Thanksgiving 2023: Which grocery stores will be open in the Coachella Valley?
It’s a Thanksgiving tradition as time-tested (and nearly as sad) as watching the Detroit Lions get blown out and pretending you actually like your aunt’s yam recipe.
You are all set to start carving the turkey when you remember with a surge of Thanksgiving terror — rivaled only by spending dinner seated next to your oddball uncle — that you have run out of that special, must-have secret spice. Or maybe you've taken your perfectly golden pies out of the oven only to realize you’ve forgotten to stock up on that most make-or-break of accoutrements: Cool Whip.
“Nooooo!” you internally scream. “Why did it have to be the Cool Whip?" (And why couldn’t it have been the darn yams?)
But while such a scenario may have once spelled certain Turkey Day disaster, the glut of Coachella Valley grocery stores planning that stay open for at least a little while on the big day now it make it nothing more than a speed bump on your way to Thanksgiving glory, or at least a food coma.
Whether you need potatoes, beer or just a warm, welcoming place to escape your in-laws, here’s our 2023 guide to which stores will be open — and when — to serve desperate last-minute shoppers like, well, us.
So, fear not your annual grocery stop (or two or three). Just don’t ask us where to score a last-minute turkey. There’s some Thanksgiving problems that even your trusty neighborhood Desert Sun reporter can’t solve.
Aldi
Albertsons
Open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bristol Farms in Palm Desert
Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Cardenas Markets
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Clark's Nutrition & Natural Foods Market in Rancho Mirage
Closed.
Costco, Sam's Club, Target and Walmart
All locations of these big box stories in the Coachella Valley (and nationwide) will be closed for the day.
El Super
The Indio location will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. A staffer at the Cathedral City location said she believed the store would be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. but was not certain.
Food4Less
An associate at the Cathedral City location said it would be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., while one at the Coachella location said it would be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Multiple calls to the Indio location were not answered.
Gelson's
Open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grocery Outlet
The Palm Springs, Palm Desert and La Quinta locations will be open from 7 a.m. to noon. The Cathedral City and Bermuda Dunes locations will be closed.
Jensen's
Open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ralphs
Open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Stater Bros.
Open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sprouts
Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Smart & Final Extra!
Open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Trader Joe's
Vallarta Supermarket in Indio
Open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m, on Thanksgiving. The store will also have modified hours on Black Friday, when it will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Vons
Open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WinCo Foods in Indio
WinCo, which is generally open 24 hours, will close at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving and reopen on Black Friday at 7 a.m.
Whole Foods in Palm Desert
Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paul Albani-Burgio covers breaking news and the city of Palm Springs. Follow him on Twitter at @albaniburgiop and email him at paul.albani-burgio@desertsun.com.
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