These Are The Easter Grocery Store Hours In Austin Metro Area

AUSTIN, TX — Easter Sunday has often created some last-minute meal preps, but many of the most popular grocery stores in and near Austin either won’t be open or will have limited hours on the holiday, which falls on April 4 this year.

H-E-B, Central Market and Natural Grocer's stores will be closed on Easter Sunday and will reopen on Monday, April 5 with regular hours.

Grocery store chains that will be open with regular hours are Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's. Sprout's Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Randalls will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday.

National chains are varied in their opening plans for the holiday celebrated across Christian faiths. At least 38 chain stores plan to close for Easter, with at least 23 opening for at least a part of it, according to a list from the coupon company RetailMeNot.

Walmart is among the grocery giants staying open for at least part of the day, the list shows. At least two stores that require a membership to shop there, Sam’s Club and Costco, will be closed, however. Retail stores that do not specialize in groceries, such as Kohl’s, Marshalls and JCPenney, will also be closed.

Target is among the others that plan cross-country closures.

Pharmacy stores with locations all over the country — such as CVS and Walgreens — will largely be open for their regular Sunday business hours.

Although the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues and many states are lifting pandemic-related restrictions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still urges people to limit grocery trips and use curbside pickup or delivery options when possible to limit the virus’s spread.

H-E-B and Walmart are among the chain stores offering curbside pickup and delivery.