Thursday, December 24, 2026
Grocery stores open on Christmas Eve 2026
On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, 12 of the 12 grocery chains we checked are open with shorter hours: Publix, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market, Safeway and 7 more.
No chain here has announced its 2026 Christmas Eve hours yet, so these follow what each did in past years. We update the page as they announce.
Open with shorter hours (12)
Publix
Publix stores close at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, as they did in 2023 and 2025; pharmacies close by 7 p.m. too.LimitedAldi
ALDI stores run limited hours on Christmas Eve under ALDI's standing holiday policy; check your store's closi…LimitedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.LimitedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores closed early, at 7 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedSafeway
Safeway stores close early on Christmas Eve; in 2025 closing times ranged from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. depending on…LimitedH-E-B
H-E-B stores open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and pharmacies close at 5 p.m., per H-E-B's holiday sche…LimitedAlbertsons
Albertsons stores close early on Christmas Eve; Dallas-Fort Worth stores closed at 7 p.m. in 2024 and 2025, F…LimitedFood Lion
Food Lion stores were open until 7 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve 2025, and pharmacies were open 9 a.m. to…LimitedStop & Shop
Stop & Shop stores closed at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, CBS News reported.LimitedWegmans
Wegmans stores closed at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, CBS News reported.LimitedSprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts stores are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the hours Sprouts announced in 2019, 2021 and 2022…LimitedHy-Vee
Most Hy-Vee stores are open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, according to Hy-Vee's holiday store hours page.Limited
Publix stores close at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, as they did in 2023 and 2025; pharmacies close by 7 p.m. too.LimitedAldi
ALDI stores run limited hours on Christmas Eve under ALDI's standing holiday policy; check your store's closi…LimitedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.LimitedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores closed early, at 7 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedSafeway
Safeway stores close early on Christmas Eve; in 2025 closing times ranged from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. depending on…LimitedH-E-B
H-E-B stores open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and pharmacies close at 5 p.m., per H-E-B's holiday sche…LimitedAlbertsons
Albertsons stores close early on Christmas Eve; Dallas-Fort Worth stores closed at 7 p.m. in 2024 and 2025, F…LimitedFood Lion
Food Lion stores were open until 7 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve 2025, and pharmacies were open 9 a.m. to…LimitedStop & Shop
Stop & Shop stores closed at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, CBS News reported.LimitedWegmans
Wegmans stores closed at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, CBS News reported.LimitedSprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts stores are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the hours Sprouts announced in 2019, 2021 and 2022…LimitedHy-Vee
Most Hy-Vee stores are open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, according to Hy-Vee's holiday store hours page.Limited
Not announced yet (4)
Also on Christmas Eve
Grocery stores on other holidays
From each chain's announcements and store pages, and news reports of its hours; each chain's page gives the source. Hours at your local store can differ. What's open on Christmas Eve · All holiday hours