What's Open, What's Closed at Christmastime in New Canaan

Here’s what’s open, what’s closed and what’s closing early on Christmas and the days before and after for New Canaan and nearby:

Wednesday, Christmas Eve

OPEN (normal hours)

• New Canaan Transfer Station

CLOSING EARLY

• New Canaan town government offices close at 1 p.m.

• “Most Post Offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on these holiday eves.”
• New Canaan YMCA closes at 1 p.m.
• Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk closes at 3 p.m.
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk closes at 3 p.m.

CLOSED

• New Canaan Public Schools(on Winter break since Tuesday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)
• St. Luke’s School (on Winter Break since Monday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)

• New Canaan Library

Thursday, Christmas Day

CLOSED

• New Canaan town government
• New Canaan Public Schools(on Winter break since Tuesday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)
• St. Luke’s School (on Winter Break since Monday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)
• New Canaan Library
• New Canaan Transfer Station
• New Canaan YMCA
• U.S. government offices
• Post offices
• Connecticut state offices
• Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles offices
• Connecticut Lottery headquarters (but the high-tier claim center at Crossroads Cards & Gifts in Norwalk will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
• New York Stock Exchange
• Every bank we know about is closed on Christmas. Banks in Connecticut have the option of remaining open on state holidays if they announce that fact to their customers. Even TD Bank branches in the state, which remain open for more holidays than nearly any other bank will close.
• Norwalk Community College (classes resume Dec. 29)
• University of Connecticut-Stamford (classes resume Jan. 20)
• Maritime Aquarium (one of two holidays per year that the aquarium closes)
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children
• Every bank we know about is closed on Thanksgiving Day. Banks in Connecticut have the option of remaining open on state holidays if they announce that fact to their customers. Even TD Bank branches in the state, which remain open for more holidays than nearly any other bank will close.

OPEN

• New Canaan YMCA: “The Y will be open on Thanksgiving to members and their families from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Some convenience stores, gas stations and supermarkets remain open for at least part of the day.
• Other stores: Some are open, some are closed — you can search StoreBusinessHours.com for their directory of holiday closings by store or search individual store websites or call them if you’re unsure.
• Crossroads Cards & Gifts in Norwalk, a high-tier claim center for the Connecticut Lottery, will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (although the Connecticut Lottery headquarters will be closed).

Friday, “Boxing Day,” Dec. 26

OPEN

• Most stores — see StoreBusinessHours.com for holiday hours of major retailers
• New Canaan Library
• Maritime Aquarium
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children

CLOSED

• New Canaan Public Schools (on Winter break since Tuesday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)
• St. Luke’s School (on Winter Break since Monday, classes resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015)

Picture: The world’s first Christmas card, from 1843 (according to Wikimedia Commons)