Everything open, closed for President’s Day in San Antonio
President’s Day is set for Monday, February 20, and a number of San Antonio city services and businesses will be closed in observance of the holiday. Some of the usual suspects are closed, but others, like some city utilities, will remain open for regular business hours.
It is officially known as Washington’s Birthday, the National Archives said, and “contrary to popular belief, neither Congress nor the President has ever stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington’s Birthday be changed to ‘President’s Day.'”
The federal holiday was established in 1879 to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, which was February 22, 1731. It was moved to be officially celebrated on the third Monday of February thanks to the 1968 Monday Holiday Law, which aimed to “provide uniform annual observances of certain legal public holidays on Mondays” in an effort to “bring substantial benefits to both the spiritual and economic life of the Nation.”
Presidents Day closings around San Antonio
Financial institutions: Closed
Schools: Some closed; some open
Post offices: Closed
City offices: Open
City-run COVID-19 testing centers: Open
COVID-19 hotline: Open
Municipal Court: Open
Magistrate Court and Detention Center: Open
County offices: Closed
State offices: Closed
Federal offices: Closed
CPS Energy: Open
SAWS: Open
Libraries: Open
Bulky/hazard waste centers: Open
Brush recycling centers: Open
Garbage, recycling, brush recycling curbside pickup: Regular schedule
Parking meters: Meters enforced
VIA schedule: Regular schedule
Emergency service numbers
CPS Energy: 210-353-HELP (4357)
SAWS: 210-704-SAWS (7297)
Police, Fire, EMS: 9-1-1
