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Veterans Day: What's open and closed?

By Daniel Miller
Published  November 7, 2024 2:42pm CST
Veterans Issues
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FILE-A US Marine Corps band marches during the annual Veterans Day Parade in New York on November 11, 2023. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Veterans Day is celebrated on Monday, Nov. 11 across the country.
    • Post offices, banks, schools, and federal offices are closed in observance of the federal holiday.
    • Most restaurants and stores are open, but consumers should check the hours of the businesses in their area.

The nation will celebrate and honor veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day and some businesses and services will not be available on Monday, Nov. 11 in observance of the federal holiday.

Here’s what’s open and closed on Monday. 

What's closed on Veterans Day?

Post offices will be closed on Veterans Day, so you will not receive your regular mail or packages on Monday.

But other delivery services, like FedEx and UPS, will be available.

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Banks follow the federal holiday schedule and will be closed on Veterans Day, but customers can still use bank ATMs and online services. 

Federal offices will be closed, and federal workers will have a paid day off, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Schools are also closed in observance of Veterans Day. 

What’s open on Veterans Day?

Most restaurants and stores are open on Veterans Day but it’s ideal to check the hours in your area in case businesses adjust their times for the holiday. 

What is Veterans Day?

Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, was a holiday first established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, marking the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I. The armistice, signed between the Allies and Germany, took effect on the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" in 1918, symbolizing a hopeful end to end the war, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 

The Source

  • Information for this story was provided by the Post Office and U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  This story was reported from Washington, D.C.