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What's Open and Closed This Christmas and New Year?

Need to run out for something while you prepare your Christmas and New Year's celebrations? Be sure to check and see our list of what will be open.

Happy Holidays, Wilmington! Schools, banks, Wilmington Town Hall, the post office, Wilmington Memorial Library and most retail stores are closed at times over the next week-plus to recognize Christmas and New Year's. But not everything is closed on those holidays in Wilmington.

If we have missed any of what's open or closed, please add them in the comments section below.

Here is a list of some businesses and whether they are open or closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day:

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  • Sonic – Open Christmas Eve until 7 p.m., closed Christmas Day, Open New Year's Eve until 7 p.m., open on New Year's Day
  • McDonald’s – Closes at 9 p.m. Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open 5 a.m.-12 a.m. on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
  • Elia's Country Store – Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open until 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve, open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. on New Year's Day
  • Planet Fitness – Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open until 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on New Year's Day
  • RMA Fitness – Christmas Eve open 5 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Rocco’s – Christmas Eve open until 4 p.m., closed on Christmas Day, open until 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve, open at 4 p.m. on New Year's Day
  • Lucci’s – Open 7 a.m.-6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day, open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on New Year's Eve, open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on New Year's Day
  • Chili’s – Open 10:45 a.m.-9 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, regular hours on New Year's Eve and New year's Day
  • Panera Bread – Open Christmas Eve 6 a.m.-6 p.m., closed on Christmas Day, open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on New Year's Eve, open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. on New Year's Day
  • Golden Ginger – Open 11:15 a.m.-10 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
  • Market Basket – Christmas Eve open 6 a.m.-5 p.m., closed on Christmas Day
  • The Ninety Nine Restaurant – Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day, open 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
  • Simard’s – Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day, open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 12 p.m.-1:30 a.m. on New Year's Day
  • Designs by Don – Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day, open New Year's Eve 9 a.m.-1 p.m., closed on New Year's Day.
  • Colonial Park Liquor – Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
  • Wilmington Plaza Liquors – Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on New Year's Eve, closed on New Year's Day.


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