Is Walgreens open on holidays?
Updated August 24, 2026 · this page carries the 2026 and 2027 dates.
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Open or closed? Check below.
Front-store and pharmacy hours differ, and both vary by location — check your store before a prescription run. 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.
Walgreens splits into two answers on every holiday: the front store and the pharmacy. The front store leans open — on most holidays, most locations run normal or holiday hours, with 24-hour stores running around the clock. Pharmacies close or shorten hours on the big holidays far more often than the stores that hold them.
Thanksgiving flipped in recent years: most Walgreens stores now close for the day, with the 24-hour locations the main exception. Christmas leans the other way — most stores open on holiday hours.
| Day | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run normal hours on January 1; many pharmacies open later or take the day. |
| Easter Sunday | April 5, 2026 March 28, 2027 | Open Open — most stores keep Sunday hours on Easter; pharmacy hours vary and many are closed. |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 May 31, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day. |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2026 July 4, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day. |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 September 6, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day. |
| Thanksgiving | November 26, 2026 November 25, 2027 | Varies Varies — most Walgreens stores now close on Thanksgiving; 24-hour locations (and the pharmacies inside some of them) stay open. |
| Black Friday | November 27, 2026 November 26, 2027 | Open Open — a normal operating day. |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2026 December 24, 2027 | Varies Open on December 24, with many stores and most pharmacies closing earlier than usual. |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 December 25, 2027 | Varies Most Walgreens stores open on Christmas Day with holiday hours, and 24-hour locations run all day — but pharmacy hours differ store to store, and many pharmacies close. |
| New Year's Eve | December 31, 2026 December 31, 2027 | Open Open — most stores run normal hours on December 31; 24-hour locations run through midnight. |
Is Walgreens open on New Year's Day?
Open — most stores run normal hours on January 1; many pharmacies open later or take the day.
Is Walgreens open on Easter Sunday?
Open — most stores keep Sunday hours on Easter; pharmacy hours vary and many are closed.
Is Walgreens open on Memorial Day?
Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day.
Is Walgreens open on Independence Day?
Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day.
Is Walgreens open on Labor Day?
Open — most stores run normal hours; pharmacies often close or shorten the day.
Is Walgreens open on Thanksgiving?
Varies — most Walgreens stores now close on Thanksgiving; 24-hour locations (and the pharmacies inside some of them) stay open.
If you need a Thanksgiving prescription, the 24-hour store locator filter is the tool that answers it.
Is Walgreens open on Black Friday?
Open — a normal operating day.
Is Walgreens open on Christmas Eve?
Open on December 24, with many stores and most pharmacies closing earlier than usual.
Is Walgreens open on Christmas Day?
Most Walgreens stores open on Christmas Day with holiday hours, and 24-hour locations run all day — but pharmacy hours differ store to store, and many pharmacies close.
It's one of the few places open for forgotten batteries and cold medicine on December 25 — just don't assume the pharmacy counter is staffed.
Is Walgreens open on New Year's Eve?
Open — most stores run normal hours on December 31; 24-hour locations run through midnight.
More stores
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 Walgreens' own store locator, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses. Front-store and pharmacy hours differ, and both vary by location — check your store before a prescription run.