Is Olive Garden open on holidays?

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

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Open or closed? Check below.

Hours vary by restaurant, and managers can close early on slow holiday eves — check your location. 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.

Olive Garden's holiday calendar is short and company-set: closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, open the rest of the year. Because the restaurants are company-operated rather than franchised, those two closures hold everywhere.

Around the closures, the edges soften: Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve stay open but often wind down early, with each restaurant's manager setting the exact close.

Olive Garden — holiday by holiday
Day	Dates	Status
New Year's Day	January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027	Open Open — January 1 is a regular operating day at most locations.
Easter Sunday	April 5, 2026 March 28, 2027	Open Open — most locations serve Easter Sunday, many on their normal Sunday hours.
Memorial Day	May 25, 2026 May 31, 2027	Open Open — a regular operating day.
Independence Day	July 4, 2026 July 4, 2027	Open Open — a regular operating day at most locations.
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 September 6, 2027	Open Open — a regular operating day.
Thanksgiving	November 26, 2026 November 25, 2027	Closed Closed — Olive Garden closes on Thanksgiving Day so team members can spend it with family.
Christmas Eve	December 24, 2026 December 24, 2027	Varies Open on December 24, with many restaurants closing earlier in the evening — the manager sets the time.
Christmas Day	December 25, 2026 December 25, 2027	Closed Closed — Christmas Day is the other of Olive Garden's two yearly closures.
New Year's Eve	December 31, 2026 December 31, 2027	Varies Open on December 31, though some restaurants close earlier than a normal night.

Is Olive Garden open on New Year's Day?

Open — January 1 is a regular operating day at most locations.

Is Olive Garden open on Easter Sunday?

Open — most locations serve Easter Sunday, many on their normal Sunday hours.

It's a busy family-table day; some restaurants trim late-evening service.

Is Olive Garden open on Memorial Day?

Open — a regular operating day.

Is Olive Garden open on Independence Day?

Open — a regular operating day at most locations.

Is Olive Garden open on Labor Day?

Open — a regular operating day.

Is Olive Garden open on Thanksgiving?

Closed — Olive Garden closes on Thanksgiving Day so team members can spend it with family.

The night before, restaurants may close earlier than usual at the manager's discretion — worth knowing for a Wednesday-evening reservation.

Is Olive Garden open on Christmas Eve?

Open on December 24, with many restaurants closing earlier in the evening — the manager sets the time.

Is Olive Garden open on Christmas Day?

Closed — Christmas Day is the other of Olive Garden's two yearly closures.

Restaurants reopen December 26 on their normal schedule.

Is Olive Garden open on New Year's Eve?

Open on December 31, though some restaurants close earlier than a normal night.

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 Olive Garden's own FAQ page, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses. Hours vary by restaurant, and managers can close early on slow holiday eves — check your location.