Thanksgiving Day 2025 falls on Thursday, November 27, and will mark a federal holiday across the United States. On this day, banks and post offices will be closed, as will the stock market. In contrast, many restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers may remain open, offering a range of services and sales for holiday shoppers.
The day following Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, will see the reopening of the stock market, albeit with reduced hours. Both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq will open on November 28, but will close earlier than usual at 1 p.m. ET.
Thanksgiving was officially established as the fourth Thursday in November in 1941, during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The holiday can occur as early as November 22 and as late as November 28 each year. Regardless of the specific date, it serves as a federal holiday, which results in the closure of government offices, schools, and several delivery services, including UPS and FedEx.
For those looking to navigate stock market hours during Thanksgiving week, both the NYSE and Nasdaq will observe a holiday schedule. On Thanksgiving Day, the markets remain closed, but business proceeds as usual on Black Friday, albeit with earlier closing hours. On this day, traders can engage in transactions until 1 p.m. ET. For detailed and official information, stakeholders can visit the respective websites of the NYSE and Nasdaq.
Typically, the NYSE and Nasdaq operate from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and are closed on weekends, as well as for ten recognized holidays. These holidays include New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. It is important to note that cryptocurrency markets remain open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of federal holidays.
The U.S. bond market will also follow a holiday schedule. The bond markets will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and will resume on Black Friday, although they will close early at 2 p.m. ET, which is earlier than the usual trading hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Commodity futures markets, such as those operated by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will modify their schedules for the Thanksgiving period, so traders are advised to check specific commodity trading hours as adjustments may apply during this holiday weekend.
