All Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of Independence Day. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station and Manteo Recycle Yard. All Dare County offices and facilities will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Dare County wishes Outer Banks residents and visitors a safe holiday weekend. For more information about various fireworks shows and Independence Day events that are currently scheduled to take place throughout Dare County, please visit DareNC.gov/Fireworks. For more information about fireworks safety—including local rules and regulations—please click here to watch a video on Dare County’s YouTube channel.

The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that there will be no changes to Dare County’s residential or commercial collection schedule for Independence Day, which will be celebrated on Thursday, July 4, 2024. 

All unincorporated areas of Dare County—as well as the Town of Kitty Hawk, for which Dare County Public Works provides trash collection services—will therefore operate on their normal schedule on Thursday, July 4, 2024.