Is Publix 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 differ by store — Publix's store pages list each location's holiday hours. 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.
Publix closes for three days a year — Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day — and that trio has held for years across all its states. Pharmacies and Publix Liquors close on the same three days.
Around them, watch the early closes: Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve end early (7pm has been the recent pattern), and holiday-eve crowds make the last open hours the busiest of the year.
| Day | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run regular or lightly adjusted hours on January 1. |
| Easter Sunday | April 5, 2026 March 28, 2027 | Closed Closed — Easter Sunday is one of the three days every Publix closes. |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 May 31, 2027 | Open Open — regular hours at most stores. |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2026 July 4, 2027 | Open Open — regular hours at most stores. |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 September 6, 2027 | Open Open — regular hours at most stores. |
| Thanksgiving | November 26, 2026 November 25, 2027 | Closed Closed — every Publix closes on Thanksgiving Day. |
| Black Friday | November 27, 2026 November 26, 2027 | Open Open — Black Friday is a normal operating day; Publix doesn't run doorbuster hours. |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2026 December 24, 2027 | Varies Open on December 24 with an early close — 7pm in recent years; your store's page has the exact time. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 December 25, 2027 | Closed Closed — Christmas Day is one of the three days every Publix closes. |
| New Year's Eve | December 31, 2026 December 31, 2027 | Varies Open on December 31 with an earlier close than a normal night at most stores. |
Is Publix open on New Year's Day?
Open — most stores run regular or lightly adjusted hours on January 1.
Is Publix open on Easter Sunday?
Closed — Easter Sunday is one of the three days every Publix closes.
Stores run normal hours Saturday, with the Easter-dinner rush landing there, and reopen Monday.
Is Publix open on Memorial Day?
Open — regular hours at most stores.
Is Publix open on Independence Day?
Open — regular hours at most stores.
Is Publix open on Labor Day?
Open — regular hours at most stores.
Is Publix open on Thanksgiving?
Closed — every Publix closes on Thanksgiving Day.
The Wednesday before is among the store's busiest days of the year; stores reopen Friday on normal hours.
Is Publix open on Black Friday?
Open — Black Friday is a normal operating day; Publix doesn't run doorbuster hours.
Is Publix open on Christmas Eve?
Open on December 24 with an early close — 7pm in recent years; your store's page has the exact time.
Is Publix open on Christmas Day?
Closed — Christmas Day is one of the three days every Publix closes.
Stores reopen December 26 on normal hours.
Is Publix open on New Year's Eve?
Open on December 31 with an earlier close than a normal night at most stores.
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The full chain-by-chain picture is on the stores holiday hours page — and the restaurant holiday hours page covers the other half of the errand.
Checked against the Publix's own store pages, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses. Hours differ by store — Publix's store pages list each location's holiday hours.