Thanksgiving is a federal holiday and the beginning of a four-day weekend for many people. Here's what's open and what's closed, what closes early on Wednesday and what bus or train schedules are the same or different.
Stores
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Closing early Wednesday
- Fairfield Public Schools are on an early dismissal schedule (see PDF of school calendar attached to this article)
- The Fairfield Public Library and the Fairfield Woods Branch close at 5 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day
The following are CLOSED Thanksgiving Day:
- Fairfield Public Schools (see PDF of school calendar attached to this article)
- Fairfield Public Library Main and Woods branches (and other libraries in the area, including Pequot Library in Southport)
- State offices (PDF of state holiday schedule attached to this article)
- Fairfield town government
- Banks have the option of staying open or closed — in practice, all or nearly all are closed on Thanksgiving Day (and this is one of the four holidays this year that TD Bank is closed)
The following are OPEN Thanksgiving Day:
- Some restaurants
- Grocery stores
- Other businesses: open at the owner’s discretion.
BUS/TRAIN SCHEDULES:
- Metro-North's New Haven Line (link to PDF of special schedule)
- Greater Bridgeport Transit bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule
Black Friday
OPEN:
- Department of Motor Vehicles regional service centers and major service offices will be open starting at 7:45 a.m.
- American Automobile Association (AAA) offices will be open to process driver’s license renewals during their normal Friday business hours.
- State offices (PDF of state holiday schedule attached to this article)
- Fairfield Transfer Station — normal hours — 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- New York Stock Exchange (closes early, at 1 p.m.)
- Nearly all stores and banks
- The Pequot Library will be open for its Black Friday sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CLOSED:
- Fairfield town government (PDF of town holiday schedule attached to this article)
- Fairfield Public Schools (see PDF of school calendar attached to this article)
- Fairfield Public Library Main Branch and Woods Branch
BUS/TRAIN SCHEDULES:
- Metro-North's New Haven Line (link to PDF of special FRIDAY schedule)
- Greater Bridgeport Transit bus service will operate a regular schedule
Saturday
OPEN:
- Department of Motor Vehicles regional service centers and major service offices will be open for normal business hours from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- American Automobile Association offices will be open to process driver’s license renewals during their normal Saturday business hours.
- Fairfield Public Library — normal hours (1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays for the main library, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the Woods branch); Pequot Library in Southport is also open for normal hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Fairfield Transfer Station — normal hours — 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Post offices (that are normally open on Saturdays)
BUS/TRAIN SCHEDULES:
- Metro-North's New Haven Line (also on Sunday; link to PDF of special schedule)
- Greater Bridgeport Transit bus service will operate a regular schedule
