Holiday Hours and Closure Sign Templates for Every Business
Part of: Marketing & Promotion
Customers want one thing before a holiday: to know whether you are open. A clear sign on the door, a matching post online and the same hours on your website save wasted trips, phone calls and frustration.
These holiday hours and closure sign templates cover the whole year, from Christmas and New Year to national holidays, religious festivals and the unexpected days when you have to close. Type your dates and times in the online editor, then print a sign for the door or download an image for social media.
Find the Right Holiday Sign
Start with the situation you need to announce. This table points you to the right designs.
| What you need to announce | Signs to look at |
|---|---|
| Christmas and New Year hours | Hours tables, a two week calendar grid, a restaurant chalkboard, a letter board, Boxing Day and early New Year's Eve closing |
| Closed for a holiday | Christmas, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Juneteenth and Canada Day signs |
| Religious and cultural holidays | Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid, Ramadan hours, Lunar New Year, the Jewish High Holidays, Easter and Good Friday |
| A specific type of business | Clinic, pharmacy, salon, gym, bank, school and restaurant designs |
| An unexpected closure | Closing early, opening late, be right back, snow day, power outage, family emergency |
| A planned closure | Vacation, inventory, staff training and renovation signs |
| Online announcements | Instagram post and story, Facebook post, website banner and a shipping deadlines sign |
| Staff and planning | A yearly holiday schedule and a year end office closure memo |
Christmas and New Year Holiday Hours Signs
The festive season brings the most changes to opening hours. Choose a red sign with a fir garland and an editable hours table, a navy calendar grid that colour codes every day from Christmas to New Year, a hanging door sign that says Sorry, we're closed for Christmas, or two calendar pages stamped CLOSED for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Restaurants can use a chalkboard design, cafes a felt letter board look, and shopping centres an OPEN LATE poster. For New Year, there is a fireworks sign for New Year's Day and a clock design for closing early on New Year's Eve.
National Holiday Closure Signs
Federal and national holidays close banks, offices and many shops. There are signs for Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving weekend, Memorial Day with poppies, Independence Day with bunting, a Fourth of July weekend hours sign, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Veterans Day and Juneteenth. Outside the United States, you will find Canada Day, a UK bank holiday sign and Boxing Day opening times on A4 paper. A 2027 holiday schedule lists every observed office holiday in an editable table.
Religious and Cultural Holiday Signs
Many businesses close or change their hours for festivals they celebrate with family. These designs use respectful symbols rather than images of people: a gold menorah for Hanukkah, diyas and rangoli for Diwali, a mosque and crescent for Eid, lanterns for Ramadan hours, lanterns and plum blossom for Lunar New Year, apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, lilies for Good Friday and decorated eggs for Easter. Several include greetings in Hindi, Arabic or Hebrew that you can edit.
Holiday Signs for Clinics, Salons, Gyms and Banks
Some businesses need more than opening times. The clinic sign includes a nurse line column and an emergency box, the pharmacy sign adds a refill deadline, the gym sign lists classes, the salon sign encourages early bookings and the bank notice explains the substitute bank holiday. School offices can send home a winter break notice with the date classes resume.
Signs for Unexpected and Planned Closures
Not every closure is a holiday. Use a clock sign when you close early or open late, a half letter be right back sign when you step out, a snow day sign for bad weather and a power outage sign when the lights go out. A gentle family emergency notice offers kind wording for a hard day. For planned closures, there are vacation, inventory, staff training and renovation signs, and a safety yellow fill in sign you can reuse for any holiday.
Holiday Hours for Social Media and Websites
Many customers check online before they leave home. Square Instagram posts, a full screen story, a landscape Facebook post and a wide website banner let you share the same hours everywhere. Online shops can publish holiday shipping deadlines with an order by table and a gift card reminder for late shoppers.
Tips for Clear Holiday Hours
Check every weekday against the calendar before printing, because a wrong day confuses customers. Put closed days in a strong colour, give the date you reopen and add an emergency contact if people may need you. Post signs one to two weeks before the holiday, and update your website, Google Business Profile, phone greeting and social pages on the same day so every source agrees.
How to Edit a Holiday Hours Sign
- Open a design and click any text to type your dates, hours and business name.
- Double click a table to edit hours, or use + Row to add days.
- Use Replace Image on logo frames to add your logo.
- Recolour the artwork, backgrounds and highlights to match your brand.
- Download a PDF to print, or a PNG or JPG to post online.
More Templates for Your Business
Browse our signage templates for everyday business signs, outdoor signs for windows and sidewalks and door hangers for notices on doors. For festive marketing, see our holiday and seasonal templates and Christmas gift certificates.
Holiday Hours and Closure Sign FAQs
Can I edit the dates and hours on these signs?
Yes. Every date, time and message is editable text, and the hours tables can be edited cell by cell.
What sizes are the holiday signs?
Most signs are US Letter, with several A4 designs for the UK and Europe, landscape signs, an 11 x 17 poster, an 8 x 10 letter board, a 4 x 6 counter card and a half letter door sign. Social designs are sized in pixels for Instagram, Facebook and websites.
Can I add my business logo?
Yes. Several designs include a logo frame. Click it and choose Replace Image, or add a frame from the Elements panel to any sign.
Are the dates correct for 2026 and 2027?
The sample dates match the 2026 and 2027 calendars, including observed federal holidays. Always check dates for your region, especially for holidays that follow the lunar calendar.
Can I reuse a sign next year?
Yes. Save your design and change the dates and weekdays each year.
Do you have signs for religious holidays?
Yes. There are signs for Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid, Ramadan, Lunar New Year, the Jewish High Holidays, Easter and Good Friday.
Can I print a blank sign and fill it in by hand?
Yes. The fill in closure sign and the hours table sign can be printed with empty lines and filled in with a marker.
Can I share the signs on social media?
Yes. Download any design as a PNG or JPG. The Instagram, story and Facebook sizes are made to fit each platform without cropping.
Will dark backgrounds print well at home?
They will, but a laser printer or print shop gives the most even colour and saves ink on large runs.
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