10 bars open on Christmas Day in the Triangle

Looking for a bar open on Christmas Day in the Triangle? Maybe you’d like to go have a drink with your out of town guests. Or maybe you need to get away from your guests. Or maybe you don’t have family in town, and would just like to get out of the house and connect with others.

No matter the reason, this list should help. We’ve asked around and have put together a list of bars open on Christmas Day, 2024. Some haven’t finalized their Christmas hours, as they’re working around employees’ holiday plans, so you’d be wise to check the bar’s social media or give them a call before heading out.

This is just a snapshot of a few bars that are open. There are definitely many more. Know of others? Send us a message at info@triangleonthecheap.com and we might be able to add them to the list if we can confirm the info.

We also have a list of restaurants open on Christmas Day in the Triangle and some of them have bars.

Triangle Bars Open on Christmas Day 2024

These are the bars that we’ve been able to verify will be open on Christmas Day. It’s not an exhaustive list, and we’re happy to add more, as time permits, as long as we can verify the information.

The Baxter
108 N Graham Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Christmas Eve: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Christmas Day: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Boxcar Bar + Arcade Raleigh
330 West Davie St., Raleigh, NC 27601
Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Christmas Day: 5 p.m. to 1 p.m.
New Year’s Eve: 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. (New Year’s Eve party)
New Year’s Day: 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Boxcar Bar + Arcade Durham
621 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701
Christmas Eve: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Christmas Day: 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
New Year’s Eve: 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. (New Year’s Eve party)
New Year’s Day: 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Cardinal Bar
713 N West Street, Raleigh, NC 27606
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas Day: opening at 5 p.m.

Devines Restaurant & Sports Bar
904 West Main Street, Durham, NC
Christmas Day: 11 a.m. to midnight

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
328 W. Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601
Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Christmas Day: 3 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Johnson Street Yacht Club
710 W Johnson Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Lapin Bleu
106-A Graham Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Christmas Day: Open at 1 p.m. Potluck at 3 p.m. Piano music at 6 p.m.

The Pickled Onion
Three locations in Raleigh
Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Christmas Day: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
New Year’s Eve: 11 am. to 12 a.m.
New Year’s Day: 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.
(The location at 8440 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, closes at 11 p.m. each night.)

Slim’s Raleigh
227 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Christmas Eve: 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Christmas Day: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.