--- title: All the Places That Are Open on Presidents’ Day — and What’s Closed description: Are banks open on Presidents' Day 2018? Is the post office open? Here are all the details about what's open and closed on Presidents' Day authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2018-02-19T11:00:12.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T13:00:47.000Z' section: Banking tags: - Holidays - onetime word_count: 343 canonical: https://money.com/presidents-day-2018-banks-post-office-open-closed/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Sign that says tore is closed](https://img.money.com/2018/02/presidents-day-2018-stores-open-closed.jpg) *Sign with the writing closed hanging on the door of a shop on June 05, 2014, in Berlin, Germany.* Most people have a long weekend this week thanks to a federal holiday called Presidents' Day. This year, Presidents' Day — which is also the day we celebrate Washington's birthday — falls on Monday, Feb. 19. What's open on President's Day? And what's closed? For the most part, schools are closed on Presidents' Day, and many workers have the day off as an official company holiday as well. On the other hand, nearly all restaurants and stores are open on Presidents' Day—to accommodate all those customers who want to go shopping to take advantage of Presidents' Day sales or go out to eat on the holiday. Here are all the details on everything else that's open and closed on Presidents' Day 2018. ## **Is the post office open on Presidents' Day?** No. Monday, Feb, 19, 2018, is a [postal holiday](https://about.usps.com/news/events-calendar/postal-holidays.htm). Post offices will be closed in observation of George Washington's birthday, and mail will not be delivered. ## **Are banks open or closed on Presidents' Day?** Most banks are closed on [federal holidays](https://www.federalpay.org/holidays), including Presidents' Day. We've been able to confirm that branch locations for major banks like [Wells Fargo](https://www.wellsfargocommunity.com/s/article/Wells-Fargo-Holidays-2018-Bank-Holiday-Schedule), [Chase](https://locator.chase.com/), HSBC, and [People's United](https://www.peoples.com/peoples/Header/Branches-&-ATMs/Branch-Holiday-Closings) are indeed closed on Monday, Feb. 19. There are a few exceptions, however. For example, [TD Bank](https://www.tdbank.com/bank/holiday_schedule.html) is actually open on three federal holidays each year: Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, and (yep) Presidents' Day. Even if your bank is closed on Presidents' Day, most branches have ATM services available 24/7, and yes, they remain open even on holidays. ## **Is the stock market open on Presidents' Day?** No. The [New York Stock Exchange](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars), [Nasdaq](http://business.nasdaq.com/trade/US-Options/Holiday-Trading-Hours.html), and other markets are closed on Monday, Feb. 19. ## **Are government offices open or closed on Presidents' Day?** Monday is a [federal holiday](https://www.federalpay.org/holidays), so you can expect that all non-essential local and federal government offices are closed. ## **What stores have big Presidents' Day sales?** Virtually all stores are open on Presidents' Day, and most are hosting big sales. 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