Last verified October 26, 2026 · How we verify

Is UPS open today?

A live check of today's date against UPS's official 2026 holiday schedule, with The UPS Store, tomorrow, the week ahead and the next UPS closure.

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UPS is closed on 7 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day), and also on Easter Sunday and Mother's Day. It is open on Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve have limited service.

UPS holiday schedule 2026

HolidayDateUPS Ground, Air & InternationalThe UPS StoreUPS Air & Ocean Freight
New Year's DayThu, Jan 1ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 19ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Valentine's DaySat, Feb 14OpenOpenOpen
Presidents' DayMon, Feb 16OpenOpenOpen
Good FridayFri, Apr 3OpenOpenOpen
EasterSun, Apr 5ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Mother's DaySun, May 10ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Memorial DayMon, May 25ClosedLimited locationsClosed
JuneteenthFri, Jun 19OpenOpenOpen
Independence Day (observed)Fri, Jul 3OpenOpenClosed
Independence DaySat, Jul 4ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Labor DayMon, Sep 7ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Indigenous Peoples' Day (Columbus Day)Mon, Oct 12OpenOpenOpen
Veterans DayWed, Nov 11OpenOpenOpen
Thanksgiving DayThu, Nov 26ClosedLimited locationsClosed
Day after ThanksgivingFri, Nov 27OpenOpenOpen
Christmas EveThu, Dec 24Open *OpenOpen
Christmas DayFri, Dec 25ClosedLimited locationsClosed
New Year's EveThu, Dec 31Open *Limited locationsClosed
New Year's DayFri, Jan 1, 2027ClosedLimited locationsClosed

* Christmas Eve: “Delivery of UPS® Air, international Air, UPS® Standard and UPS® Ground packages. Pickup service available only for Air and international Air packages if prearranged by Friday, Dec. 18. UPS On-Call Pickup® service is available to all customers for Air and international Air packages.” New Year's Eve: “Delivery of UPS Air and international Air packages only. Pickup service available only for Air and international Air packages if prearranged by Monday, Dec. 28. UPS On-Call Pickup service is available to all customers for Air and international Air packages.”

“The UPS Store® locations are independently owned and operated by franchisees [...] Products, services, prices, and hours of operation may vary by location.”— 2026 U.S. UPS Holiday Operations Schedule (PDF)

UPS vs FedEx vs the post office

The three carriers follow different calendars. On the days below they do not all match:

DayUPSFedExUSPS
Presidents' Day
Monday, February 16, 2026
OpenModified serviceClosed
Good Friday
Friday, April 3, 2026
OpenModified serviceOpen
Juneteenth
Friday, June 19, 2026
OpenOpenClosed
Friday, July 3
Friday, July 3, 2026
OpenModified serviceOpen
Columbus Day
Monday, October 12, 2026
OpenModified serviceClosed
Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
OpenModified serviceClosed
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27, 2026
OpenModified serviceOpen
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Open, limitedModified serviceOpen
New Year's Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Open, limitedModified serviceOpen

UPS "Open, limited": deliveries run but pickups are restricted (see the notes above). Post office dates are from the official USPS holiday list.

Questions, answered

UPS holidays: common questions.

The box at the top of this page checks today's date against UPS's official 2026 holiday operations schedule. On a weekday that is not a UPS holiday, UPS picks up and delivers as normal; The UPS Store hours are set by each store.
In 2026 UPS is closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, plus Easter Sunday and Mother's Day. When Independence Day fell on Saturday, July 4, UPS stayed open on Friday, July 3.
Yes. UPS runs a normal schedule on all three, while post offices and banks are closed. UPS is also open on Good Friday and Juneteenth.
Yes. UPS is open on Friday, November 27, 2026, and so is The UPS Store. It is closed on Thanksgiving Day itself.
Yes, with limits. On Christmas Eve UPS delivers Air, international Air, Standard and Ground packages, but pickups are only for Air and international Air packages arranged in advance. On New Year's Eve UPS delivers only Air and international Air packages, and The UPS Store is open at limited locations.
Some are. On UPS holidays the schedule lists "limited locations": the stores are independently owned franchises and set their own hours, so check your local store.
UPS says its Express Critical service, provided by Marken, is available for urgent packages every day of the year, including UPS holidays. Regular UPS Ground and Air services do not pick up or deliver on those days.
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Where this comes from

The schedule is taken from UPS's official holiday schedule below and was last verified on October 26, 2026. UPS says its schedule is subject to change, so check its site close to a holiday. How we verify.

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