Here's what's open and closed on Christmas Day in and around Vancouver

The holidays have nearly arrived, and it’s time to prepare for all the closures on Christmas Day. So, before you panic over missing a key ingredient for your holiday dinner, here’s what’s open and closed in and around Vancouver on Dec. 25, 2025.

Open

• Parks, gardens, and beaches
• Vancouver Aquarium (tickets currently available between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.)
• Pharmacies (hours vary by location)
• Home Depot (modified hours)
• Translink bus, SkyTrain, and Seabus services (operating on Sunday/holiday schedule)
• 7-Eleven (open 24 hours)
• Grocery stores (hours vary by location)
  • Safeway (call your nearest location for holiday hours)
  • Superstore
  • Shoppers

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Closed

• Vancouver Art Gallery 
• VanDusen Botanical Garden
• Bloedel Conservatory
• Science World
• Canadian Tire (most locations are closed)
• Walmart
• Whole Foods 
• Save-On-Foods 
• London Drugs
• Costco 
• Granville Island Public Market
• BC Liquor Stores
• Government buildings
• Public libraries
• West Coast Express services
• TransLink Customer Service Centre and Lost Property Office
• The Polygon Gallery
• Banks
• Post offices
• Shopping Malls (hours varying by location)
  • Pacific Centre
  • Metrotown
  • Park Royal 
  • Richmond Centre 
  • Tsawwassen Mills
  • Coquitlam Centre

Happy holidays, Vancouver!

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