{"id":327258,"date":"2026-07-02T13:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327258\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:33:30","slug":"july-4-whats-open-and-closed-in-tampa-bay-for-america-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327258\/","title":{"rendered":"July 4: What\u2019s open and closed in Tampa Bay for America 250"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fireworks, cookouts, stars and stripes are expected on Independence Day.<\/p>\n

The federal holiday is Saturday, but many businesses are observing it on Friday.<\/p>\n

From postal services to grocery stores, we break down what\u2019s open and closed in Tampa Bay on July 4 for America\u2019s grand 250 celebration. But beware, many are observing the holiday on Friday, July 3 as well.<\/p>\n

State and local offices<\/p>\n

In a news release, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced state offices will be closed<\/a> from July 2-6, in addition to the regular state holiday observance of Independence Day on July 3.<\/p>\n

The majority of Tampa Bay offices will be closed on Friday, along with libraries, tax collectors and courthouses.<\/p>\n

July 4th Trash collectionsJuly 4th mail pickup\"\"<\/p>\n

The U.S. Postal Service will maintain normal business and delivery operations on Friday<\/a> and will be closed on Independence Day.<\/p>\n

Standard FedEx parcel operations move to modified service on Friday, FedEx Freight is closed, and the FedEx Office will be open with modified hours<\/a> on July 3-4.<\/p>\n

UPS won\u2019t have pickup or delivery service<\/a> on the holiday. Be sure to check your local UPS for modified hours.<\/p>\n

Grocery stores on July 4th<\/p>\n

Publix, Walmart and Target will be open on America\u2019s 250th birthday and ready for your last-minute hot dog bun pickup.<\/p>\n

Speaking of hot dogs, Costco is closed, so don\u2019t expect to get your fixings in its food court. BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club and Sam\u2019s Club remain open.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check your local store for any modified hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fireworks, cookouts, stars and stripes are expected on Independence Day. The federal holiday is Saturday, but many businesses…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[52652,135,1526,137,136],"class_list":["post-327258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-independence-day","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}