Is the DMV open today in California?
In California, driver licensing is handled by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Its offices close on the state's holiday schedule below — and on weekends. If today isn't one of those, offices run normal business hours.
Dates come from the California DMV's own holiday page, which lists every day its field offices close.
July 4 falls on a Saturday in 2026 and California does not move the day off to the Friday before, so July 3 is a regular business day at field offices.
Field offices also close the day after Thanksgiving, and they stay open on Juneteenth and Columbus Day.
| Holiday | 2026 date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| Presidents Day | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Saturday, July 4, 2026 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 27, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Farmworkers Day | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Field offices closed. California renamed this March 31 holiday in 2026. |
Weekend holidays can be observed on the nearest weekday, and a few states handle that differently — the notes above call it out where California does. The final word is always the agency's own page.
Checked against the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the state's published holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.