Thanksgiving holiday closings in the Pittsburgh area
Thanksgiving 2025: What’s open and closed around Pittsburgh for the holiday?
– Here’s my favorite hack for keeping Thanksgiving sides warm while the turkey finishes cooking, use a cooler. Coolers aren’t just for keeping drinks cold, they’re also great for keeping foods warm, at least for a short amount of time. Here’s how to turn yours into a hot box. Step one, preheat the cooler. Before the food goes in, take a bowl of hot, hot water and put it in the cooler. Shut the lid and the steam from the water will preheat your cooler for you. Step two, if you’re layering the foods, make sure to put the hottest foods at the very bottom. Their steam will help keep the food on top warm. Step three, try to fill the cooler up. The less air that’s circulating, the longer the food will stay hot. If you have extra space on top, try to add towels up there to try to bulk out the space. Step four, this might sound obvious, but keep the lid closed. You can’t keep that food warm if the lid is open. This hack will work for up to two hours, but who wants to wait that long anyway? No one wants cold mashed potatoes.
Thanksgiving holiday closings in the Pittsburgh area
Thanksgiving 2025: What’s open and closed around Pittsburgh for the holiday?
Updated: 9:37 PM EST Nov 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 27. City, county, state and federal government offices will be closed for the holiday.Banks and post offices will also be closed on Thanksgiving. Mail will not be delivered.Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will be closed.Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses will run on Sunday schedules. Red and Silver light rail lines will run on a special holiday schedule; the Blue Line will not be in operation. Go to rideprt.org for detours and holiday schedules.Road closures will be in effect during the annual YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot in Downtown and the North Shore. See more information here.There will be no garbage collection in the city of Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving. If your regular day of collection is Thursday, it will be pushed back to Friday. If your normal collection day is Friday, your pickup is moved to Saturday.PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Thursday and Friday. Some services will still be available online at the Driver and Vehicle Services website.Some grocery stores will be open for the holiday. Check with your local store for their exact hours. Giant Eagle says its stores are closing at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
PITTSBURGH —
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 27. City, county, state and federal government offices will be closed for the holiday.
Banks and post offices will also be closed on Thanksgiving. Mail will not be delivered.
Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will be closed.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses will run on Sunday schedules. Red and Silver light rail lines will run on a special holiday schedule; the Blue Line will not be in operation. Go to rideprt.org for detours and holiday schedules.
Road closures will be in effect during the annual YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh Turkey Trot in Downtown and the North Shore. See more information here.
There will be no garbage collection in the city of Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving. If your regular day of collection is Thursday, it will be pushed back to Friday. If your normal collection day is Friday, your pickup is moved to Saturday.
PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Thursday and Friday. Some services will still be available online at the Driver and Vehicle Services website.
Some grocery stores will be open for the holiday. Check with your local store for their exact hours. Giant Eagle says its stores are closing at 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving.