Happy Independence Day greeting card with brush stroke background in United States national flag colors and hand lettering text Happy 4th of July. Vector illustration.

Happy Independence Day greeting card with brush stroke background in United States national flag colors and hand lettering text Happy 4th of July. Vector illustration.

City of Las Cruces 4th of July Schedule

In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, most City of Las Cruces offices and facilities will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual.

City offices, facilities or programs OPEN AND OPERATING Thursday, July 3 include:

  • Roadrunner Transit will operate on a regular schedule from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., but will have some detoured routes due to the parade at 5 p.m. (Routes 6, 7 and 8).
  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 3 (Early closure at 3 p.m. due to Electric Light Parade).
  • Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 3 (Early Closure at 3 p.m. due to Electric Light Parade).
    Fitness Swim: 7:30 – 11:30 a.m.
    Open Swim: noon – 3 p.m.
    Open Gym: 7:30 – 3 p.m.  
  • Las Cruces Natatorium, 1405 E. Hadley Ave., will be open from 6 – 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3. No evening swim session (Early closure at 11 a.m. due to Electric Light parade).

City offices and facilities or programs CLOSED Friday, July 4 include:

  • A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven.
  • City Hall.
  • Castaneda Service Center (Parks & Recreation Administration Offices)
  • East Mesa Recreation Center.
  • Foothills Landfill. (Landfill will have normal hours July 3 and 5).
  • Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center.
  • Youth Development & Diversion Learning Center
  • Thomas Branigan Memorial Library and its branch libraries.
  • Meerscheidt Recreation Center.
  • All museums.
  • Rio Grande Theatre.
  • All Senior Programs services and facilities.
  • South Central Solid Waste Authority administrative offices will close early at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 4.
  • All Roadrunner Transit services and facilities. 
  • Visit Las Cruces.

City offices, facilities or programs OPEN AND OPERATING Friday, July 4 include:

  • All commercial and residential solid waste collections will operate as usual on Friday, July 4.
  • Laabs Pool, 701 W. Picacho Ave., will be open Friday, July 4. It will be a Free Swim Day.
    Session I: noon to 3 p.m.
    Session II: 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center will be open from noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 4.
    NO Fitness Swim
    Open Swim Session I: noon to 3 p.m.
    Open Swim Session II: 3:30 – 6 p.m. 
    Open Gym: noon to 6:30 p.m.
  • Las Cruces Natatorium will be open from 6 – 11 a.m. Friday, July 4. No afternoon swim session will be offered.
  • The South Central Solid Waste Transfer Station, 2865 W. Amador Ave., and the Corralitos Landfill will close early at 2 p.m. All scheduled curbside collections will run as normal.

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