Many offices and businesses will close their doors on Thursday for Independence Day.
During this holiday, families and friends gather for barbecues, picnics and parties.
But if you need some last-minute food and drink, make sure you’re not surprised by major store closures.
DailyMail.com explains what’s open and closed on the national holiday here.
Major retailers
Costco, Walmart and Target have all confirmed that their stores will be open as normal this holiday season
Costco has confirmed that all of its stores will be closed on the federal holiday.
However, competing wholesalers such as Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club remain open.
Walmart is open from 6am to 11pm throughout the holiday.
Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kroger and Publix and most other national chains remain open.
Other branches, such as Aldi and Whole Foods, have adjusted opening hours, so check their website to see when your local branch is open.
Trader Joe’s is open, but all stores close at 5pm local time.
Restaurant chains
Those who prefer to be taken care of during the holiday are in luck: all major restaurant chains are open as usual.
Fast food chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Applebee’s, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Burger King and Chick-fil-A have their normal business hours, but these may vary by location.
Starbucks and Dunkin’ operate normal business hours, which may vary by location.
Restaurants such as Cracker Barrel, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Buffalo Wild Wings, Waffle House, IHOP and Applebee’s are also open.
Banks
Memorial Day is a bank and stock market holiday. This means that all major banks close their local branches.
However, their ATMs and online services will continue to operate as normal.
Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Trust, Citibank, Chase and Capital One are all closed on Monday.
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will also not be trading.
Postal services
The US Postal Service will be closed for the day, meaning there will be no deliveries to homes or businesses. Post offices will also be closed.
UPS will also not be picking up or delivering packages on this holiday. In addition, some UPS branches will have adjusted opening hours.
However, FedEx services will continue as normal and offices will remain open, it said. the company website.
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Economy will offer a ‘modified service’.
Priority Mail Express and UPS Express Critical are available.
National parks
National parks remain open during the holidays. Pictured: Yosemite National Park in California
The National Park Service has confirmed that all national parks will be open during the holidays.
While national parks are free to enter on some holidays, the entrance fee remains the same on Independence Day.
Libraries
Public libraries and non-essential government services, such as city offices and the Department of Motor Vehicles, are also closed on the holiday.
