Missouri drivers planning a licensing test have three November closure dates to work around. The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced on November 3, 2026, that its driver examination stations throughout the state will close for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving observances.

This dated recent service feature covers the patrol's November 3 announcement, not a new closure notice.

The three closure dates

The patrol's November 3, 2026, release lists:

  • Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day.
  • Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving observance.
  • Friday, November 27, 2026 — Thanksgiving observance.

The announcement concerns the patrol's driver examination stations statewide. It is not a statewide license-office schedule or a notice that all Highway Patrol services will stop.

Before making an exam trip

The patrol's Driver Examination guidance advises applicants to check the required testing documents and their testing location's hours before arriving. Written and driving skills tests depend on personnel availability and the volume of applicants, the page says.

For the driving skills portion, the patrol says appointments are not necessary for a non-CDL license, but are required for a Commercial Driver License (CDL) test. That distinction concerns driving skills tests; it is not a promise of immediate testing.

Use the patrol's examination-station locator and hours to plan a visit. Its Driver Examination page also links to the Driver Guide, CDL Manual, Motorcycle Operator Manual and required-document information.

Contextual archive photograph, 16 September 2014: a Missouri State Highway Patrol car, not an examination vehicle, exam station or November 2026 closure scene. Photo: Police Car Missouri Highway Patrol by Tony Hisgett / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, letterboxed and archive label added by ThinBlueNews. No photographer or agency endorsement is implied.