What’s open and closed in Philly on Presidents’ Day 2022: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

Presidents’ Day is always the third Monday in February. This year, the federal holiday falls on Feb. 21.

The history of this holiday involves politics, commanders in chief, and Congress. In 1879, Congress chose to commemorate George Washington’s birthday, Feb. 22, in the District of Columbia. It became a federal national holiday six years later. Then, in 1971, as part of a push for more three-day holiday weekends, President Richard Nixon signed an executive order moving the day to the third Monday of February. Many people thought the shift was made to celebrate both Washington and Abraham Lincoln, since both were born in February. Before we knew it, there were “Presidents’ Day sales,” plural, but the legal name of this holiday is still actually Washington’s Birthday.

Although it’s a federal holiday, many people don’t get this day off. And most things stay open. But that doesn’t mean everything is business as usual.

Here’s what’s open and closed on Presidents’ Day in Philadelphia:

✅ Acme Markets locations will be open for normal hours. Check your local store’s hours at local.acmemarkets.com.

✅ Whole Foods will be open for normal business hours. Check your local store’s hours at wholefoodsmarket.com/stores.

✅ Giant locations will be open for regular hours. Check your local store’s hours at giantfoodstores.com/store-locator.

✅ South Philly Food Co-op will be open regular hours (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.).

✅ Sprouts will be open for its normal business hours.

✅ Trader Joe’s stores will be open for their regular hours.

✅ Aldi will be open for their normal hours. Use their store locator at aldi.us/stores/ to check your local store’s hours.

✅ Reading Terminal Market is open under its normal hours. The only shops closed will be those that regularly don’t open Mondays.

✅ Locations that are normally open on Mondays will be open for regular business hours. Check your local store’s hours on the FWGS store locator online.

❌ Post offices are closed, and the USPS will not be delivering regular mail. But you can still get services online from USPS.

✅ UPS and DHL services will operate normally. Most FedEx services will, too, with the exceptions of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Economy, which will offer modified service.

❌ Most banks are closed, but check with your individual branch to ensure they aren’t operating under modified hours.

✅ TD Bank will be open under normal hours.

✅ SEPTA subways, trolleys, the Norristown High Speed Line, and Regional Rail will run on their normal schedules. and there will be no school service, a representative said. For more details on SEPTA schedules, visit septa.org.

✅ PATCO will operate on its regular schedule, but a track work schedule may be in effect, a representative said. For the latest scheduling updates, check ridepatco.org/schedules/schedules.asp.

✅ CVS locations will operate under normal business hours. Call ahead to your local store before visiting, or view its hours at cvs.com/store-locator/landing.

✅ Rite Aid stores will be open for regular business. Call ahead for your local store’s hours, or check them online at riteaid.com/locations/search.html.

✅ Walgreens locations will be open for regular business hours. Check your local store’s hours at walgreens.com/storelocator.

❌ There is no trash or recycling pickup on Presidents’ Day in Philadelphia. All trash pickups scheduled this week will occur a day later than scheduled. To find your trash and recycling collection day go to phila.gov.

✅ Target locations will be open for regular business. Check your local store’s hours at target.com/store-locator/find-stores.

✅ Lowe’s stores are open for normal business hours. Check your local store’s hours at lowes.com/store.

✅ Home Depot locations will be open for normal business hours. Check your local store’s hours at homedepot.com/l/storeDirectory.

✅ The Shops at Liberty Place, Fashion District Philadelphia, Philadelphia Mills, the King of Prussia Mall, and Cherry Hill Mall will be open for their regular hours. Note that some individual stores may have modified hours, so be sure to check before going.

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