Community Corner

Presidents Day: What's Open and What's Closed?

What's open and closed on this federal holiday, which is technically the federal observation of George Washington's birthday.

Here's a list of what offices will be open for the Washington's Birthday federal holiday -- commonly called Presidents Day -- on Monday, Feb. 21:

City of Bellevue: Closed. The weekly city council meeting will be held on Tuesday, with the study session starting at 6 p.m. and regular session starting at 8 p.m.

: Closed through this week for mid-winter break. Classes resume on Feb. 28.

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Issaquah School District: Closed through this week for mid-winter break. Classes resume on Feb. 28.

King County Library System (including the and libraries and the libraries at and ): Closed.

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Garbage collection: Crews will collect as usual.

King County government: Closed.

King County Metro: Reduced weekday schedule.

King County Transfer Stations: Open.

State of Washington: Closed.

State liquor stores: Most will be open.

Washington State Ferries: All routes will operate on a normal schedule.

Federal government (including the U.S. Postal Service): Closed to honor Washington's Birthday.

Banks: Many, if not most, will be closed.

Express delivery companies: FedEx and UPS will be open.

Also on Tuesday, Feb. 22, these state offices will be closed because of the state budget shortfall (as reported by the state Office of Financial Management):

  • Board of Accountancy
  • Commission on African-American Affairs
  • Agriculture
  • Archeology and Historic Preservation
  • Arts Commission
  • Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
  • Commerce
  • Conservation Commission
  • Corrections
  • Council for Children and Families
  • Criminal Justice Training Commission
  • Early Learning
  • Eastern Washington Historical Society
  • Ecology
  • Office of Education Ombudsman
  • Environmental Hearings Office
  • Office of the Family and Children’s Ombudsman
  • Fish and Wildlife
  • Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
  • General Administration
  • Growth Management Hearing Boards
  • Health
  • Health Care Authority
  • Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • Commission on Hispanic Affairs
  • Washington Historical Society
  • Horse Racing Commission
  • Human Rights Commission
  • Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
  • Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
  • Information Services
  • Liquor Control Board (liquor stores will remain open)
  • Military Department
  • Commission for National and Community Service
  • Personnel
  • Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
  • Printing
  • Public Disclosure Commission
  • Puget Sound Partnership
  • Recreation and Conservation Office
  • Department of Retirement Systems
  • Citizen Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
  • Sentencing Guidelines Commission
  • Social and Health Services
  • Board of Tax Appeals
  • Traffic Safety Commission
  • Transportation Improvement Board
  • Utilities and Transportation Commission
  • Veterans Affairs
  • Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Sources: Government and company websites.

You can follow Bellevue Patch on Facebook and Twitter!


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Bellevue