What's closed for Christmas in Columbus? Banks, grocery stores, and more holiday closures

Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch
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Workers in a greenhouse create wreaths, baskets and holiday arrangements at Timbuk Farms in Granville, Oh., on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The 300-acre farm is busy fulfilling wholesale orders and preparing to host families when the farm opens to the public the day after Thanksgiving.
Workers in a greenhouse create wreaths, baskets and holiday arrangements at Timbuk Farms in Granville, Oh., on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The 300-acre farm is busy fulfilling wholesale orders and preparing to host families when the farm opens to the public the day after Thanksgiving.

Christmas is fast approaching, and so are holiday closures.

Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, which means many offices in Columbus that typically remain open the day before the holiday will be closed. That means banking and other errands might not be possible until Tuesday after the holiday, so, run your important errands on Friday.

The Dispatch has complied a laundry list of banks, government offices and other Christmas closures for this season:

Banks

Most banks, including Bank of America, PNC, Citibank and others will be closed both Christmas Eve (a Sunday) and on Christmas Day itself.

Grocery stores

Kroger, Whole Foods, Meijer, Walmart and other major grocery stores will be closed Christmas Day.

Most stores will have limited hours on Christmas Eve, so check with your local grocer before heading out.

More: Christmas Day closures 2023: Which Columbus stores are open, closed for the holiday

USPS, FedEx, UPS

USPS post offices will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and mail will not be collected or delivered except for priority mail express.

Regular post office hours and mail delivery will resume Tuesday after Christmas.

Some UPS and Fedex locations may be open for modified hours on Christmas Eve, but stores will be closed Christmas Day. Those companies will not perform regular package deliveries on either day, but premium package services – FedEx Custom Critical and UPS Express Critical – will continue.

More: Want to eat out on Christmas? Here are Columbus restaurants that are open on the holiday

Government offices

City of Columbus and Franklin County government offices will be closed Christmas Day. While neither government lists Christmas Eve as a holiday, most government services aren’t typically available on Sundays.

Street parking in Columbus will be free Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The Columbus Metropolitan Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

NYSE and NASDAQ

Both major stock markets will be closed Christmas Day. Markets aren’t open on Sundays.

bagallion@dispatch.com

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Christmas 2023: Are Columbus banks, grocery stores, post offices open?