Nov 27, 2025 - Business

These stores and restaurants are open Thanksgiving 2025

Kelly Tyko

Illustration of a neon sign with a turkey in it lighting up and flickering. — Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios

Thanksgiving Day shopping and dining options will be limited again this year — whether you're hunting for groceries, last-minute essentials or a place to grab a meal.

Why it matters: Major retailers including Walmart, Target, Costco and Aldi will be closed Thursday, with only a small set of grocers and pharmacies open on reduced schedules.

CVS is one of the few nationwide options for last-minute needs along with convenience stores, and Kroger and Albertsons Cos. stores, Whole Foods Market and Wegmans will operate with shorter hours.
Most sit-down restaurants will be dark for the holiday, though coffee chains like Starbucks and Dunkin' plan to keep many locations open — typically with reduced hours — for holiday caffeine runs.

Stores open Thanksgiving 2025

More stores are closed on Thanksgiving than open. The following retailers will open most of their stores, but hours vary.

Not all locations are open and not all retailers' holiday hours are easily found on websites and apps.

Between the lines: Most Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island stores will be closed on Thanksgiving because of state laws.

County or municipal laws also can mean stores in some areas have shorter hours.

When grocery stores are open Thanksgiving

Store hours can vary but here are the nation's largest grocery store chains are open Thursday.

Acme Market: Stores close at 4pm.
Albertsons: Hours vary, but most have shorter hours.
Food Lion: Most stores open until 3pm.
Fresh Market: 7am to 3pm.
Giant Eagle: 7am to 3pm.
Giant Food: 6am to 2pm.
Grocery Outlet: Varies, but many open 8am to 3pm.
Harris Teeter: Stores open until 2pm.
H-E-B: 6am to noon.
Ingles: All stores close at 4pm Thanksgiving.
Jewel-Osco: 6am to 4pm.
Kroger: Most stores close at 5pm.
Meijer: 6am to 5pm.
Piggly Wiggly: Varies.
Ralphs Stores open on Thanksgiving will close at 10pm, the retailer said.
Safeway: Hours vary.
Save A Lot: Varying hours.
ShopRite: Hours vary, some locations closed.
Smart & Final: 6am to 5pm.
Sprouts Farmers Market: 7am to 2pm.
Stop & Shop: 7am to 3pm.
Vons: Various, but stores have reduced hours.
Wegmans: Most open until 4pm.
Whole Foods Market: 7am to 1pm.

Bass Pro, CVS and dollar stores open Thanksgiving

These national chains will keep most locations open Thursday, but with reduced hours.

Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's: 9am to 6pm.
CVS: Most stores open with reduced hours; 24-hour stores keep regular hours.
Dollar General: Hours vary.
Dollar Tree: 8am to 5pm.
Family Dollar: 8am to 6pm.
Gap Inc.: The company, which includes Gap, Athleta, Old Navy and Banana Republic, tells Axios "many of our stores are open on Thanksgiving."
Walgreens: Only 24-hour stores are open.

Thanksgiving convenience stores open

7-Eleven: Most open 24 hours.
Casey's General Store: Regular hours.
Circle K: Most open 24 hours.
Cumberland Farms: Regular hours, which vary.
Kum & Go: Open 24 hours.
Love's Travel Stops: Open 24 hours.
Maverik – Adventure's First Stop: Most open 24 hours.
Pilot Flying J: Open 24 hours.
RaceTrac: Open 24 hours.
Sheetz: Open 24 hours.
TravelCenters of America: Most are open 24 hours.
Wawa: Most open 24 hours.

Starbucks, Dunkin' open Thanksgiving 2025

Many Starbucks and Dunkin' locations are open but be on the safe side and check your closest location before heading out.

Hours may also be limited.

Restaurants open Thanksgiving

Between the lines: Not all locations are open as being open on a holiday is often a franchise decision. You can also find restaurants accepting Thanksgiving reservations through OpenTable.

Applebee's
Baskin-Robbins
Bob Evans
Buffalo Wild Wings
Burger King
Carvel
Cracker Barrel
Denny's
Domino's
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Golden Corral
Krispy Kreme: Shops will close at 2pm local time.
IHOP
Jimmy John's
McDonald's
Paris Baguette
Papa John's
Sonic Drive-In
Subway
Waffle House
Wendy's
Whatburger

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Zoom in: The following retailers and restaurants are keeping stores closed on Thanksgiving.

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