Costco, Target and Home Depot will close early on Dec. 31. These stores will keep the following hours on New Year’s Eve: However, Walmart will not close early during the following hours: If you find that you need to get groceries after hours, you may want to plan ahead, as most other stores will close early.

The next federal holiday coming up this year is Thanksgiving 2025, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 27. On the bigger federal holidays, particularly those at the end of each year, many stores choose to close along with banks and federal and state offices.

The same goes for many grocery stores and restaurant chains that also shut their doors in observance of the holiday. Here's what you need to know about retailers and whether or not they will be open on Thursday,