It happens to the best of us: You’re putting together Christmas dinner and only realize at the last minute you’re missing a key ingredient. Most stores will be open Christmas Eve — with modified hours — and a few will even be open on Christmas Day.
Here’s a list of hours for grocery stores throughout the D.C. area.
Christmas Eve
These are the stores that are open — including those with modified hours — on Christmas Eve:
- Aldi: Stores will close at 4 p.m. Find a store.
- Amazon Fresh: Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check hours online.
- BJ’s: Open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Check out the store locator.
- Costco: Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check hours online.
- Food Lion: Stores close at 6 p.m. Check hours for local stores.
- Fresh Market: Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find a store.
- Giant: Stores are open until 7 p.m.. Find a store.
- Harris Teeter: Stores close at 7 p.m.
- Lidl: Stores will close at 7 p.m. Find a store.
- MOM’s Organic Market: Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find a local store.
- Publix: All stores open at regular hours and stay open till 7 p.m. Find a store.
- Safeway: Most stores open with holiday hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find a store.
- Sam’s Club: Open until 6 p.m. Find a location.
- Shoppers: Store hours depend on location. Check out local stores.
- Target: Most stores close at 8 p.m.
- Trader Joe’s: Stores will be open until 5 p.m. Find a store.
- Walmart: Stores are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find hours for local stores.
- Wegmans: Stores will close at 6 p.m. Find a location online.
- Weis: Most stores will close at 4 p.m. Find a store online.
- Whole Foods: Stores will close at 7 p.m. Check out your local store’s hours.
Christmas Day
Most stores are closed on Christmas Day. One of the few that will be open, with reduced hours is Giant. However, only some stores will be open.
- Giant: Some stores will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check hours for local stores.
- Safeway: Most stores will open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find a store.
The following grocery stores are closed on Christmas Day:
- Aldi
- Amazon Fresh
- BJ’s
- Costco
- Food Lion
- Fresh Market
- Harris Teeter
- Lidl
- MOM’s Organic Market:
- Publix
- Sam’s Club
- Target
- Trader Joe’s
- Walmart
- Wegmans
- Weis
- Whole Foods