Retailers like Target and Walmart have events acting as thinly-veiled competition for Prime Day this year. That's obvious given their timing. And Home Depot is doing much of the same with its Fourth of July sale, offering excellent discounts of its own right now through July 9.

Yes, you're in luck because they will also be open this year. A company representative told USA Today, "Lowe's stores will be open regular hours on the Fourth of July." That means you can swing by for last-minute supplies like garden tools, lawn games, or patriotic decorations.

Government offices, post offices, courts, and schools are closed for the Fourth of July in the U.S. U.S. stock markets and banks are also closed, with limited FedEx and UPS services