Community Corner
What's Open, Closed Good Friday, Easter Weekend
State & local governments in Connecticut close on Good Friday, but the U.S. government and Post Offices stay open. Here are other closings & openings.
Good Friday is a holiday for the state of Connecticut and many local governments and schools, but not the federal government or post offices.
[If you have a business or organization that's closed or has shortened hours for the weekend, please tell us in the comments.]
Department of Motor Vehicles and AAA offices
Holiday schedule for American Automobile Association offices and major service centers, including the Norwalk Office:
- Friday: The Norwalk Office is closed all day. "All AAA offices will be open to process renewals for driver licenses and non-driver ID cards during their normal business hours on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19."
- Saturday: Norwalk Office is open for normal business hours, starting at 8 a.m. AAA offices are open.
- Monday: The Norwalk Office is closed, as usual. AAA offices are open.
- Tuesday: The department reopens for business with normal business hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Good Friday
CLOSED
- Norwalk City Hall and offices are closed (but garbage and recycling pickups continue as usual)
- Norwalk Public Schools, already closed this week for spring break, remain closed on Friday.
- Norwalk Public Library is closed. (Darien Library and Westport Library are open.)
- Connecticut state offices are closed.
- Connecticut state courts are closed.
- The YWCA of Darien/Norwalk is closed.
- The New York Stock Exchange and much of the financial industry are closed.
OPEN
- Norwalk garbage and recycling pickups continue as usual
- The Norwalk Transfer Station and Yard Debris Site are open.
- U.S. government offices are open.
- Post offices are open.
- Banks in Connecticut have the option of opening or closing. According to state policy: "Connecticut banks and credit unions are required to give at least two weeks’ advance notice to their customers of holiday openings and closings by posting such notice in the lobby of each office." TD Bank is open.
- Norwalk Transit District offices are open on Good Friday as is regular Wheels bus service around Norwalk.
- CT Transit bus service in Stamford and Darien has regular service on Good Friday.
Saturday
OPEN
- Norwalk Public Library is open.
- The Norwalk Transfer Station and Yard Debris Site are open.
Easter Sunday
CLOSED
- Norwalk Public Library is closed.
- Norwalk Transit District bus service is closed on Sunday, as usual.
- CT Transit bus service in Stamford is shut down on Easter Sunday.
Transportation
- CT Transit bus service in Stamford has regular service on Good Friday and is shut down on Easter Sunday.
- Norwalk Transit District offices are open on Good Friday as is regular Wheels bus service around Norwalk (also running on Saturday). Bus service is closed on Sunday, as usual. For other services, see its schedule on the website.
- Trains: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority website has announecd no schedule changes for Good Friday or Easter Sunday on the New Haven Line or any other service.
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