PetSmart Holiday Hours Guide [UPDATED 2026]

PetSmart is closed on just two days a year: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Every other holiday, including Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day, stores stay open on regular or lightly reduced hours.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve close early at around 6 p.m.

Last updated: July 2026. Dates confirmed for the 2026 calendar year.

Key Points

• Only two full closures a year: Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26, 2026) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026).
• Standard hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
• Grooming salons and in-store vet partners keep their own holiday schedules and often close before the store does.
• Hours vary by location. The store locator on petsmart.com shows holiday-adjusted times for your specific store.

PetSmart Holiday Hours 2026 at a Glance

Is PetSmart Open on Labor Day?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. Most stores keep regular hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., though a small number trim an hour off the end depending on staffing. Grooming salons usually run but book up early on holiday Mondays.

Is PetSmart Open on Halloween?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2026, with regular Saturday hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Halloween isn’t a reduced-hours holiday. It is one of the busiest costume-shopping days of the year, so go early if you want size options.

Is PetSmart Open on Veterans Day?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with regular hours. Worth knowing: military members get 10% off grooming services on Tuesdays with valid ID, so the discount doesn’t land on Veterans Day itself.

Is PetSmart Open on Thanksgiving?

No, PetSmart is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026. This is a chain-wide closure covering the store, the grooming salon and all in-store services. Stores run normal hours the Wednesday before, which is your last window to stock up on food and medications.

Is PetSmart Open on Black Friday?

Yes, and PetSmart opens early on Black Friday, Friday, November 27, 2026, typically at 7 a.m. and closing at 9 p.m. It’s one of the highest-traffic days of the year. Check for active PetSmart coupons before you go, since app offers often stack with in-store markdowns.

Is PetSmart Open on Christmas Eve?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, but on reduced hours. Most stores run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and some close as early as 5 p.m. Grooming salons typically stop taking appointments hours before the store closes.

Is PetSmart Open on Christmas Day?

No, PetSmart is closed on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2026. Every store closes chain-wide with no exceptions, along with grooming, training and all in-store services. Stores reopen Saturday, December 26 on regular 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours.

Is PetSmart Open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day?

Yes to both. On New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026, most stores run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1, most open late and close early at around 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Neither is a closure day.

Is PetSmart Open on Memorial Day?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Memorial Day, which falls on Monday, May 25 in 2026. Stores keep regular hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at most locations, with a few trimming an hour or two. Memorial Day weekend is a heavy shopping period for outdoor and travel pet gear.

Is PetSmart Open on the 4th of July?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Independence Day, Saturday, July 4 in 2026, generally on regular 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours. Some stores close early in the evening for fireworks. If your dog struggles with fireworks noise, buy calming aids and a properly fitted collar tag days ahead rather than on the fourth itself.

Is PetSmart Open on Easter Sunday?

Yes, most PetSmart stores are open on Easter Sunday, which falls on April 5 in 2026, but on reduced Sunday hours of roughly 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Some locations close early at store discretion, and grooming salons are often closed entirely. Good Friday, April 3, runs full 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours.

Is PetSmart Open on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day?

Yes. Both fall on Sundays, so stores run standard Sunday hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. In 2026 Mother’s Day is May 10 and Father’s Day is June 21. Neither triggers a closure or a special schedule.

Is PetSmart Open on Juneteenth?

Yes, PetSmart is open on Juneteenth, June 19, with regular hours. It falls on a Friday in 2026. Despite being a federal holiday, it doesn’t trigger reduced retail hours at PetSmart.

MLK Day, Presidents’ Day and Other Minor Holidays

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day all run on completely normal hours. These dates don’t register as retail holidays for PetSmart, so expect standard 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekday hours with no reductions and no closures.

PetSmart Canada Holiday Hours

PetSmart operates across Canada with its own holiday calendar. The pattern is similar: very few full closures, more reduced-hours days.

Canadian hours vary more by province than US hours vary by state, because provincial retail rules differ on statutory holidays. Victoria Day and Canada Day in particular can mean a full closure in some provinces and normal trading in others, so the store locator is the only reliable check.

Boxing Day is a major sale day in Canada. Stores open on regular hours and stock moves fast, so early morning is the sensible window.

Is PetSmart Open on Sundays?

Yes, PetSmart is open every Sunday, but on shorter hours than the rest of the week. Most stores run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays compared with 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, so you lose an hour in the morning and two at night.

That shortened Sunday window is why holidays landing on a Sunday, like Easter and Mother’s Day, look reduced even when nothing special is happening. They’re just running normal Sunday hours.

For the full weekday and weekend breakdown, see our guide to PetSmart store hours.

Do Grooming, PetsHotel & Vet Clinics Follow Holiday Hours?

Not always, and this is where most wasted trips happen. In-store services keep their own schedules and frequently close before the main store does.

• Grooming salon generally runs shorter hours than the store, often 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday with the last appointment around 5 p.m., and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. On reduced-hours holidays the salon may not open at all.
• PetsHotel stays staffed through holidays because boarded pets are on site, but check-in and pickup windows narrow sharply. Holiday weekends book out weeks ahead.
• Vet partners run independently. Banfield hospitals inside PetSmart set their own holiday hours, and ShotVet weekend clinics are cancelled outright on holiday weekends more often than not.

If you’re booking a grooming appointment around the holidays, call the salon directly rather than relying on the store’s posted hours. The same applies to in-store vaccination clinics, which run on partner schedules, and to PetsHotel boarding over holiday weekends.

How to Check Local PetSmart Hours

Head to the official PetSmart store locator at petsmart.com/store-locator and enter your zip code or city.

Online ordering runs 24/7 at petsmart.com even on the two closure days, though same-day delivery and curbside pickup both depend on a store being open to fulfil them. On Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, neither is available.

The Two Dates You Need to Remember

Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Those are the only two days PetSmart closes completely. Every other holiday the store is open in some capacity, usually with slightly shorter hours. Remember those two dates and you’ll never show up to a locked door.

My honest take: the store hours are rarely the thing that ruins a holiday trip. The salon is. People check that the store is open, drive over with a matted dog two days before Christmas, and find the salon stopped taking appointments a week earlier. Book grooming for the holiday season by early November and treat the store hours as the easy part.