Press Releases - Department of Recreation

Holiday Schedule for Independence Day on Friday, July 4

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 26, 2025

The Montgomery County Government and programs that impact County residents will follow a holiday schedule with changes for the observance of Independence Day on Friday, July 4. Schedule changes include:

• County offices—Closed.
• MC 311—Closed.
• State offices and courts—Closed.
• State Motor Vehicle Administration offices and Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program stations—Closed.
• Libraries— Closed.
• Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS)—All stores open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Department of Permitting Services—Closed.
• Ride On Bus Service—Will operate on a Saturday schedule. View route schedules here.
• Ride On extRa Pink and extRa Lime—Will operate on a Saturday schedule.
• Ride On Flash Bus Service—The Orange Route will operate on a Weekend/Holiday schedule. The Blue Route (typically, weekday only) will not be in service.
• Ride On extRa (Route 101) and Flex—Will not operate
• MARC Train—Will operate on Saturday schedule on the Penn Line only. No service on Brunswick or Camden lines.
• TRiPS Silver Spring commuter store—Closed.
• TRiPS mobile commuter store—Closed.
• Metrorail—Will operate on a Sunday Holiday schedule with trains running from 7 a.m.-midnight.
• Metrobus—Will operate on a Sunday schedule.
• Public parking garages, lots, curbside meters—Free.
• County-provided trash and recycling collections—No collections on Friday, July 4. Collections for the remainder of the week will slide one day, with the final collections on Saturday, July 5.
• Shady Grove Transfer Station and Recycling Center—Entire facility is closed.
• Outdoor Pools— Open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 3-6 p.m.
• Recreation, Senior and Indoor Aquatic Centers—Closed.
• For Montgomery Parks information, visit www.MontgomeryParks.org.

Additional information for Montgomery Parks facilities:

• Montgomery Parks headquarters and permits offices—Closed.
• Montgomery Parks customer service office—Closed.
• BMX Pump Track at South Germantown Recreational Park—Closed.
• Cabin John Ice Rink and Wheaton Ice Arena—Closed.
• Wheaton Indoor Tennis and Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center—Closed.
• Indoor nature facilities—Closed. (Trails and nature play areas for all nature centers remain open from sunrise to sunset).
• Open Parkways will operate on a normal schedule for the July Fourth holiday weekend, except on the portion affected by the Purple Line construction. During this time, parkways are open to pedestrians and bicyclists and closed to motor vehicles.
• Sligo Creek Parkway between Old Carroll Avenue and Piney Branch Road will be on an amended schedule due to Purple Line construction. Click here to learn more about this change.
• Beach Drive between Knowles Avenue and Cedar Lane (2.2 miles) and Sligo Creek Parkway between Forest Glen Road and University Boulevard West Friday, July 4 at 9 a.m. until Sunday, July 6 at 6 p.m.
• Sligo Creek Parkway between Old Carroll Avenue and Piney Branch Road Saturday, July 5 at 7 a.m. until Sunday, July 6 at 6 p.m.

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Release ID: 25-262
Media Contact: Joe Dominguez 2407438865