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What’s open and closed on New Year’s Day in the Triangle

POSTED BY
Jody Mace
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Learn about holiday hours at County facilities, City and Town services, malls, ABC Stores and grocery stores.

This post is updated throughout the year to provide information on hours for various holidays. So you might see some information that doesn’t relate to the current holiday.

We haven’t listed every municipality in the Triangle, because there are so many. Go to your town’s website or social media for more information. Also, this list is updated throughout the year for various holidays, so some of the information is not pertaining to the current holiday.

Wake County Holiday Hours

This chart provides a quick look at which Wake County facilities are open during the holiday season

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

  • County Offices – Open
  • Libraries – Closing at 6 p.m.
  • Parks – Open
  • Animal Center – Open
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Open
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Open
  • South Wake Landfill – Open
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Open

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

  • County Offices – Closed
  • Libraries – Closed
  • Parks – Closed
  • Animal Center – Closed
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Closing at noon
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Closing at noon
  • South Wake Landfill – Closing at 1 p.m.
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Closing at noon

Thursday, December 25, 2025

  • County Offices – Closed
  • Libraries – Closed
  • Parks – Closed
  • Animal Center – Closed
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Closed
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Closed
  • South Wake Landfill – Closed
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Closed

Friday, December 26, 2025

  • County Offices – Closed
  • Libraries – Closed
  • Parks – Open
  • Animal Center – Closed
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Open
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Open
  • South Wake Landfill – Open
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Open

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

  • County Offices – Open
  • Libraries – Closing at 6 p.m.
  • Parks – Open
  • Animal Center – Open
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Open
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Open
  • South Wake Landfill – Open
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Open

Thursday, January 1, 2026

  • County Offices – Closed
  • Libraries – Closed
  • Parks – Closed
  • Animal Center – Closed
  • Solid Waste Convenience Centers – Closed
  • Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste – Closed
  • South Wake Landfill – Closed
  • East Wake Transfer Station – Closed

Durham County Holiday Hours

Durham County government offices will be closed on these holidays:

  • Winter Holidays: Monday to Wednesday, December 24 to 26, 2024
  • New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 20, 2025
  • Good Friday: April 18, 2025
  • Memorial Day: May 26, 2025
  • Juneteenth: June 19, 2025
  • Independence Day: July 4, 2025
  • Labor Day: September 1, 2025
  • Veteran’s Day: November 11, 2025
  • Thanksgiving: November 27 and 28, 2025
  • Winter holidays: December 24 to 26, 2025

More info.

Orange County Holiday Hours

Orange County government offices will be closed on these holidays:

  • Winter Holidays: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 24-26, 2025
  • New Year’s Day: January 1, 2026

City of Raleigh Holiday Hours

The City of Raleigh’s administrative offices will be closed on these holidays:

  • Christmas Holidays: December 24 to 26, 2025
  • New Year’s Day: January 1, 2026
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 19, 2026
  • Good Friday: Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Juneteenth: Friday, June 19, 2026
  • Independence Day: Friday, July 3, 2026
  • Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • Thanksgiving Holidays: November 26-27, 2026

More info.

City of Durham Holiday Hours

City of Durham government offices will be closed:

  • Christmas: December 24, 25, and 26, 2025
  • New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday: Monday, January 19, 2026
  • Good Friday: Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Juneteenth: Friday, June 19, 2026
  • Independence Day: Friday, July 3, 2026
  • Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • Thanksgiving Day: November 26 and 27, 2026
  • Christmas: December 24 and 25, 2026

Look up City of Durham holidays here.

Find your waste collection day here.

Town of Chapel Hill

Town Hall and other administrative officers are closed during holidays:

  • New Year’s Day: January 1, 2026

For more information on Town holidays, visit townofchapelhill.org/holiday.

Stores (for groceries)

Make sure to call ahead to check hours, as they might vary by location. In general, on Christmas Day you should be able to find certain last minute food items at some pharmacies and convenience stores, but rarely at grocery stores.

Open on New Year’s Day

  • Food Lion
  • Harris Teeter
  • Lowes Foods
  • Publix
  • Sprouts
  • Target
  • Walmart
  • Weaver Street Market
  • Wegmans
  • Whole Foods Market
  • BJ’s

Closed on New Year’s Day

  • Sam’s Club
  • Lidl
  • Trader Joe’s
  • Aldi
  • Costco

ABC Stores

North Carolina ABC Stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

Posted by Jody Mace Filed Under: Holiday

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