Last Reviewed on November 9, 2026 by Editorial Team
Most Petco stores run 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Sunday. The grooming salon and, at locations that have one, the veterinary hospital keep separate and shorter hours. Below you’ll find store hours today, grooming and vet schedules, the vaccination clinic timing, and every holiday.
Petco has been adding full-service veterinary hospitals to its larger stores, which means the answer to what time does Petco close now depends on which part of the building you need.
Petco hours today at a glance
Petco Opening Hours Today (+ Closing Hours)
Store hours, grooming hours and vet hours are three different schedules at the same address. The store is the longest of the three, so looking up Petco hours and turning up for a groom at 8:00 PM will not work.
Petco Grooming, Vet Hospital and Vaccination Clinic Hours
Grooming typically runs around 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, opening before the store and closing roughly two hours before it. As with any salon, the last bookable appointment is well before the posted closing time, because a full groom runs two to four hours with drying. Collection has to happen during salon hours rather than store hours, and that is the cutoff people most often get wrong.
Petco’s veterinary hospitals, at the locations that have them, run their own schedule, commonly something like 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM with reduced weekend hours. They operate on appointments with some walk-in capacity, and they can be closed on days the store is open. Not every Petco has one, and the ones that do are mostly larger-format stores.
The vaccination clinics are a different thing again and the most commonly misunderstood. These are scheduled events rather than a standing service, run on specific days at specific times, often a few hours at a weekend. They are walk-in within that window and they end when the window ends, regardless of how many people are waiting, so arriving in the first hour matters.
Petco Closing Hours
The building closing and the counters inside it closing are two different times, and the second one comes first. Published closing times are in the table above, and the department times further down are the ones that matter if you need a particular service.
Find a Petco Near Me
The map below shows Petco locations near your current area. Tap the button to center it on your exact location, then open any pin for that location’s own hours, phone number and directions.
Petco Department Hours
Vaccination clinics run as timed events rather than daily services, and the posted window is firm. Check the schedule for your store rather than assuming a clinic is running on the day you visit.
Petco Holiday Hours 2026
Petco closes on 2 of the fifteen dates below. Everything else runs either regular hours or an early close, and the table covers all of them.
Petco New Year’s Day Hours
Most Petco stores are open on New Year’s Day with reduced hours, and grooming and the vet are generally closed.
Petco Martin Luther King Jr. Day Hours
Stores run the standard schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Federal offices and banks shut on this date, which pushes more foot traffic into retail, so late morning tends to be heavier than usual.
Petco Presidents Day Hours
Petco is open on Presidents Day with regular hours. Hours hold at 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and no department keeps a separate holiday schedule.
Petco Easter Sunday Hours
Most Petco stores are open on Easter Sunday with reduced hours, and the grooming salon and vet are generally closed. Grooming appointments over that weekend book out well in advance.
Petco Memorial Day Hours
Petco is open on Memorial Day with regular hours. The store itself is unaffected, so the only real difference is the size of the crowd. Grooming and the vet clinic close on holidays even where the store opens.
Petco Independence Day Hours
Independence Day is an ordinary day at Petco, with no change to the schedule. Federal offices and banks shut on this date, which pushes more foot traffic into retail, so late morning tends to be heavier than usual.
Petco Labor Day Hours
Labor Day is an ordinary day at Petco, with no change to the schedule. A holiday Monday tends to feel like a Saturday inside the store, so the middle of the day gets crowded.
Petco Columbus Day Hours
Petco stays open on Columbus Day and keeps its usual hours. It is a federal holiday, but not one the chain observes, so the doors open at 9:00 AM and close at 9:00 PM as usual. Grooming and the vet clinic close on holidays even where the store opens.
Petco Veterans Day Hours
Petco treats Veterans Day as a normal day. Doors open at 9:00 AM and close at 9:00 PM, the same as any other day of the week.
Petco Thanksgiving Day Hours
Petco stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day, along with grooming and the vet hospital. Stores reopen on Black Friday on regular or extended hours.
Petco Black Friday Hours
Petco is open on Black Friday, with some stores opening earlier than usual. Grooming is back on its normal schedule and is heavily booked, since the weeks before the holidays are peak grooming season.
Petco Cyber Monday Hours
Petco treats Cyber Monday as a normal day. It is a federal holiday, but not one the chain observes, so the doors open at 9:00 AM and close at 9:00 PM as usual.
Petco Christmas Eve Hours
Petco is open on Christmas Eve and closes early, commonly around 6:00 PM, with grooming taking its last appointment in the morning. December is the busiest grooming month of the year, so book weeks ahead rather than days.
Petco Christmas Day Hours
Petco stores are closed on Christmas Day, with grooming and the vet hospital closed as well.
