Is FedEx running on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is a full FedEx holiday: no pickup, no delivery, no drop-box collection, and FedEx Custom Critical the only service running. It's a Thursday-only stop — Wednesday is a normal service day, and the day after runs modified service.

It also sits at the front of the busiest shipping stretch of the year, and the week around it doesn't behave like a normal one. Wednesday is heavy on the pickup side, Thursday is dark, and Friday delivers with pickups shifted early in some areas. If something has to land before the weekend, Wednesday morning is the last comfortable hand-off.

FedEx hasn't published its 2027 holiday schedule yet — this page updates when it posts.

What else on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving across the board

Who	Status
Banks	Closed No — banks are closed on Thanksgiving.
Mail & the Post Office	Closed No — there's no mail delivery on Thanksgiving, and post offices are closed.
The Stock Market	Closed No — the stock market is closed on Thanksgiving.
UPS	Closed No — UPS doesn't pick up or deliver on Thanksgiving.
Federal Offices	Closed No — federal offices are closed on Thanksgiving.
Trash Pickup	Varies Almost certainly not — Thanksgiving stops collection in nearly every city, with the rest of the week usually running a day late. Your hauler posts the details.
Schools	Closed No — schools are closed on Thanksgiving.

Questions people ask

Does anything move over the Thanksgiving weekend?

Yes — deliveries run the day after Thanksgiving on a modified schedule, and FedEx Home Delivery runs Saturdays in most areas. Thursday itself is the only full stop.

Checked against the FedEx holiday service schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.