Community Corner

Thanksgiving Day: What's Open, What's Not

Plus a little history on the holiday and how it got started.

Thanksgiving Day - it means a day off for many - and now a day to start shopping for the holidays. 

What's closed:

  • Public and private schools
  • U.S. Post Office
  • Federal, State and County offices
  • Most banks
  • Johns Creek City Hall
  • Fulton County offices
What's open:

  • Target stores will open at 8 p.m. on Thursday and will remain open until 11 p.m. Black Friday. More details here.
  • Walmart will offer its deals from 6 p.m. to midnight and 8 p.m. to midnight on Thursday. On Black Friday, specials start at 8 a.m. But there are exceptions, not all Walmart stores will be open on Thanksgiving. The details and exceptions are here.
  • Macy's will be open on Thanksgiving for the first time ever in its history. Most stores are opening at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Most stores are staying open until 1 a.m. on Black Friday, then reopening Friday morning at 8 a.m. Check your local store's hours: More information
  • Best Buy stores will open at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving and remain open until 10 p.m. on Friday. There will be specials at 6 p.m. Thursday, 12 a.m. (midnight) on Friday and 10 a.m. Black Friday.More details here.

History of Thanksgiving:

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. 

Source: History.com

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