Home Depot and Lowe's open on Memorial Day with special holiday hours and promotions

Home Depot and Lowe’s were open on Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2026, according to holiday-hours coverage published by Yahoo Shopping and Today.com. The reports said both home-improvement chains were serving customers during the federal holiday, when backyard, garden and repair projects typically drive store traffic. Separate deal roundups from CNN Underscored and Forbes said Memorial Day promotions were also live across a broader group of major retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart. ### Were Home Depot and Lowe’s actually open on Memorial Day? Yahoo Shopping reported on May 25 that Home Depot was expected to be open on Memorial Day 2026, which fell on Monday, May 25, and said the chain traditionally stays open on summer holidays. The article said most stores were expected to operate during normal business hours, while noting that some locations could open later or close earlier. (shopping.yahoo.com) Today.com reported that Lowe’s stores were open on Monday, May 25, for shoppers handling home-improvement or garden errands over the holiday weekend. A separate Yahoo Shopping article also said Lowe’s was open on Memorial Day, with the same caveat that store hours can vary by location. ### Did either chain post special holiday hours? Today.com reported that Home Depot was open on Monday and said a spokesperson confirmed stores would be operating on Memorial Day. (shopping.yahoo.com) The outlet added that open and close times may vary by location and told readers to confirm local hours before visiting. Yahoo Shopping’s Home Depot guide said most stores were expected to keep normal business hours, while its broader Memorial Day store-hours roundup listed Home Depot as typically open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (today.com) That roundup also said local variations were possible. ### Why were home-improvement stores part of the Memorial Day shopping push? Yahoo Shopping framed Memorial Day weekend as one of the busiest periods of the year for backyard and home projects, with demand centered on supplies, gardening materials, appliances and seasonal outdoor products. (today.com) The outlet also published a May 24 article suggesting summer home-upgrade projects for readers planning work over the break. (shopping.yahoo.com) Today.com tied Lowe’s holiday-hours coverage directly to shoppers looking for home-project and garden items on Memorial Day. That positioning matched the broader retail pattern in which Memorial Day functions as both a holiday and a promotional weekend tied to home, outdoor and seasonal spending. ### What other Memorial Day sales were live? CNN Underscored reported that Memorial Day promotions were live across major retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart, with home categories included in the holiday sales push. (shopping.yahoo.com) Forbes said on May 24 that it was tracking “90+” Memorial Day deals across categories including home, travel, beauty and fashion. Forbes’ roundup highlighted discounts such as 25% off Brooklinen, up to 50% off outdoor gear at REI and 40% off purchases at J.Crew, while separate Forbes coverage tracked furniture promotions with markdowns at Wayfair, West Elm, Pottery Barn and other home retailers. (today.com) ### What should shoppers check before heading out? Today.com and Yahoo Shopping both said local store hours could differ by branch, even when chains are broadly open on Memorial Day. (forbes.com) Their guidance was the same: check the specific store’s listing online before leaving home. Memorial Day promotions were still being updated on May 24 and May 25 by outlets including Forbes, CNN Underscored, Yahoo Shopping and Today.com. (forbes.com) Those pages remained the clearest places to confirm whether a nearby Home Depot or Lowe’s was open and to compare live holiday discounts across home-improvement and general-merchandise retailers. (today.com) (shopping.yahoo.com)