Asheville, Buncombe County offices close Friday for July Fourth weekend
City and county offices will close Friday, while Asheville street shutdowns, Sunday transit service and two fireworks events will reshape July Fourth travel.
City offices in Asheville and most Buncombe County government offices will close Friday, July 3. The closures will hit community centers, administrative offices, Riverside Cemetery offices and the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville box office in the city, while county residents will lose access to the animal shelter, Board of Elections, courthouse, public libraries, sheriff’s office front desk, City/County Bureau of Identification, Family Justice Center, Government Services Center, Health and Human Services, One Buncombe Call Center, Parks & Recreation administrative offices, Register of Deeds and Tax Collections/Property Assessment.
Buncombe County EMS and 911 will run normally, county parks and swimming pools will keep regular hours on July 3, and the landfill and transfer station will operate Friday before closing Saturday, July 4. Riverside Cemetery grounds will stay open even as the offices close, and Asheville Rides Transit will run Sunday hours for the holiday, with service set for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 4.
Downtown Asheville will also see major street shutdowns for the Independence Day Block Party in the South Slope. The free, family-friendly event, produced by the Asheville Downtown Association with the City of Asheville and presented by Ingles, runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Coxe Avenue, Banks Avenue, Buxton Avenue and Federal Alley will close from 9 a.m. to midnight, while Asheland Avenue will close from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Live music starts at noon, Ultimate Air Dogs is set for 3 p.m. on Buxton Avenue, a car show begins at 5 p.m. on South Coxe Avenue, and Empire Strikes Brass will play the Asheville Yards stage at 7 p.m. South Slope businesses will stay open all day.
Buncombe County’s separate 250th Anniversary Independence Day Celebration will move to North Buncombe Fields in Weaverville, with the event starting at 5 p.m. Saturday and fireworks around 9:15 p.m. County officials moved the celebration from Lake Julian Park because of construction-related access issues, but Lake Julian Park will remain open to visitors on July 4. Parking for the Weaverville event will be available at North Buncombe High School, 890 Clarks Chapel Road. Anyone needing county records, permits or library access will need to finish those stops before the closures begin Friday.
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
