Things to Know About Elkridge Today: July 4

for the Fourth of July. If your recycling or trash was supposed to go out today, hold it until tomorrow. Check out this week's curbside pickup schedule for reference.

There's a high of 91 degrees in Elkridge today, according to the National Weather Service, with a low of 68 in the evening.

Here are the closest fireworks shows—aside from the ones in your neighbors' backyards:

• Columbia Lakefront (10221 Wincopin Circle) at 9:30 p.m.
• Baltimore's Inner Harbor (Pratt at Light Street) at 9:30 p.m.
• Catonsville () at 9:15 p.m.

There will be festivals filled with music and other entertainment leading up to the fireworks. In Baltimore, the festivities start at noon; in Columbia, at 5 p.m.; and in Catonsville, at 6:30 p.m.

Want to make it an early night but still get in on the patriotic activities? There are a few parades marching through the area:

• River Hill parade (Great Star Drive) in Columbia from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Allview Area Civic Association parade (Atholton Park on Donleigh Drive) in Columbia from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Catonsville parade (Rolling Road, Frederick Road and Bloomsbury Avenue) at 3 p.m.