City of Virginia Beach Christmas & New Year’s Operating Schedule

Most City facilities and state agencies will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 24-25, for the Christmas holiday, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in observance of the new year. Some facilities will have varying closure schedules. Waste collection also will have a different schedule.

Waste Collection

Normal collections will occur on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24. Solid waste and recycling collection will not be provided Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025. Residents who would normally receive City trash and recycling services on Wednesdays will instead receive service on the Monday prior to each holiday, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.

The Landfill and Resource Recovery Center and the West Neck Recycling Center will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. Mondays are normal closure dates for the landfill. For questions about waste management, call 757-385-4650, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1), or visit VirginiaBeach.gov/WasteMgt.

Closures

The following Virginia Beach facilities will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, 2025:

• All Virginia Beach government administrative offices
• All Virginia Beach public libraries except the TCC/City Joint-Use Library
• Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Box Office and administrative offices
• Virginia Beach Convention Center administrative offices
• Virginia Beach Department of Public Health
• Virginia Beach Farmers Market Management Office
  • Visit VirginiaBeach.gov/FarmersMarket for individual merchant’s store hours.
• Virginia Beach Visitor Information Centers
• Voter Registrar’s Office

The following have alternate schedules:

All city parks and park facilities

• Dec. 24: Open sunrise to noon 
• Dec. 25: Closed
• Jan. 1: Open sunrise to sunset

All community recreation centers

• Dec. 24: Closed at noon
• Dec. 25: Closed
• Dec. 31: Closed at 5 p.m.
• Jan. 1: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Jan. 2: Open normal hours

TCC/City Joint-Use Library

• Dec. 24-Jan. 1: Closed

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center

• Dec. 24: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Dec. 25: Closed
• Jan. 1: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Advance tickets are available for purchase at tickets.virginiaaquarium.com.

Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center

• Dec. 24: Open noon to 5 p.m.
• Dec. 25 and Jan. 1: Closed

Virginia Beach Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts and Clerk's Offices

• Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31-Jan. 1: Closed

Virginia Beach History Museums

• Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum
  • Dec. 21 and Dec. 28: Closed
  • Sundays through Fridays are normal closure dates.
• Thoroughgood House
  • No changes to tour schedule. Tours run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.
  • Mondays through Wednesdays are normal closure dates.
• Francis Land House and Lynnhaven House are closed until further notice.

Virginia Beach Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney

• Dec. 24-26, Dec. 31-Jan. 1: Closed

For information regarding City services and information, visit VirginiaBeach.gov or contact VB311 Citizen Services by dialing 3-1-1 or 757-385-3111.