Lidl supermarket in a snow shower. This is in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK.

We cannot guarantee Lidl will look this much like a winter wonderland, but we can tell you opening hours (Picture: Getty)

With advent calendars nearing their last few doors, it is truly time to get the festive food shop in.

If you haven’t got the turkey and veg sorted, or want some last minute booze for Santa, you may be wondering when are where you can get it.

Luckily, you still have time, and Aldi, Lidl, and Iceland will all be open until Christmas Eve to get the trolley dash done.

Many shops will have different opening hours over the festive period, however, so it is always worth checking online before heading out in that biting Christmas blizzard (well, we can still hope for a White Christmas at least).

But when will Aldi, Lidl, and Iceland be open over Christmas?

What are Aldi’s opening hours at Christmas?

You’ve still got time to buy a Christmassy Cuthbert the Caterpillar (Picture: Getty)
Aldi Christmas opening times

Christmas Eve: 7am – 6pm

Christmas Day: CLOSED

Boxing Day: CLOSED

December 27 and 28: 8am – 8pm

December 29: 9.30am – 4.30pm

December 30: 8am – 8pm

New Year’s Eve: 8am – 6pm

New Year’s Day: CLOSED

Customers should check the details for their local store online to be sure on the Aldi website.

And if you want to get there without battling trolley gridlock, the supermarket said between 8pm and 10pm is typically the quietest time for festive shopping. 

What are Lidl’s opening hours at Christmas?

Lidl's Christmas Cola Truck

What an original-looking festive cola lorry (Picture: Lidl)
Lidl Christmas opening times

The supermarket chain will be closed on Christmas Day but you can check your local opening hours on Lidl’s website.

Christmas Eve: 8am – 8pm (an hour earlier than normal)

Christmas Day: CLOSED

Boxing Day: Most stores CLOSED but some open, particularly in London and Wales (check online)

New Year’s Day: CLOSED

Customers can check their local store’s opening hours on the online store finder or through the Lidl Plus app.

Lidl said that typically, the busiest times in store are around lunchtime, with the highest levels of footfall between 12pm and 2pm. Quieter times are between 8am and 10am, or from 6pm onwards.

What are Iceland’s opening hours at Christmas?

Shop offering discounted Christmas goods and great value everyday inside Iceland in Kings Heath on 10th December 2023 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Iceland Foods Ltd is a British supermarket chain. It has an emphasis on the sale of frozen foods, including prepared meals and vegetables. They also sell non-frozen grocery items such as produce, meat, dairy, and dry goods, and is known for being a low cost, budget option for food. With the UK population struggling to make ends meet, the 'cost of living crisis' refers to the fall in 'real' disposable incomes after taxes and benefits that the UK has experienced since late 2021. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Santa may live in Lapland, but Iceland is easier to access on Christmas Eve (Picture: Getty)

Christmas Eve: Open as usual (times vary between Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England and London).

Christmas Day: CLOSED

Boxing Day: Some stores, mainly in London, open from 9am and closing between 5pm and 9pm.

Check online for individual store opening times on the Iceland website.

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