Petco New Year’s Eve Hours
Petco is open on New Year’s Eve and many stores close early, with grooming finishing much earlier in the day.
Petco Saturday and Sunday Hours
Petco Saturday hours
Saturday at Petco means 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, which is the same as a weekday. This is peak week for foot traffic. Go early if you can, because the parking situation usually deteriorates before the store itself does.
Petco Sunday hours
On Sunday, Petco runs 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, which is shorter than the rest of the week. The afternoon is the crowded half of the day. Departments that need specialist staff are the ones most likely to be thinly covered on a Sunday, even when the store itself looks fully open.
How to Check Petco Hours Before You Go
These are the hours most Petco locations keep. Because holiday schedules in particular get set locally, it is worth a check before a dedicated trip. In order of how much you can trust them:
- The official Petco locator, which is the only source the company itself updates. It is linked in the section above.
- The Google listing for your location, which often flags a holiday change before the chain’s own page does.
- Calling directly, which is the only method that catches a same-day change such as a weather closure or a staffing shortage.
The day before a holiday closure is when it matters most, since that is also when Petco is at its busiest and least likely to pick up the phone quickly.
Petco Busiest Times and When to Book Services
Saturday afternoon is the high-water mark for the store itself, with Sunday close behind. Go on a weekday morning and the place is close to empty. That timing also buys you something specific: the aquatics and small animal staff are actually on their departments then, which matters enormously if you are setting up a tank rather than grabbing a bag of food.
The salon does not follow the store’s rhythm at all, because it runs on bookings. Weekends disappear first, typically a week out, and within any day the early slots go before the late ones. December is the crunch, with the two weeks before Christmas gone a month ahead. Need something at short notice? Ask for a mid-morning weekday slot, which is the one that reliably still has gaps.
Alternative Stores to Petco
If Petco is closed when you need it, these stores cover much of the same ground and keep their own schedules. PetSmart Hours, Target Hours and Walmart Hours are the closest substitutes, and all of them run a different holiday calendar.
Worth checking the specific page before you travel, since these chains differ from Petco most on the holidays rather than on a normal weekday.
Petco Hours FAQ
What time does Petco open?
Doors at 9:00 AM six days a week, 10:00 AM once Sunday comes round. The salon beats the store to it at most sites, usually by an hour.
What time does Petco close?
9:00 PM through Saturday, pulled back to 7:00 PM on Sunday. Smaller-format stores sometimes stop at 8:00 PM.
What are Petco grooming hours?
Typically 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, opening before the store and closing about two hours before it. Hours are set per location.
What time is the last Petco grooming appointment?
Considerably earlier than the salon’s closing time, since a full groom takes two to four hours including drying. Afternoon slots for large dogs are often unavailable.
Does Petco have a vet?
At some locations. Petco has been adding full-service veterinary hospitals to larger stores, and those keep their own hours, commonly 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays with reduced weekends. Not every store has one.
What are Petco vaccination clinic hours?
Vaccination clinics are scheduled events on specific days rather than a daily service, often a few hours at a weekend. They are walk-in within that window and close when it ends, so arrive early.
Is Petco open today?
Unless the date is Thanksgiving or Christmas, the store is open. Those two are the whole list.
What are Petco hours tomorrow?
Carry today’s over, with Sunday the exception at both ends. Note that the salon and the clinic run on their own calendars and do not move with the store.
Is Petco open on Thanksgiving?
Nothing opens, store or services. Everything restarts Friday morning.
What time does Petco close on Christmas Eve?
Commonly around 6:00 PM, with grooming taking its last appointment in the morning. Book December grooming weeks ahead.
Can I collect my dog after the grooming salon closes?
There is nobody there to hand the dog over. Pickup lands inside salon hours, and those finish roughly two hours ahead of the store.
Do I need an appointment for Petco grooming?
For anything beyond a nail trim, yes. Quick services sometimes take walk-ins while the salon is staffed, but full grooms are booked, and Saturdays fill first.
Are Petco and PetSmart the same?
No, they are separate competing chains with different hours and different in-store services. Petco has its own vet hospitals at some stores, while PetSmart locations often host a Banfield clinic, which is a separate company again.
When is Petco least busy?
The first couple of hours of a weekday. That window also happens to be when aquatics and small animal staff are on the floor rather than covering a register.
When is Petco grooming hardest to book?
The weeks before Christmas, which book out a month ahead. Saturdays are the hardest day year-round and morning slots go first.
Do Petco dog wash stations follow store hours?
Mostly, but with a last-entry time earlier than closing, since the station has to be cleaned down. Check at the register before starting late in the evening.
Store hours are checked against Petco listings. Grooming, veterinary hospital and training hours are set at location level and vary, and not every store has a vet hospital. Vaccination clinics run as scheduled events rather than standing services, so check your store’s clinic calendar separately.