Is the DMV open today in North Dakota?
In North Dakota, driver licensing is handled by the Driver License Division, North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 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.
Driver license sites close at noon on Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24, 2026 — plan for a morning visit or wait until after Christmas.
North Dakota does not close state offices for Juneteenth or Columbus Day, so driver license sites are open on those days, and they do close for Good Friday.
Dates come from the NDDOT driver license sites page and the Secretary of State's list of state office holiday closings.
| 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 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 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 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve (half day) | Thursday, December 24, 2026 Driver license sites close at noon on Christmas Eve, so only the morning is open. |
Weekend holidays can be observed on the nearest weekday, and a few states handle that differently — the notes above call it out where North Dakota does. The final word is always the agency's own page.
Checked against the Driver License Division, North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) 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.