County offices closed for observed holidays Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
Published on December 18, 2025
In observance of Christmas Day and New Year's Day, Los Alamos County government offices and services will join other federal, state, and local governments and close on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, and Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
The County’s administrative offices, senior centers, Atomic City Transit service, and the Environmental Services division are closed on both days. In addition, the following facilities will close or have modified hours:
- White Rock Branch and Mesa Public libraries –
o Wednesday–Christmas Eve: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
o Thursday–Christmas Day: Closed
o Wednesday–New Year's Eve: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Noon Year's Eve event 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
o Thursday–New Year's Day: Closed
- Aquatic Center and Leisure Lagoon –
o Wednesday–Christmas Eve: Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
o Thursday–Christmas Day: Closed
o Wednesday–New Year's Eve: Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
o Thursday–New Year's Day: Closed
- Golf Course –
o Wednesday–Christmas Eve: Golf Shop Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
o Thursday–Christmas Day: Closed
o Wednesday–New Year's Eve: Golf Shop Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
o Thursday–New Year's Day: Closed
- Ice Rink –
o Wednesday–Christmas Eve: Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Luminaria Skate event 5 - 7 p.m.
o Thursday–Christmas Day: Open Noon – 5 p.m.
o Wednesday–New Year's Eve: OPEN 7:45 a.m. – January 1, 2026 at 1 a.m., New Year's Eve Skate event 8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
o Thursday–New Year's Day: Open Noon – 5 p.m.
- Open Gym Programs – All programs are canceled December 22, 2025 - January 4, 2026.
- Environmental Services – The Eco Station and Overlook Convenience Center will be closed on Thursday–Christmas Day, and Thursday–New Year's Day. No residential or commercial trash or recycling collection service will take place on these days.
o Residential Customers: If the closure dates fall on your regular collection day, please place your roll carts at the curb for collection on Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 31.
o Commercial Customers: If your business is normally scheduled for collection on the closure dates, dumpsters will be serviced on Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 31.
o Regular hours will resume on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, and Friday, Jan. 2, 2026.
o Reminder: January 2, 2026, will be the first Household Hazardous Waste collection day of the new year.
- Atomic City Transit – Regularly scheduled bus service will not operate on Thursday–Christmas Day, and Thursday–New Year's Day and ACT MyRide services will not be available. Regular service will resume on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, and Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, except for Peak Service on routes 1 and 6, which will resume on January 5, 2026.
- Utilities will be closed for regular business, however crews are on-call for emergencies 24/7 by calling 505-662-8222.
For Police, Fire, Utilities, and Parks dispatch services, please call 505-662-8222. In case of emergency, dial 9-1-1.
For a listing of all holidays observed by the County, visit the Los Alamos County webpage.
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