What's Open, Closed On Independence Day 2024 In Ellicott City, Howard County

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — With the Fourth of July falling on a Thursday, government offices will be closed and some services will be altered in observance of Independence Day.

Howard County government offices, courts, animal shelter and 50+ centers and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed Thursday. On Friday, July 5, county government offices, the animal shelter and 50+ centers will remain closed.

Because there won't be any curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scraps collection on July 4, the county’s holiday slide schedule will be in effect for the rest of the week so service on Thursday will slide to Friday and Friday to Saturday.

While county parks and the Roger Carter Community Center (the center closes early at 5 p.m.) will be open July 4, the county’s Department of Recreation & Parks’ Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms, Gary J. Arthur and North Laurel Community Centers, Kiwanis-Wallas Hall, Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, Robinson Nature Center and county historic sites will be closed. The Meadowbrook Athletic Complex will be open for planned programs only.

County parks, Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers, the Robinson Nature Center, Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, Meadowbrook Athletic Complex and the Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum will open July 5, but the Kiwanis-Wallas Hall, Belmont Manor and Historic Park, Ellicott City Colored School Restored, Firehouse Museum, Patapsco Female Institute and county historic sites will remain closed Friday.

The Howard County Library System will be closed for the July 4 holiday, too.

The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) will operate on a “Sunday” schedule July 4 and on a regular schedule July 5. For more information on RTA, call 1-800-270-9553 or visit www.transitrta.com. All parking regulations and fees will not be enforced July 3-4.

The 9-1-1 Center, police and fire departments will remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, call 9-1-1; for non-emergencies, call 410-313-2200.