Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel holiday hours 2026–2027
Cracker Barrel restaurant hours on holidays.
Nov 26
2026Thanksgiving
Cracker Barrel stores open regular hours on Thanksgiving, as they did in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and serve a tra…OpenDec 24
2026Christmas Eve
Cracker Barrel stores close early, at 2 p.m., on Christmas Eve, as they did in 2023, 2024 and 2025.LimitedDec 25
2026Christmas
Cracker Barrel stores close on Christmas Day; they were closed in 2023 and 2025.ClosedDec 31
2026New Year's Eve
All Cracker Barrel stores kept normal business hours on New Year's Eve 2023, CBS News reported; later New Yea…OpenJan 1
2027New Year's Day
Cracker Barrel told Fox News Digital it was keeping its usual hours and standard menu on New Year's Day 2026,…OpenMar 28
2027Easter
All of Cracker Barrel's roughly 660 stores were open on Easter Sunday 2026, serving an Easter meal from 11 a.…OpenMay 31
2027Memorial Day
Cracker Barrel hasn't published Memorial Day hours; check your store in the Cracker Barrel locator.Not announcedJul 4
2027July 4th
Cracker Barrel stores were open on July 4, 2026, FOX Television Stations reported; check your store's hours.OpenSep 6
2027Labor Day
Cracker Barrel hasn't published Labor Day hours; check your store in the Cracker Barrel locator.Not announced
2026Thanksgiving
Cracker Barrel stores open regular hours on Thanksgiving, as they did in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and serve a tra…OpenDec 24
2026Christmas Eve
Cracker Barrel stores close early, at 2 p.m., on Christmas Eve, as they did in 2023, 2024 and 2025.LimitedDec 25
2026Christmas
Cracker Barrel stores close on Christmas Day; they were closed in 2023 and 2025.ClosedDec 31
2026New Year's Eve
All Cracker Barrel stores kept normal business hours on New Year's Eve 2023, CBS News reported; later New Yea…OpenJan 1
2027New Year's Day
Cracker Barrel told Fox News Digital it was keeping its usual hours and standard menu on New Year's Day 2026,…OpenMar 28
2027Easter
All of Cracker Barrel's roughly 660 stores were open on Easter Sunday 2026, serving an Easter meal from 11 a.…OpenMay 31
2027Memorial Day
Cracker Barrel hasn't published Memorial Day hours; check your store in the Cracker Barrel locator.Not announcedJul 4
2027July 4th
Cracker Barrel stores were open on July 4, 2026, FOX Television Stations reported; check your store's hours.OpenSep 6
2027Labor Day
Cracker Barrel hasn't published Labor Day hours; check your store in the Cracker Barrel locator.Not announced
Good to know
Hours vary by store. These entries rely on news reports that cite Cracker Barrel's website or statements, not on Cracker Barrel's own pages. Cracker Barrel's Oct. 20, 2025 holiday release offered Thanksgiving Heat & Serve meals for pickup Nov. 22-30 but listed no store hours (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cracker-barrel-sets-the-table-for-a-delicious-holiday-season-with-classic-comforts-and-all-things-joy-302588472.html); no 2026 holiday release had been issued as of Oct. 9, 2026. Regular Thanksgiving hours were also reported in 2023 by Fox Business, citing Cracker Barrel's website (https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/need-fast-food-restaurants-open-thanksgiving-day-2023), and in 2025 by Tasting Table (https://www.tastingtable.com/2019406/chain-restaurants-open-thanksgiving-2025/); one 2025 FOX station list said only that hours and locations would vary. The 2 PM Christmas Eve close was also reported in 2023 by FOX 32, citing Cracker Barrel's website (https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/restaurants-open-christmas-eve-christmas-day-2023), and in 2024 by CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/open-christmas-eve-2024/). Regular hours on New Year's Day 2024 and opening on Easter 2024 come from CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-open-on-new-years-day-2024/ and https://www.cbsnews.com/news/open-closed-easter-sunday-2024/).
From Cracker Barrel's announcements and restaurant pages, and news reports of its hours, checked October 7, 2026. "Expected" days follow its past practice until it announces them. Restaurant hours · All holiday hours