Thursday, December 24, 2026
Stores open on Christmas Eve 2026
On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, 29 of the 30 store chains we checked are open (some with shorter hours): JCPenney, Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club and 24 more. 1 is open at some locations: Ace Hardware.
2 are confirmed for 2026; the rest follow what each chain did in past years.
Open (1)
Open with shorter hours (28)
Walmart
Walmart stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025, according to Walmart's store pages.LimitedTarget
Target stores were open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve 2025, and also closed at 8 p.m. in 2024.LimitedCostco
Costco warehouses closed early, at 5 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (2025 hours were 10 a.m. t…LimitedSam's Club
Sam's Club clubs were open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, according to store websites compiled by Fo…LimitedThe Home Depot
The Home Depot's 2026 holiday schedule says stores close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2026.LimitedLowe's
Lowe's stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to Lowe's store pages.LimitedBest Buy
Best Buy stores were open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, according to Best Buy's store pages.LimitedMacy's
Macy's stores opened at 8 a.m. on Christmas Eve 2025 and closed early (6 p.m. at Herald Square, 7 p.m. at man…LimitedKohl's
Kohl's stores were open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedTJ Maxx
TJ Maxx stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they we…LimitedMarshalls
Marshalls stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they…LimitedNordstrom
Nordstrom's NorthPark Center store in Dallas closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025 (open 9 a.m. to 6…LimitedUlta Beauty
Ulta's store pages listed special Christmas Eve 2025 hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; check your store's page for 2…LimitedPetco
Most Petco stores opened at their usual 9 a.m. and closed early, at 7 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according…LimitedMichaels
Michaels stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve every year from 2022 to 2025 (open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.…LimitedHobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby stores were open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025; 2026 hours haven't been a…LimitedIKEA
Most IKEA U.S. store pages list Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2026, as an early-closing day, with stores closing at…LimitedApple Store
Apple Fashion Place in Utah listed special Christmas Eve 2025 hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closing early; hours…LimitedO'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly stores closed early, at 5 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the holiday hours on four of its…LimitedAdvance Auto Parts
Three Advance Auto Parts stores in Miami closed early, at 4 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to their s…LimitedStaples
Staples stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the two California store pages ch…LimitedDollar Tree
Dollar Tree stores closed early, at 8 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the three store pages checked…LimitedFive Below
Five Below stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025 after opening at 8 or 9 a.m., according to s…LimitedTractor Supply
Tractor Supply stores were open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2024, closing early, according to its 2024…LimitedHarbor Freight
Harbor Freight stores close early on Christmas Eve, according to its store-hours page; the company announced…LimitedBJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's clubs closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025 (open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in 2025); 2026 h…LimitedHomeGoods
HomeGoods stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they…LimitedTotal Wine & More
Total Wine stores closed by 8 p.m. at the latest on Christmas Eve 2023, CBS Minnesota reported, and its Houst…Limited
Walmart stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025, according to Walmart's store pages.LimitedTarget
Target stores were open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve 2025, and also closed at 8 p.m. in 2024.LimitedCostco
Costco warehouses closed early, at 5 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (2025 hours were 10 a.m. t…LimitedSam's Club
Sam's Club clubs were open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, according to store websites compiled by Fo…LimitedThe Home Depot
The Home Depot's 2026 holiday schedule says stores close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2026.LimitedLowe's
Lowe's stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to Lowe's store pages.LimitedBest Buy
Best Buy stores were open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2025, according to Best Buy's store pages.LimitedMacy's
Macy's stores opened at 8 a.m. on Christmas Eve 2025 and closed early (6 p.m. at Herald Square, 7 p.m. at man…LimitedKohl's
Kohl's stores were open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedTJ Maxx
TJ Maxx stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they we…LimitedMarshalls
Marshalls stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they…LimitedNordstrom
Nordstrom's NorthPark Center store in Dallas closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025 (open 9 a.m. to 6…LimitedUlta Beauty
Ulta's store pages listed special Christmas Eve 2025 hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; check your store's page for 2…LimitedPetco
Most Petco stores opened at their usual 9 a.m. and closed early, at 7 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according…LimitedMichaels
Michaels stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve every year from 2022 to 2025 (open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.…LimitedHobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby stores were open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025; 2026 hours haven't been a…LimitedIKEA
Most IKEA U.S. store pages list Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2026, as an early-closing day, with stores closing at…LimitedApple Store
Apple Fashion Place in Utah listed special Christmas Eve 2025 hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closing early; hours…LimitedO'Reilly Auto Parts
O'Reilly stores closed early, at 5 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the holiday hours on four of its…LimitedAdvance Auto Parts
Three Advance Auto Parts stores in Miami closed early, at 4 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to their s…LimitedStaples
Staples stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the two California store pages ch…LimitedDollar Tree
Dollar Tree stores closed early, at 8 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025, according to the three store pages checked…LimitedFive Below
Five Below stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve 2025 after opening at 8 or 9 a.m., according to s…LimitedTractor Supply
Tractor Supply stores were open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve 2024, closing early, according to its 2024…LimitedHarbor Freight
Harbor Freight stores close early on Christmas Eve, according to its store-hours page; the company announced…LimitedBJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's clubs closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024 and 2025 (open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in 2025); 2026 h…LimitedHomeGoods
HomeGoods stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on Christmas Eve in 2024, as TJX announced, and in 2025, when they…LimitedTotal Wine & More
Total Wine stores closed by 8 p.m. at the latest on Christmas Eve 2023, CBS Minnesota reported, and its Houst…Limited
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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