Christmas Day is on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and business across Michigan will have different business hours.
Major businesses open on Christmas Day
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- IHOP
- Hours vary by location
- Applebee’s
- Select locations nationwide and hours vary by location
- Hooters
- All locations will be open from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Christmas Day
- Red Lobster
- All locations will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day
- 7-Eleven
- Most stores are open 24/7 on Christmas Day
- Sheetz
- It’s generally open 24/7. According to its website, Sheetz will be open on Christmas Day, but may have reduced hours.
- Speedway
- Open 24/7
- CVS*
*Most stores, not all, will be open on Christmas Day. Check their website to confirm.
Major businesses in Michigan closed on Christmas Day
- Costco
- Walmart
- Target
- Aldi
- Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
- Home Depot
- Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s
- Kroger
- Meijer
- Menards
- Best Buy
- Busch’s Fresh Food Market
Michigan law on buying alcohol on Christmas Day
Under Liquor Control Code and administrative rules in Michigan, the legal hours for selling alcohol in Michigan on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve are different than normal hours the rest of the year.
Christmas Eve/Morning sales prohibited
MCL 436.2113(5) prohibits licensees from selling any alcoholic liquor (beer, wine, mixed spirit drinks, or spirits) between 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 12 p.m. on Dec. 25. This applies to all licensees that sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on or off the licensed premises.
Extended New Year’s Eve on-premises sales
Administrative rule R 436.1403(7) allows on-premises licensees only to sell alcoholic liquor until 4:00 A.M. on January 1 and allows the consumption of alcoholic liquor until 4:30 a.m. on the licensed premises on Jan. 1.
