What’s open and closed in Philly on Thanksgiving: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year, and we’re here to help you plan your week. Need to make a last-minute grocery run for Thanksgiving dinner? Wondering if trash pickup is on schedule? Planning your Black Friday shopping strategy? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what’s open and closed this holiday so you can plan your day without any surprises — grocery stores, trash pickup, and more.

✅ Acme Markets locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check your local store’s hours at local.acmemarkets.com.

✅ Whole Foods will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check your local store’s hours at wholefoodsmarket.com/stores.

✅ Giant locations will be open between 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check your local store’s hours at giantfoodstores.com/store-locator.

✅ South Philly Food Co-op will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

✅ Sprouts will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

❌ Trader Joe’s stores will be closed on Thanksgiving.

❌ Aldi will be closed on Thanksgiving.

❌ Reading Terminal Market will be closed.

❌ If you need wine for dinner, make sure to get it before Nov. 28. Fine Wine & Good Spirits will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day.

❌ Post offices are closed on Thanksgiving Day.

❌ UPS, FedEx, DHL are closed on Thanksgiving Day.

❌ Most, if not all, banks including TD Bank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase Bank, and PNC Bank will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

✅ SEPTA buses, trains, and trolleys will run on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving. You can follow real-time updates on the agency’s System Status website, via TransitView on the SEPTA app, or on Twitter at @SEPTA_Bus.

Temporary detours for several bus routes will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, and end at about 2 p.m. that day. Routes affected during that time include:

For more detailed information about route detours, check SEPTA’s System Status Page at septa.org.

✅ PATCO will be running on a holiday schedule, which you can view at ridepatco.org.

✅ All non-24-hour CVS locations will close early on Thanksgiving. Call your local store before visiting or view hours at cvs.com/store-locator/landing.

✅ Rite Aid stores will close early at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Call ahead for your local store’s hours or check online at riteaid.com/locations/search.html.

❌ All non-24-hour Walgreens locations will be closed for Thanksgiving Day. Check your local store’s hours at walgreens.com/storelocator.

❌ There is no trash or recycling pickup during Thanksgiving or Black Friday. Trash pickup will resume two days later than scheduled. To find your trash and recycling collection day, go to phila.gov.

❌ Costco will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Check your local Costco for Black Friday hours.

❌ Target will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Check your local Target to see Black Friday opening hours.

❌ Lowe’s stores will be closed. See your local store hours for Black Friday.

❌ Home Depot locations will be closed. Check your local Home Depot hours for Black Friday hours.

❌ Walmart locations will be closed. Check your local Walmart for Black Friday hours.

❌ The Shops at Liberty Place will be closed on Thanksgiving.

❌ Fashion District Philadelphia won’t be opening on Thanksgiving, but will reopen on Black Friday, Nov. 29, at 8 a.m.

❌ Philadelphia Mills, King of Prussia Mall, and Cherry Hill Mall will be closed on Thanksgiving. On Black Friday, Nov. 29, Philadelphia Mills and King of Prussia Mall will open at 6 a.m. and Cherry Hill Mall will open at 7 a.m.