No. Costco is closed on the Fourth of July. Independence Day is one of the seven holidays Costco observes with a full closure, so every warehouse in the country is dark, and that includes the gas station and the food court.
Hours around Independence Day
| Date | Status |
|---|---|
| July 2 | Open, normal hours |
| July 3 | Open, normal hours, extremely busy |
| July 4 | Closed all day |
| July 5 | Open, normal hours |
The cookout shop: go two days early
July 3rd at Costco is the summer version of Thanksgiving Wednesday. Burgers, buns, cases of water and soda fly out at a pace the restockers cannot match, and the parking lot turns into a waiting game. The 2nd is far calmer and everything you need for a cookout is already on the floor.
Buy the ice last, on the 3rd if you must, but everything else keeps. A chest of drinks and burger patties bought on the 1st is exactly as good on the 4th.
Gas before the holiday drive
This is the one that stings people. Costco gas is often the cheapest tank in town before a road trip, and the pumps are closed on the 4th along with the warehouse. If you are driving for the holiday, fill up on the 2nd or 3rd, and expect the line at the pumps to be one of the longest of the summer. The pumps open at 6:00 AM, hours before the store, and that early window is the fastest.
When it falls on a weekend
The closure follows the actual date, July 4, not the observed federal holiday. If the 4th lands on a Sunday, Costco is closed Sunday and open Monday the 5th, even though many offices take the Monday off.
Frequently asked questions
Is Costco gas open on July 4th?
No. All seven full-closure holidays shut the pumps too. There is no gas-only exception.
What time does Costco close on July 3rd?
Normal hours for whatever day of the week it falls on, 8:30 PM on a weekday. The store does not close early before this holiday.
Is the Costco food court open on July 4th?
No. The food court is inside the warehouse and closes with it.
All nine dates that change Costco’s schedule are on the full holiday hours page.