(It is the last major Holiday of 2025)....Or, the first major Holiday of 2026.

However you want to look at it, the Holiday is Wednesday and Thursday. Expect all government offices, local, state and federal to be closed both days. Emergency services will be available throughout the Holiday. Continue to call 911 if you need emergency services. The California Highway Patrol will be in their Maximum Enforcement Period through 11:59 January 1. The MEP is the CHP's Holiday enforcement, when as many officers as possible are assigned to the roadways, looking for impaired drivers, speed violations and all other violations that could endanger other motorists. Most government offices and other businesses will reopen on January 2nd