Friday, December 25, 2026
Grocery stores open on Christmas 2026
On Christmas, Friday, December 25, 2026, of the 15 grocery chains we checked, 2 are open at some locations: Safeway and Albertsons. 13 are closed, including Kroger, Publix, Aldi, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market.
No chain here has announced its 2026 Christmas hours yet, so these follow what each did in past years. We update the page as they announce.
Depends on the location (2)
Closed (13)
Kroger
Kroger stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, CBS News reported.ClosedPublix
All Publix stores and pharmacies close on Christmas Day.ClosedAldi
ALDI stores close on Christmas Day under ALDI's standing holiday policy.ClosedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close on Christmas Day, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.ClosedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, Fox Business reported.ClosedH-E-B
H-E-B stores, pharmacies, curbside and home delivery are all closed on Christmas Day, per H-E-B's holiday sch…ClosedFood Lion
Food Lion closes all its stores on Christmas Day; it did so in 2023, 2024 and 2025, CBS News reported.ClosedStop & Shop
Stop & Shop closes its stores on Christmas Day; they were closed in 2023, 2024 and 2025.ClosedShopRite
ShopRite stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.ClosedWegmans
Wegmans stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.ClosedSprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts closes all its stores on Christmas Day; it announced the closure in 2019, 2021 and 2022, and stores w…ClosedHy-Vee
All Hy-Vee grocery stores, Fast & Fresh stores, Dollar Fresh Markets and Wine & Spirits shops closed on Chris…ClosedHarris Teeter
Harris Teeter stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.Closed
Kroger stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, CBS News reported.ClosedPublix
All Publix stores and pharmacies close on Christmas Day.ClosedAldi
ALDI stores close on Christmas Day under ALDI's standing holiday policy.ClosedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close on Christmas Day, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.ClosedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, Fox Business reported.ClosedH-E-B
H-E-B stores, pharmacies, curbside and home delivery are all closed on Christmas Day, per H-E-B's holiday sch…ClosedFood Lion
Food Lion closes all its stores on Christmas Day; it did so in 2023, 2024 and 2025, CBS News reported.ClosedStop & Shop
Stop & Shop closes its stores on Christmas Day; they were closed in 2023, 2024 and 2025.ClosedShopRite
ShopRite stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.ClosedWegmans
Wegmans stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.ClosedSprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts closes all its stores on Christmas Day; it announced the closure in 2019, 2021 and 2022, and stores w…ClosedHy-Vee
All Hy-Vee grocery stores, Fast & Fresh stores, Dollar Fresh Markets and Wine & Spirits shops closed on Chris…ClosedHarris Teeter
Harris Teeter stores were closed on Christmas Day 2025, according to Fox stations' roundup of store websites.Closed
Not announced yet (1)
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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 · All holiday hours