Christmas Eve is a great way to spend time with family and friends right before the big holiday.
Whether you are doing last-minute shopping or trying to figure out if you can take a bus ride to your mom’s home, it might not be clear if the day before the big holiday is one of those days places are open or not.
Here’s what you can expect to be open and which places have different hours on Dec. 24, 2024.
Government
City and town offices: Open
State offices: Open
Registry of Motor Vehicles: Open
State and local courts: Open
Federal courts: Open
Finance
Banks: Open. Most ATMs will remain open.
Stock market: The New York Stock Exchange will be open and the Nasdaq will be open, too.
Alcohol
Liquor stores: Open
Cannabis dispensaries: Massachusetts regulators don’t identify specific holidays when cannabis dispensaries must close, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. It’s up to the respective cannabis store as to whether they choose to be open or closed on Christmas Eve.
Shopping
Auburn Mall: Open
Holyoke Mall: Open
Hadley Mall: Open
Natick Mall: Open
Big Y: Open
Stop & Shop: Open
Market Basket: Open
Price Rite: Open
Star Market: Open
Walmart: Open
Target: Open
Wegmans: Open
Safeway: Open
Costco: Open
CVS: Open
Walgreens: Open
Aldi: Open
Whole Foods: Open
Trader Joe’s: Open
Parcel services
Post offices: Open
FedEx: Open
UPS: Open
Transportation
Lowell RTA: The Lowell RTA will close at 6 p.m.
MBTA: Subway, bus and The RIDE will all run on a regular schedule
Merrimack Valley RTA: A full list of Christmas Eve routes for the Merrimack Valley RTA can be found here
MetroWest RTA: Services will end at 7:30 p.m.
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority: Springfield services end early on Dec. 24. and Northampton routes ends early too. A full list of PVTA’s Christmas Eve routes can be found here.
Worcester RTA: Buses will run on a normal schedule
