Seasonal & Holidays

Minnesota Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours: Target, Cub, More

If you forgot to buy gravy again, don't fret. Here are the stores open in Minnesota on Thanksgiving.


TWIN CITIES, MN — We’ve all been there. It’s Thanksgiving morning. The oven is warm, the kitchen is toasty and the turkey is stuffed. You turn to the potatoes and it hits you like a ton of bricks — you forgot to buy gravy.

Don’t fret, you’re not alone. Few things seem to be able to unify Americans these days, but one of them is that overwhelming feeling of dread when you realize a key ingredient for that perfect Thanksgiving feast never made it into the shopping cart.

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Fortunately, several grocery stores in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area will remain open on “Turkey Day,” at least for a little while. And we’ve rounded them up for your convenience so that you don’t have to hear Uncle Timmy once again complain that the mashed potatoes would be perfect if only he had just a little gravy.


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  • Cub Foods: Many are open 24/7.
  • Hy-Vee: Some stores close at 2 p.m.
  • Target: All stores open 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Walmart: Stores will open at 6 p.m.
  • Whole Foods: Many will open at 7 a.m. Some will close as early as 2 p.m.

Stores That Will Close On Thanksgiving:

  • Kowalski's Markets
  • Aldi
  • Wholesale Club
  • Costco
  • Publix
  • Sam's Club
  • Trader Joe's
  • Lunds & Byerlys

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Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.

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