Yes, UPS lists The UPS Store as open on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, but each store sets its own hours. If you ask is the ups store open on christmas eve for your town, the only reliable answer is the store page for your location. A franchise can run shorter hours that day, so the national listing is a starting point and not a promise.
The UPS Store is not the same thing as the UPS carrier. Most locations are independently owned franchises, so the national holiday schedule gives a general status and your neighborhood store decides when it locks the door.
Is the UPS Store open on Christmas Eve 2026?
UPS’s 2026 holiday operations schedule has a column headed The UPS Store Locations, and the Christmas Eve row reads Open. The same schedule says products, services, prices and hours of operation may vary by location. In practice that means a store can close early, open late or keep a normal day.
Plan on a reduced day and finish any shipping errands in the morning. A store that closes at noon cannot take a package at 2 p.m., whatever the national chart says. Look up your store on the store locator and confirm the hours for that date before you drive over.
What is open and what is closed on December 24
The retail counter is only one piece of the UPS network. The table below separates the parts that follow the national schedule from the part that depends on the franchise.
| Service | Status on Dec 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| The UPS Store counter | Listed as open by UPS, hours set by each franchise |
| UPS delivery of Air, international Air, Standard and Ground packages | Scheduled |
| UPS pickup for Air and international Air | Only if prearranged by Friday, December 18 |
| UPS Express Critical | Available |
| UPS Air and Ocean Freight | Open |
| Christmas Day, December 25, 2026 | UPS closed for domestic and international services |
The holiday schedule lists The UPS Store on Christmas Day as limited locations with variable hours. UPS does not publish a single closing time for any of them.
What you can still do at a store counter
A store that is open on December 24 is a good place to drop off a prepaid label, hand over a package for UPS or buy packing supplies. Services and prices vary by location, so call before you bring a large or fragile item.
Keep the carrier side in mind. A package handed over on Christmas Eve will not move on Christmas Day, because UPS is closed for domestic and international services on December 25, 2026. Do not expect it to reach the recipient before the holiday.
If a gift must arrive by Christmas, the counter is the wrong place to start on December 24. Ship days earlier and use tracking. Our postal holiday checker shows which carriers run on which dates.
Does Christmas Eve change UPS delivery?
Delivery is a separate question from store hours. UPS has Air, international Air, Standard and Ground delivery scheduled for December 24, 2026. Pickup is limited, and only Air and international Air packages qualify if you arranged them by December 18.
The full carrier breakdown is in our guide on whether UPS delivers on Christmas Eve.
The companion article on UPS hours on Christmas Eve covers pickups and the carrier’s own operations.
How to find your store hours
- Open the store locator and search your city or ZIP code.
- Select your store and read the holiday hours if it lists them.
- If the page shows only regular hours, call the store and ask about December 24 and December 26.
- Ask whether the store will accept drop offs for the carrier that day and when the last pickup leaves.
Regular weekday hours are not a guide, because holiday hours are set separately. Our page on what time The UPS Store closes explains the usual closing pattern.
For a same day check, see whether The UPS Store is open today.
Is the UPS Store open on Christmas Eve for returns and drop offs?
Drop offs and returns follow the same franchise rule, so ask the store before you go. A prepaid label speeds the visit.
If a package misses you around Christmas Eve
A late delivery on December 24 can leave a box stranded just as you leave town. UPS My Choice lets you redirect a package to an Access Point for $5.99 on the Basic plan, and the fee is included with Premium. Rescheduling costs $9.99 and rerouting to another address costs $14.99.
An Access Point holds a package for 7 calendar days. UPS makes up to 3 delivery attempts and does not deliver to PO Boxes. Check tracking on December 23 so you can redirect before the holiday rather than after it.
Delivery Intercept costs $21 online or $27 by phone if you need a package returned to the sender. It is a carrier service, so a store counter cannot do it for you.
A realistic December 24 plan
- Decide whether the package is for delivery before Christmas or simply needs to be on its way.
- If it must arrive by December 25, 2026, ship it days earlier, because UPS is closed on Christmas Day.
- If it is a return or a gift for later, use the store in the morning, after confirming hours on the store page.
- Keep your receipt and tracking number, and check the status on December 26.
Plan for a queue on December 24, since the day is a last chance for many shippers. Arrive early and bring a printed or digital label if you have one, since this speeds up the drop off.
Some readers ask is the UPS Store open on Christmas Eve because they rent a mailbox or need a notary. Those services depend on the franchise and the staff on duty, so call ahead rather than assuming.
Even when the answer for your store is yes, ask about the last time it accepts packages. Some stores stop taking drop offs before they stop serving walk in customers. A short call on December 23 settles it and saves a wasted trip.
The holiday operations schedule covers pickup, delivery and store status only and does not list customer service line hours for December 24, so use tracking and your store page first.
The days around Christmas Eve
December 23, 2026
The holiday schedule does not list December 23, so it counts as an ordinary business day. Franchise hours still vary, but this is a safer day than the 24th for a drop off. If your package must travel by Air, this is the last full day to get it moving.
December 25, 2026
UPS is closed for domestic and international services. The UPS Store appears as limited locations with variable hours. Do not count on a counter being open, and treat any store that is open as the exception.
December 26, 2026
The schedule does not list December 26 as a holiday. Check the store page for hours, because franchises may reopen at different times. Our Christmas Day UPS guide covers the carrier side.
Christmas Eve 2027
Christmas Day 2027 falls on a Saturday. The federal government observes it on Friday, December 24, 2027, according to the Office of Personnel Management. That makes the date a federal holiday, which affects USPS and many offices.
UPS has not published its 2027 holiday schedule. Store hours that year will again depend on the franchise. A broader list of dates is in our UPS holidays guide.
Bottom line on Christmas Eve at The UPS Store
UPS lists The UPS Store as open on December 24, 2026, and the hours are a local decision. Treat it as a short day, confirm with your store and ship gifts well before the holiday. For other carriers, see FedEx on Christmas Eve.
