Update on Major Grocer's Thanksgiving Hours in Minnesota

It never fails, you plan and plan to create the perfect Thanksgiving dinner for your family and guests, and at the last minute you think of something you forgot.

After a deep breath, you have two real options; decide you and your guests can live without it, or see if anyone's open on Thanksgiving Day and make a quick run to the store.

If the inevitable does happen and you forget the cranberries, dinner rolls, or green beans; here's a handy list of who will be open on Thanksgiving 2024 for your last-minute shopping convenience.

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Thanksgiving Day 2024 Grocery Store Hours

Aldi: Closed
Cash Wise: Closing at 5 pm
Coborn's: Closing at 5 pm
Costco: Closed
Cub: Closing at 4 pm
Hy-Vee: Closed
Lund's/Byerly's: Closed
Target: Closed
Trader Joe's: Closed
Walmart: Closed
Whole Foods: Closing at 2 pm

There are also may smaller local grocery options that may or may not be open on Thanksgiving.

What if, instead of a turkey or dressing, you just realized that you're out of salt, milk, or Uncle Joe needs some Diet Coke. Here are some other possibilities for last minute needs on Turkey Day this year.

Casey's: Open 6 am to 8 pm
Circle K: Open regular hours
Dollar General: Open 7 am to 10 pm
Kwik Trip: Open regular hours
Speedway: Open regular hours
Walgreens: Closed

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Thanksgiving Day is one of two holidays throughout the year in Minnesota that liquor stores in the state must close, the other being Christmas Day (and Christmas Eve after 8:00 pm). You'll be out of luck if you want wine with your turkey dinner, and you forget to buy it before Thanksgiving. It's the law.

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