All of the supermarket opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend (2024)

For many people, a quiet Easter weekend will pose the perfect opportunity to head down to the supermarket and stock up on food and drink for the week ahead - while others who are celebrating will blitz to their local Tesco, Sainsbury's or Asda to gather ingredients for a family feast like no other.

Good Friday - which falls on March 29 this year - is a Christian remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and people traditionally abstain from eating meat for the duration, instead eating fish. Meanwhile, Easter Sunday sees many families chow down on a traditional lamb dinner to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

And if course, if you choose celebrate the annual event you'll need to be stocked up on supplies. But if you find yourself out of tartar sauce come Good Friday, or gravy granules come Easter Sunday, you might have to make a last-minute dash to the supermarket.

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But many a Morrisons, Lidl and Aldi will alter their opening times over the bank holiday weekend - so to keep you well informed, Chronicle Live has researched when each store will be shut between March 29 and April 1.

Aldi -

Here are Aldi's opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend:

• Good Friday - 8am to 10pm
• Easter Saturday - 8am to 10pm
• Easter Sunday - Closed
• Easter Monday - 8am to 8pm

Lidl -

Lidl will open as normal on Good Friday, before closing completely on Easter Sunday. Easter Monday will observe special opening hours of between 8am and 8pm.

• Good Friday - 8am to 8pm
• Easter Saturday - 8am to 8pm
• Easter Sunday - Closed
• Easter Monday - 8am to 8pm

Tesco -

The opening times for your local Tesco will depend on if it is a Superstore, Express, or Metro store. You can check opening hours at Tesco here.

Sainsbury's -

Sainsbury's will operate as normal on Good Friday and Saturday March 30, but will be closed completely on Easter Sunday. Easter Monday will see the supermarket operate between the hours of 8am and 8pm, but opening times may differ depending on location and store type.

Here are Durham's Sainsbury's superstore hours:

• Good Friday - 8am to 10pm
• Easter Saturday - 8am to 9pm
• Easter Sunday - Closed
• Easter Monday - 8am to 8pm

Morrisons -

Morrisons will observe special opening hours over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, open between 7am and 10pm on Good Friday, open as normal on Saturday, March 30, closed completely across England and Wales come Easter Sunday, and opening between 7am and 8pm come Easter Monday.

Here are Morrisons South Shields store opening hours for example:

• Good Friday - 7am to 10pm
• Easter Saturday - 7am to 10pm
• Easter Sunday - Closed
• Easter Monday - 7am to 8pm

Asda -

Asda has also amended its opening hours over the Easter weekend, but your local store will differ dependent on location. For example, here are Gosforth's opening hours over the bank holiday:

• Good Friday - 6am to 10pm
• Saturday 30 March - 6am to 10pm
• Easter Sunday - Closed
• Easter Monday - 6am to 10pm

Check your local Asda's opening hours online.

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