What's Open (and Closed) on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Not everything is closed for the holidays.
Ready or not Christmas is here, and many businesses will be operating under special hours for Christmas Eve and Day.
Many businesses plan to close early for Christmas Eve and most will be closed on Christmas Day. However, there are some exceptions.
For example, China Wok, Golden Ginger, and Royal Dynasty will all be open Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day. China Wok and Golden Ginger both indicated that they will be opening a little early on Christmas Eve to allow customers to place their orders earlier. Kevin Ke of Golden Ginger anticipates being busy on Christmas Eve and noted that "everybody will be working."
Due to observance of Christmas on Dec. 24, Town Hall will be closed all day. Trash and recycling collections, however, will still be picked up as scheduled on Friday. Mail will be delivered as regularly scheduled, although the post office lobby will only be open until noon.
The Commuter Rail Haverhill and Lowell lines will be operating on a normal Friday schedule for Christmas Eve and then operating on a Sunday schedule for Christmas Day.
Most 24-hour establishments will be maintaining their normal hours with the exception of Dunkin Donuts.
For your shopping convenience, we identified hours of operation for the following businesses here in Wilmington:
Gas
Gulf/Cumberland Farms
205 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 5 a.m. – 12 a.m. midnight
Christmas Day: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. midnight
Hess
273 Main Street
Open 24 hours
Mobil
316 Lowell St
Open 24 hours
Shell
586 Main Street
Open 24 hours
Grocery/Retail
Colonial Park Liquors
634 Main Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 11 p.m.
CVS
222 Main Street
Open 24 hours
Elia's
381 Middlesex Avenue
Christmas Eve: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Lucci's Supermarket
211 Lowell Street
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Market Basket
260 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Rite Aid
208 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Christmas Day: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunrise Market
327 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 5 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Christmas Day: 5 a.m. – 9 p.m.
T.J.Maxx
240 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Walgreens
277 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m. – 12 a.m. midnight
Christmas Day: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wilmington Plaza Liquor Store
Main Street
Christmas Eve: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Dining
99 Restaurant
144 Lowell Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 4 p.m.
China Wok
329 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Day: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Dunkin Donuts
193 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 5:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Dunkin Donuts
321 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 12:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Dunkin Donuts
359 Middlesex Avenue
Christmas Eve: 5 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Focaccia
2 Lowell Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 5 p.m.
Golden Ginger
225 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 11:15 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Christmas Day: 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Michael's Place
110 Lowell Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 2 p.m.
Rocco's
193 Main Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 4 p.m.; last seating is at 3:30; orders should be picked up by 3:45
Royal Dynasty
217 Lowell Street
Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Christmas Day: 12 p.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Simard's Roast Beef
279 Main Street
Christmas Eve: closing at 6 p.m.
Sonic
220 Main Street
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.