If that's the case, you may be wondering if CVS is opening on Thanksgiving Day in 2024. It's a fair question given many retailers, grocers and pharmacies will be closed in observance of the holiday this year.

So how does the holiday impact the mail and regularly scheduled packages? Since Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, the United States Postal Service will be fully closed, with mail delivery service to continue as scheduled with normal hours on Black Friday.

Get a street-side view of the biggest Thanksgiving Day parades around the country. From New York to Chicago, Houston and more, CNN will take you there live and feature celebrity guests sharing their own family traditions.

Thanksgiving means closures across the U.S., including government offices, banks, the post office and some stores like Target, Walmart and Best Buy.