Sunday & Holiday Hours Rules in Every Country

Most shops, restaurants, and convenience stores are open 7 days a week. Convenience stores never close. Banks close on weekends.

The UAE weekend is Saturday–Sunday. Businesses close on Friday for prayers. Malls are open 7 days a week. Ramadan significantly changes all hours.

Most shops, malls, and restaurants are open 7 days a week. Convenience stores never close. Buddhist holidays cause alcohol bans and some closures.

Shops are closed on Sundays by law. Restaurants and cafés are open. Supermarkets close Sunday. Plan your grocery shopping for Saturday.

Large shops open shorter Sunday hours (typically 10am–4pm or 11am–5pm). Pubs and restaurants normal hours. Bank Holidays see widespread closures.

Most shops close on Sundays. Supermarkets open limited hours. Paris tourist areas have exceptions. Restaurants and bakeries open Sunday morning.

Shops open Sundays with slightly shorter hours. Supermarkets open 7 days. Public holidays vary by state and cause widespread closures.

Singapore is open 7 days a week. Malls are open daily. Sunday is a normal shopping day. Public holidays see some closures but major malls stay open.

Many Italian shops close Sunday or open shorter hours. Restaurants are generally open. On public holidays, most things close — plan ahead.

Turkey is largely open 7 days a week. Markets and shops open on Sundays. Friday afternoon prayers affect some businesses. Eid holidays cause widespread closures.

OXXO and 7-Eleven convenience stores are open 24/7 every day; government offices and banks close on public holidays.

Large shops are restricted on Sundays in most regions, siesta closures (2–5pm) are common on weekdays, and fiesta days vary significantly by region.

Shopping malls open seven days a week, banks are closed on weekends, and Carnival (February or March) shuts down most of the country for approximately five days.

Most businesses open 7 days a week, but government offices close on Sundays, banks close on national holidays, and India's many festivals can cause unexpected local closures.

China is commercially open 7 days a week, but government offices are closed on weekends and Golden Week holidays cause massive nationwide disruption.

Most businesses including shops and restaurants operate 7 days a week, and convenience stores are open 24/7 year-round.

Street food and shops operate 7 days a week, but government offices close on weekends and Tet (Lunar New Year) causes near-total closures for 1–2 weeks.

Many shops close on Sundays, but restaurants, tavernas, and most tourist businesses stay open seven days a week.

Most independent shops close on Sundays, but shopping centres, restaurants, and cafes generally stay open.

Shops in Dutch cities are open on Sundays (koopzondagen), though hours may be shorter; museums and attractions operate normally, and banks are closed.

Most retail is open 7 days a week, but statutory holidays cause significant closures — Boxing Day (December 26) is a major shopping event.

Indonesia operates 7 days a week commercially, but Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha cause widespread multi-day closures; Friday midday prayer causes brief business interruptions in Muslim areas.

Most of Malaysia operates on a Saturday–Sunday weekend, but Kelantan and Terengganu use Friday–Saturday as the weekend — KL malls are open 7 days a week.

Friday is the holy day in Egypt — many businesses close Friday morning, and the work week officially runs Sunday to Thursday.

Friday is Morocco's holy day with mosque attendance and partial business closures at midday, while souks follow their own complex weekly schedules.

The Saudi weekend is Thursday–Friday; shops and malls open 7 days but close briefly 5 times daily for prayer; Ramadan dramatically changes all hours.

Qatar's weekend is Friday–Saturday; most malls and tourist venues are open seven days a week, but prayer times cause brief closures and Ramadan dramatically shifts all hours.

Most shops and malls open on Sundays; government offices closed; national holidays cause widespread closures; load shedding can disrupt business hours unpredictably.

Retail is generally open seven days a week; public holidays such as Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day cause significant closures.

Sunday is significant in this Catholic nation and some businesses reduce hours; Holy Week (Semana Santa) sees widespread closures for 4+ days.

Major cities operate largely normally on Sundays, but national holidays cause widespread closures across Argentina.

Most shops open on Sundays; Sunday markets are often the best day to visit, and Bogotá's famous Ciclovía closes major roads to cars every Sunday morning.

Most tourist businesses operate seven days a week, but banks close on weekends and Semana Santa (Holy Week) causes widespread closures across the country.

Markets are often at their liveliest on Sundays, tourist sites stay open, but government offices close and some rural areas observe traditional market days midweek.

Most shops are completely closed on Sundays — stricter than most of Europe — though restaurants, cafés, and shops inside major train stations remain open.

Most shops are closed on Sundays; restaurants, museums, and tourist attractions remain open, and the Naschmarkt is closed on Sundays.

Most tourist-area shops in Prague open on Sundays, but banks close and national holidays cause widespread closures.

Polish law restricts large supermarkets and stores to only two Sundays per month; small owner-operated shops can open, and restaurants and cafés remain open.

Shops in Swedish cities generally open seven days a week, but Systembolaget is closed on Sundays, banks are closed weekends, and Midsommar and Christmas are major nationwide closures.

Most shops are closed on Sundays in Norway — stricter than many European countries — and Vinmonopolet (wine and spirits) is always closed on Sundays and public holidays.

In peak tourist season most things open daily, but off-season and in inland Croatia Sunday closures and dramatically reduced hours are common.

Most small shops are closed on Sundays in Hungary, though larger malls and tourist-area businesses stay open; national holidays see widespread closures.

Friday is Jordan's holy day — government offices close Friday morning and many businesses operate a Saturday–Thursday week.

Poya (full-moon) days are national holidays with alcohol bans and some closures; cities operate commercially 7 days a week otherwise.

Saturday is Nepal's official day off, not Sunday — government offices are closed on Saturday while Sunday is a normal working day.

Hong Kong operates 7 days a week — malls, restaurants, and shops are all open on Sundays and most public holidays.

Friday is the Islamic holy day — government offices close Thursday–Friday, while resorts operate all week and local shops reduce hours on Friday.

Kenya largely operates seven days a week; supermarkets and matatus run on Sundays; Ramadan affects Muslim coastal areas; national holidays cause some closures.

National parks and lodges operate seven days a week; mainland businesses may close on Sunday while Zanzibar observes Friday as the main holy day with significant closures.

Most US retail operates 7 days a week, but Thanksgiving and Christmas cause widespread closures, and some states restrict Sunday alcohol sales under blue laws.