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Here's what will be open and closed on Thanksgiving 2023 in East Tennessee

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Stores across the United States either close or adjust business hours on holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Here's what's open on Thanksgiving in the Knoxville area and East Tennessee:

Grocery/Retail Stores

OPEN

Food City (Until 3 p.m.)
Kroger
Whole Foods (Until 3 p.m.)
CVS
Big Lots
Dollar General
Dollar Tree
Family Dollar
Rite Aid
Casey's
Walgreens (24-hour stores only)

CLOSED

Walmart
Target
Publix
Aldi
Costco
Sam's Club
Trader Joe's
World Market

Restaurants

OPEN

Calhoun's Restaurant
Cracker Barrel
Waffle House
Denny's
IHOP

►Related: East Tennessee nonprofits working to give people a chance to get Thanksgiving meals

Attractions

OPEN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Ober Mountain
Anakeesta

CLOSED

Zoo Knoxville
Dollywood