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Will Trader Joe's Be Open on Thanksgiving Day? Here's Everything You Need to Know About Its Holiday Hours

If you're one of those holiday hosts who can remember every last item you need from the grocery store for your Thanksgiving dinner, you're basically a unicorn. No matter how perfect the turkey turns out or how dreamy-creamy your mashed potatoes taste, there always seems to be something you forgot to pick up ahead of time—buttermilk? Butternut squash? Extra sticks of butter?

As you start planning which member of your household will be on last-minute supermarket trip duty—more likely than not, it's going to be you—we have some unfortunate news we'd rather you hear sooner rather than later: Trader Joe's will not be open on Thanksgiving day.

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As with years past, Trader Joe's has confirmed that it will remain closed on turkey day, which means you'll have to stock up on its must-have specialty food items—Holiday Vegetable Hash and Cornbread Stuffing Mix, anyone?—ahead of time. The store has chosen to continue shuttering its doors on Thanksgiving day to allow its crew members to spend time with family.

is-Trader-joes-open-on-thanksgiving: turkey on a platter
is-Trader-joes-open-on-thanksgiving: turkey on a platter

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The good news? Trader Joe's will reopen on Black Friday, which marks the official date we start stocking up on every Christmassy and gift item available at TJ's (you can find me sipping a glass of Old-Fashioned Egg Nog by noontime, kthanksbye).

As a final heads up, several other supermarkets—including Target and Walmart—will also remain closed on Thanksgiving day. Our best advice: Make a list, check it five times, and when the time comes, read our substitution guides for baking ingredients, herbs and spices, evaporated milk, heavy cream, eggs, yeast, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and even DIY pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and sour cream.