Most city government offices and services will close at noon for the annual employee picnic on Thursday, June 16. This includes offices in City Hall, such as the Permits Counter, Sheriff's Office, Commissioner of the Revenue, and Treasurer.
- The Court Clerk's Office will be closed from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- The Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be closed from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
The Community Center will be open during normal business hours.
Juneteenth Observance
City of Falls Church government offices and services will be closed or have reduced hours in observation of Juneteenth. Please review the following information:
Sunday, June 19
- CLOSED: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
- CLOSED: City of Falls Church Community Center
Monday, June 20
- CLOSED: City Hall
- OPEN: City Hall's Voter Registration Office, open for emergency voting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- CLOSED: Mary Riley Styles Public Library
- REDUCED HOURS: City of Falls Church Community Center, open from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Juneteenth recognizes the day (June 19, 1865) the last of the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told about the Emancipation Proclamation and that all Black people were free from the bondage of slavery. In modern times, Juneteenth has become a holiday celebrating freedom, resiliency, and African American history and culture. The City of Falls Church declared Juneteenth a holiday for the first time in 2020, following Virginia's declaration that a state holiday be observed. In October 2020, legislation passed unanimously to officially declare it a permanent statewide holiday in Virginia.