Aldi has confirmed its Christmas 2026 opening hours for UK stores, with all branches closing on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The budget retailer will also extend trading hours in the days before Christmas to give shoppers more time to buy festive essentials.
Closures and extended hours
All Aldi branches across the UK will be closed on Friday, December 25, Saturday, December 26, and Friday, January 1, 2027. Stores will reopen on Sunday, December 27, and will trade on Saturday, January 2, 2027, after the New Year holiday.
Between Monday, December 21, and Wednesday, December 23, stores will open at 7am in England and Wales and 8am in Scotland, closing at 10pm each day. On Christmas Eve, shops will open at the same times but close at 6pm.
Staff time off and customer convenience
Rachel Geary, Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: "No matter how organised you are for Christmas, there always seems to be something left on the shopping list." She added that the extended hours aim to make the final days before Christmas easier for customers, while the closures on Boxing Day give colleagues time with their loved ones.
Standard trading hours will resume from Saturday, January 2, 2027.
