">Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in DC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-government-offices\">Government offices<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The United States Postal Service will be open on New Year&rsquo;s Eve. Then it will be closed on New Year&rsquo;s Day. Regular post office hours and mail delivery will resume on Friday, Jan. 2.<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Motor Vehicles will be open on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, but closed on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC openings and closures on New Year&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2525424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25288755227932.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4879,69546,69544,69547,69545],"class_list":["post-2525423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-closures","tag-holiday-hours-2","tag-new-years-day-2","tag-public-transit-2","tag-washington-dc-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25288755227932.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525423"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2525427,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525423\/revisions\/2525427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2525424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}