Is Walgreens Open on Thanksgiving 2026? Yes, Nearly 8,000 Stores

Walgreens will be open on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026: all of its nearly 8,000 stores, and more than 4,000 of its pharmacies, according to a Walgreens press release dated Nov. 5, 2026. That reverses three years, 2023 to 2025, when most Walgreens stores were closed on the holiday. The release gives no hours, and “more than 4,000” pharmacies out of nearly 8,000 stores means some open stores will have a closed pharmacy counter.

Walgreens Thanksgiving 2026: stores and pharmacies

The release, titled “Thanksgiving Doesn’t Always Go as Planned. Walgreens Is in Your Corner.”, says: “All of Walgreens’ nearly 8,000 stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026.” It adds that “more than 4,000 Walgreens pharmacies will be open,” for prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and pharmacist support.

Walgreens did not list which stores have an open pharmacy or what time any store opens and closes. It has not posted 2026 hours for its 24-hour stores or for Christmas 2026 either.

How Walgreens’ Thanksgiving plans changed since 2024

Walgreens announced on Sept. 16, 2024 that most of its locations would close on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2024. The release called it “the second year in a row” the chain closed its doors that day, so 2023 was a closure too. In 2025, its Black Friday release listed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, as “Most stores closed; 24-hour locations remain open for essential pharmacy services.”

Year	Stores open on Thanksgiving	Pharmacies open	Source
2024 (Nov. 28)	500 24-hour locations; most stores closed	300 inside those locations	Walgreens, Sept. 16, 2024
2025 (Nov. 27)	24-hour locations; most stores closed	Essential pharmacy services at 24-hour locations	Walgreens, Nov. 11, 2025
2026 (Nov. 26)	All of nearly 8,000 stores	More than 4,000	Walgreens, Nov. 5, 2026

Which pharmacies are open on Thanksgiving 2026?

Walgreens is the only major pharmacy chain with a confirmed open status. Pharmacy counters inside big-box stores follow the store.

Chain	Store on Thu., Nov. 26, 2026	Pharmacy counter
Walgreens	Open, nearly 8,000 stores	More than 4,000 open
Target	All stores closed	Inside a closed store; the page does not mention pharmacies
Costco	Closed	Inside a closed warehouse; the page does not mention pharmacies
Walmart	Closed	Inside a closed store; the release does not mention pharmacies
CVS	Not yet announced	Not yet announced
Kroger, Publix, Sam’s Club, H-E-B, Meijer	Not yet announced	Not yet announced

Target says “All stores closed” on Nov. 26, Costco says it “will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026,” and Walmart says its “stores will be closed again on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.” The CVS 2026 Thanksgiving hours were not confirmed as of Nov. 14, 2026, so no status is given. Rite Aid is not an option: ABC7 and the Washington Examiner both reported in October 2025 that the chain had closed all of its stores.

How to check your pharmacy’s Thanksgiving hours

1. Open the Walgreens store locator and search your ZIP code. It shows store and pharmacy hours for each store.
2. For CVS, use the CVS store locator and read the pharmacy line for your store.
3. Call the pharmacy before Thursday, Nov. 26 if the listing is unclear.
4. Refill any prescription you need before Nov. 26 so the holiday does not matter.

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26, and you can mark it on the November 2026 printable calendar. For grocery chains, see what is open on Thanksgiving 2026, and for the day after, the Black Friday 2026 store hours. Restaurants have their own list in restaurants open on Thanksgiving 2026.

Print the pharmacy list

The free printable puts the confirmed Walgreens, Target, Costco and Walmart statuses on one US Letter page, lists the chains that have not confirmed hours and leaves room to write your own pharmacy’s number.