What’s Open and Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024

As we are here in the holiday season and year is going to end. During this season of Christmas and New Year, many people need last-minute items from grocery stores, medical stores, and maybe dairy stores. But as you know it’s a holiday season so before heading out of the house it is essential to know what’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in your area. 

Here we are with a very simple and short guide for the region of United States to save your time:

Grocery Stores

Store ChainChristmas Eve HoursChristmas Day Hours
Albertsons, Safeway, ACMEOpen with reduced hoursSome open with adjusted hours
Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’sOpen with reduced hoursClosed
Kroger and AffiliatesNormal hoursClosed
Whole Foods, AldiModified hoursClosed
CostcoClosedClosed
Sam’s ClubCloses at 6 p.m.Closed

Retail Stores

StoreChristmas Eve HoursChristmas Day Hours
WalmartCloses at 6 p.m.Closed
TargetOpen 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Closed
Macy’sOpen 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Closed
Kohl’sOpen 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Closed
Home DepotCloses at 5 p.m.Closed
Lowe’sNormal hoursClosed

Banks and Financial Centers

  • Most banks, including Bank of America, TD Bank, and Wells Fargo, will be closed on Christmas Day.
  • Wells Fargo closes at noon on Christmas Eve.
  • The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ will not operate on Dec. 25.

Pharmacies

PharmacyChristmas Eve HoursChristmas Day Hours
CVSReduced hoursReduced hours, check local store
WalgreensRegular hours24-hour locations open, most pharmacies closed
Rite AidRegular hoursClosed

Postal Services

ServiceChristmas Eve HoursChristmas Day Hours
USPSNormal operationsNo services
FedExModified for some servicesLimited to Custom Critical service only
UPSNormal operationsLimited to Express Critical service


Stay connected with us, we will share the latest updates here.  Don’t waste your time or effort on closed stores. Always confirm hours with your local store to avoid surprises. Happy holidays! 

Kumari K

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