Is UPS running on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is a UPS holiday: nothing is picked up, nothing is delivered, and drop boxes aren't collected. It's a Thursday-only closure — UPS runs a full day Wednesday and is back out on Black Friday.

The timing is what makes it felt. Thanksgiving sits at the front of the busiest shipping stretch of the year, so a single closed day pushes more parcels than the same closure would in June. Deliveries due Thursday move to Friday, and a package picked up Wednesday afternoon effectively gains a day in transit. Express Critical runs.

UPS hasn't published its 2027 holiday schedule yet — this page updates when it posts.

What else on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving across the board

Who	Status
Banks	Closed No — banks are closed on Thanksgiving.
Mail & the Post Office	Closed No — there's no mail delivery on Thanksgiving, and post offices are closed.
The Stock Market	Closed No — the stock market is closed on Thanksgiving.
FedEx	Closed No — FedEx is closed on Thanksgiving, with no pickup or delivery.
Federal Offices	Closed No — federal offices are closed on Thanksgiving.
Trash Pickup	Varies Almost certainly not — Thanksgiving stops collection in nearly every city, with the rest of the week usually running a day late. Your hauler posts the details.
Schools	Closed No — schools are closed on Thanksgiving.

Questions people ask

Does UPS deliver the day after Thanksgiving?

Yes — Black Friday is a normal UPS operating day for both pickup and delivery. Thanksgiving itself is the only closed day that week.

Checked against the UPS holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.