Overview
- Officials and outlets confirm Thanksgiving 2025 is Thursday, November 27, consistent with the fourth-Thursday rule.
- Banks, many nonessential government offices including DMV and postal services, and numerous major retailers such as Walmart are expected to close for the day.
- ATMs and online or mobile banking will continue to operate even as in-person financial services pause.
- Articles cite Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation establishing an annual observance after earlier presidential proclamations, with sources differing on whether Congress finalized the fourth-Thursday date in 1941 or 1942.
- Customs center on turkey dinners, the Macy’s parade, and football, and some North Carolina groups are organizing free turkey distributions and community meals for families in need.