Is Denny's open on holidays?

Updated August 24, 2026 · this page carries the 2026 and 2027 dates.

Denny's

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Open or closed? Check below.

Most locations run 24 hours, but some franchise diners keep shorter clocks — check yours if it's the middle of the night or a major holiday. Hours vary by location. The days marked closed here are company-wide; everything else is your local store or restaurant’s call, so check before you go.

Denny's built its identity on never closing — the diner that's open when nothing else is, holidays included. Most U.S. locations run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of its biggest days rather than days off.

The honest asterisk: Denny's is largely franchised, and a minority of locations keep shorter hours or take a holiday. If it's 2am on Christmas and the drive is long, a thirty-second check of your location saves the trip.

Denny's — holiday by holiday
Day	Dates	Status
New Year's Day	January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027	Open Open — most locations serve right through from New Year's Eve into January 1.
Easter Sunday	April 5, 2026 March 28, 2027	Open Open — Easter Sunday is a regular (and busy) day at most locations.
Memorial Day	May 25, 2026 May 31, 2027	Open Open — a regular day at most locations.
Independence Day	July 4, 2026 July 4, 2027	Open Open — a regular day at most locations.
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 September 6, 2027	Open Open — a regular day at most locations.
Thanksgiving	November 26, 2026 November 25, 2027	Open Open — most Denny's serve all day on Thanksgiving, many with a turkey dinner on the menu.
Christmas Eve	December 24, 2026 December 24, 2027	Open Open — most locations run their normal (often 24-hour) schedule through Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day	December 25, 2026 December 25, 2027	Open Open — Denny's tradition is to serve on Christmas Day, and most locations do, around the clock.
New Year's Eve	December 31, 2026 December 31, 2027	Open Open — most locations run through the night into the new year.

Is Denny's open on New Year's Day?

Open — most locations serve right through from New Year's Eve into January 1.

Is Denny's open on Easter Sunday?

Open — Easter Sunday is a regular (and busy) day at most locations.

Is Denny's open on Memorial Day?

Open — a regular day at most locations.

Is Denny's open on Independence Day?

Open — a regular day at most locations.

Is Denny's open on Labor Day?

Open — a regular day at most locations.

Is Denny's open on Thanksgiving?

Open — most Denny's serve all day on Thanksgiving, many with a turkey dinner on the menu.

A small number of franchise locations shorten hours or close; everywhere else it's one of the busiest days of the year.

Is Denny's open on Christmas Eve?

Open — most locations run their normal (often 24-hour) schedule through Christmas Eve.

Is Denny's open on Christmas Day?

Open — Denny's tradition is to serve on Christmas Day, and most locations do, around the clock.

A few franchise diners take the day; most don't. If yours is the only thing open in town on December 25, that's by design.

Is Denny's open on New Year's Eve?

Open — most locations run through the night into the new year.

More restaurants

The full chain-by-chain picture is on the restaurants holiday hours page — and the store holiday hours page covers the other half of the errand.

Checked against the Denny's own location pages, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses. Most locations run 24 hours, but some franchise diners keep shorter clocks — check yours if it's the middle of the night or a major holiday.