Is the DMV open today in Colorado?
In Colorado, driver licensing is handled by the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Department of Revenue. 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.
State driver license offices follow the Colorado state holiday schedule, while county motor vehicle offices that handle registrations and titles set their own hours.
Colorado closes for Frances Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and does not close for Columbus Day.
The DMV does not post a holiday list of its own, so these dates come from the Calendar Year 2026 State of Colorado Holiday Schedule.
| 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 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19, 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 |
| Frances Xavier Cabrini Day | Monday, October 5, 2026 State offices closed. Colorado keeps this day instead of Columbus Day. |
Weekend holidays can be observed on the nearest weekday, and a few states handle that differently — the notes above call it out where Colorado does. The final word is always the agency's own page.
Checked against the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Department of Revenue 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.