Memorial Day 2023: What's Open, Closed In Ellicott City

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Memorial Day serves as a time to remember those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. Many services, agencies and government offices in Ellicott City and Howard County will be closed Monday for the holiday.

Howard County government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers and Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

There will not be any curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap collection on Memorial Day, so the county’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week.

While county parks and the Roger Carter Community Center will be open Monday, the county’s department of recreation and 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.

The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) will operate on a “Sunday” schedule. All parking regulations and fees will be enforced on Monday.

The 9-1-1 Center, police and fire departments will remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

County operations will resume on Tuesday at regular business hours.

The Howard County Library System will be closed May 28-29 in observance of Memorial Day.