What's Open, Closed In Gaithersburg For Juneteenth 2022

GAITHERSBURG, MD — Offices, libraries and more in Gaithersburg will be closed June 20 in observance of Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19.

The 25th Montgomery County Juneteenth celebration will be held June 18 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, with an awards ceremony, educational passport activities, a historical journey of African American Music and artistic entertainment, and food trucks.

"Juneteenth is a chance to gather with our community, celebrate our diversity, and remember our history," said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich in a news release. "We reaffirm that we are stronger as a County because of our diversity."

Here's what will be open and closed in Gaithersburg on June 20:

• Gaithersburg City Hall—Closed
• Most Gaithersburg city facilities are closed, with these exceptions:
• The Miniature Golf Course will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  
• The Water Park will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for City of Gaithersburg Residents and Aquatics Members only.
• The Gaithersburg Aquatic Center will be open from 5:15 to 8:30 p.m.
• Interactive Water Feature at Olde Towne Plaza will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Gaithersburg Police Department Administrative Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Gaithersburg recycling and trash will be picked up as regularly scheduled. Bulk on-demand pickup will not be available on Monday.
• County offices—Closed
• State offices and courts—Closed
• State Motor Vehicle Administration offices and Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program stations—Closed
• Libraries—Closed
• County-operated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Clinics-Closed
• Ride On—Operating on a holiday schedule using the schedules that went into effect on May 8
• Ride On extRa and Flex—Not in service
• Flash—Will operate on a weekend schedule (Orange Line only).
• MARC Train and Commuter Bus—Regularly scheduled Sunday Penn Line service on Sunday, June 19. R Schedule on all three lines, in addition Penn Line trains 453 and 452 will operate on Monday, June 20.
• Metrorail and Metrobus – Metrorail operating on its Sunday schedule on June 19 with service from 7 a.m. to midnight. On June 20 it will operate on a Saturday Holiday schedule, with service between 5 a.m. and midnight. Metrobus will operate on a weekday schedule on June 20.
• Parking at public garages, lots, curbside meters—Free.
• County-collected trash and recycling—County-collected trash and recycling will be made as usual on June 20. The regularly schedule will be followed for the rest of the week as well.
• Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station—Closed on June 19. Open on June 20.
• Recreation: County outdoor aquatic facilities will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Indoor aquatic facilities will close at 6 p.m.
• Community recreation and senior centers—Closed.
• Montgomery Parks—Visit MontgomeryParks.org for complete information