What’s open on Halloween 2023? Times and schedule today of Walmart, Costco, banks...

For fans of the ghoulish and the ghostly, Halloween is a major day in the calendar and the date that kick-starts the holiday season. It’s the second-biggest commercial holiday after Christmas Day, with Americans expected to spend $12.2 billion on costumes, candies, and parties this year.

But unlike upcoming celebrations like Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, Halloween is not a federal holiday. As such, most stores and places of business will be staying open on Tuesday, 31 October.

Almost all businesses and essential services will be following their usual operating hours, so you have a chance to pick up any last-minute Halloween costumes and stock up on treat-or-treat goodies.

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What’s open on Halloween 2023? Times and schedule today of Walmart, Costco, banks...

Here’s a list of some organizations that will be sticking to regular opening hours for Halloween 2023:

Stores: Walmart, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walgreens, CVS

Banks: Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, CitiBank

Mail services: USPS, FedEx, UPS

Schools: All schools will remain open as Halloween falls on a weekday this year.

Stock market: The stock market will conduct business as usual on Halloween.

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What are the remaining federal holidays for 2023?

Disappointed to learn that it’s business as usual for Halloween? Well, there are three big federal holidays coming up that will give you more chances to celebrate with family and friends.

The United States Office of Personnel Management has confirmed that the following dates are federal public holidays in 2023: