Thursday, December 31, 2026
What's open on New Year's Eve 2026?
New Year's Eve is Thursday, December 31, 2026. It isn't a federal holiday.
Mail and shipping
Banks and markets
Government
Stores
Walmart
Walmart stores kept their usual hours on New Year's Eve 2025.OpenTarget
Target stores have closed early, at 9 p.m., on New Year's Eve in 2023, 2024 and 2025, according to Target's s…LimitedCostco
Costco warehouses close early on New Year's Eve: 6 p.m. in 2024 and 2025 (5 p.m. in 2023, when it fell on a S…LimitedSam's Club
Sam's Club said in October 2025 that clubs now stay open until their regular 8 p.m. close on New Year's Eve (…OpenMeijer
Meijer hasn't published New Year's Eve hours; check your store in the Meijer store finder.Not announcedThe Home Depot
The Home Depot's 2026 holiday schedule says stores close at 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2026.LimitedLowe's
Lowe's stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on New Year's Eve 2025.LimitedBest Buy
Best Buy stores closed early, at 7 p.m., on New Year's Eve 2025, according to Best Buy's store pages.LimitedMacy's
Macy's stores closed early on New Year's Eve 2025, open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at most stores (6 p.m. at Herald Sq…LimitedKohl's
Kohl's stores were open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve 2025.LimitedDollar General
Dollar General hasn't published New Year's Eve hours; check your store in the store locator.Not announced
Walmart stores kept their usual hours on New Year's Eve 2025.OpenTarget
Target stores have closed early, at 9 p.m., on New Year's Eve in 2023, 2024 and 2025, according to Target's s…LimitedCostco
Costco warehouses close early on New Year's Eve: 6 p.m. in 2024 and 2025 (5 p.m. in 2023, when it fell on a S…LimitedSam's Club
Sam's Club said in October 2025 that clubs now stay open until their regular 8 p.m. close on New Year's Eve (…OpenMeijer
Meijer hasn't published New Year's Eve hours; check your store in the Meijer store finder.Not announcedThe Home Depot
The Home Depot's 2026 holiday schedule says stores close at 6 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2026.LimitedLowe's
Lowe's stores closed early, at 6 p.m., on New Year's Eve 2025.LimitedBest Buy
Best Buy stores closed early, at 7 p.m., on New Year's Eve 2025, according to Best Buy's store pages.LimitedMacy's
Macy's stores closed early on New Year's Eve 2025, open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at most stores (6 p.m. at Herald Sq…LimitedKohl's
Kohl's stores were open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve 2025.LimitedDollar General
Dollar General hasn't published New Year's Eve hours; check your store in the store locator.Not announced
Groceries
Kroger
Most Kroger family stores kept regular hours on New Year's Eve 2025.OpenPublix
Publix stores close at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve, as they did in 2022, 2023 and 2025.LimitedAldi
ALDI stores run limited hours on New Year's Eve under ALDI's standing holiday policy; they closed early in 20…LimitedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.LimitedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores were open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedSafeway
Safeway stores are open on New Year's Eve; in 2025 many closed at 10 or 11 p.m., while others kept regular ho…LimitedH-E-B
H-E-B stores keep regular hours on New Year's Eve, per H-E-B's holiday schedule.Open
Most Kroger family stores kept regular hours on New Year's Eve 2025.OpenPublix
Publix stores close at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve, as they did in 2022, 2023 and 2025.LimitedAldi
ALDI stores run limited hours on New Year's Eve under ALDI's standing holiday policy; they closed early in 20…LimitedTrader Joe's
Trader Joe's stores close at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, per its 2025 holiday hours announcement.LimitedWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods stores were open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve in 2024 and 2025.LimitedSafeway
Safeway stores are open on New Year's Eve; in 2025 many closed at 10 or 11 p.m., while others kept regular ho…LimitedH-E-B
H-E-B stores keep regular hours on New Year's Eve, per H-E-B's holiday schedule.Open
Pharmacies
Coffee
Other holidays
From each organization's published holiday schedule, or its past years' hours where the new one isn't out yet. Local hours can differ; check with your branch or store. All holiday hours