Is the Post Office Open on Thanksgiving 2026? Closed Thu., Nov. 26

The post office is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026: the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) lists “Thursday November 26 Thanksgiving Day” among its 2026 holidays, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq are closed too. AARP reports that the Postal Service will not deliver regular mail or packages that day. This story puts Wednesday, Thursday and Friday side by side for mail, federal offices, banks, stocks and bonds. For the day after, see Black Friday 2026: post office, banks and stock market.

Thanksgiving week 2026: mail, banks and markets by day

Service	Wed., Nov. 25	Thu., Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving Day)	Fri., Nov. 27	Source
Post offices and mail	Not on the USPS holiday list	Postal holiday; no regular delivery	Not on the USPS list; AARP says normal consumer services resume	USPS “Holidays and Events”; AARP
Federal offices	Not a federal holiday	Federal holiday	Not a federal holiday	Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “Federal Holidays”
Federal Reserve and banks	Not a Federal Reserve holiday	Federal Reserve holiday; check your bank	Not a Federal Reserve holiday	Federal Reserve “Holidays Observed - K.8”
NYSE	No early close listed	Closed	Early close, 1:00 p.m. ET (1:15 p.m. for eligible options)	NYSE “Holidays & Trading Hours”
Nasdaq	No early close listed	Closed	Early close, 1:00 p.m. ET	Nasdaq Trader “Trading Calendar”
Bond market	No recommendation posted	Closed	Early close recommended, 2:00 p.m. ET	Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) “Holiday Schedule”

Cells that say “not on the list” mean the source lists no holiday for that day. As of Nov. 14, no order giving federal employees Nov. 27 off had been seen.

Is there mail on Thanksgiving?

No regular mail. USPS lists “Thursday November 26 Thanksgiving Day” in its 2026 holidays, and its list for 2027 reads “Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day.” AARP, updated Nov. 12, 2026, writes that “Post offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26” and that the Postal Service will not deliver regular mail or packages. Its words for the day after: “Normal consumer services resume on the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday.”

UPS and FedEx publish their own holiday schedules. We could not read the 2026 versions on Nov. 14, so their Thanksgiving service is not confirmed here.

Are banks open on Thanksgiving 2026?

The Federal Reserve’s “Holidays Observed - K.8” page, last updated July 8, 2026, lists Thanksgiving Day on November 26 and does not list Nov. 27. Most banks follow the Federal Reserve holiday schedule, so expect branches to be closed on Thursday. We could not read any bank’s own 2026 page, so check your bank’s branch hours for Wednesday and Friday.

Is the stock market open on Thanksgiving 2026?

No. The NYSE lists Thanksgiving Day on “Thursday, November 26” and says: “Each market will close early at 1:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. for eligible options) on Friday, November 27, 2026.” Nasdaq Trader lists “November 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day - U.S. Closed” and “November 27, 2026 Early Close* - U.S. 1:00 p.m.” The NYSE page lists late trading sessions of NYSE American, Arca, National and Texas closing at 5:00 p.m. on the early-close day.

SIFMA lists Thanksgiving, “Thursday, November 26, 2026,” as a bond market holiday and an “Early Close (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time)” for Friday, Nov. 27. SIFMA posted no recommendation for Wednesday, Nov. 25. Neither stock exchange lists an early close for Nov. 25.

Are federal offices closed on Thanksgiving 2026?

Yes. OPM lists “Thursday, November 26 | Thanksgiving Day” and does not list Nov. 27. For store and restaurant closures that day, see what’s open on Thanksgiving 2026 and liquor stores open on Thanksgiving 2026 by state.

Thanksgiving 2026 compared with 2027

USPS’s 2027 list names Thursday, Nov. 25, 2027. Our when is Thanksgiving page gives the date year by year, and the November 2026 printable calendar shows the week.

Print the Thanksgiving 2026 closed-or-open sheet

Our free one-page printable, “Thanksgiving 2026: Post Office, Banks and Markets Closed,” lists the status of the post office, federal offices, Federal Reserve, NYSE, Nasdaq and the bond market on Nov. 26, with a short prep plan: check your bank’s branch hours, and mail letters and packages by Wednesday. It also lists the 2027 date and marks UPS and FedEx as not confirmed.