Christmas 2026: Is the post office open? What's open and closed
Christmas (officially Christmas Day) is Friday, Dec. 25, 2026, a federal holiday.
Built by the Tribune's code from federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103), the Postal Service's holiday list and the Federal Reserve's holiday schedule. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
Open or closed on Friday, Dec. 25
- Federal government officesSource: Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103)
- Closed
- Post offices and mail deliveryNo regular mail delivery. Source: USPS holidays
- Closed
- Federal Reserve BanksSource: Federal Reserve holidays observed
- Closed
Banks, stock markets, stores, schools, trash pickup and state and local offices set their own holiday schedules. Check with them directly.
Next year
Christmas 2027 is Saturday, Dec. 25, 2027. Federal offices are closed on Friday, Dec. 24; post offices and Federal Reserve Banks are open on Friday, Dec. 24.
How these dates are set
Federal law sets the 11 federal holidays (5 U.S.C. 6103). When a holiday falls on a Saturday, most federal employees get the Friday before off; when it falls on a Sunday, the Monday after. The Office of Personnel Management publishes each year's dates on its federal holidays page. The Postal Service and the Federal Reserve publish their own schedules, which can differ on Fridays before Saturday holidays.