Happy Father's Day!

For those who might not have secured any gifts or treats for your dad or any beloved father figure, you're still in luck — most restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores will be open on the holiday.

Here’s when Father’s Day 2025 falls on the calendar and which Florida grocery stores are open.

When is Father’s Day 2025? Is Father's Day the same every year?

It's today! Father’s Day is always on the third Sunday of June, meaning the calendar date changes yearly.

Is Father's Day a federal holiday?

No. Father's Day is not a federal holiday in the U.S., so don't expect to have tomorrow off.

Is Publix closed on Father's Day?

Publix will be open on Father's Day. The Florida-based grocery chain is closed for only three holidays yearly: Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Is Aldi closed on Father's Day?

Aldi stores will be open. See store hours using the store locator.

Aldi is closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Is Whole Foods closed on Father's Day?

Whole Foods stores will be open on Father's Day.

Whole Foods is closed on Christmas, and many stores have modified hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.

Is Winn-Dixie open on Father's Day?

All Winn-Dixie grocery and liquor stores will be open during regular business hours on Father's Day.

Is Trader Joe's open on Father's Day?

Trader Joe's stores will be open regular hours on Father's Day.

Will Fresh Market be open on Father's Day?

Yes, all Fresh Market locations will be open on Father's Day.

Will Sprouts be open on Father's Day?

Sprouts will be open on Father's Day.

The grocery store's website shows it is closed only on Christmas Day, but has shortened hours for a few other days.

Will Walmart be open on Father's Day?

Walmart stores will be open during its regular hours on Father's Day. Store hours are typically 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Will Target be open on Father's Day?

Yes, Target will be open on Father's Day. Store hours vary by location, so check your local store's hours.

Will Costco be open on Father's Day?

Costco will be open on Father's Day. According to its website, the warehouse stores only close seven days a year.

Will Sam's Club be open on Father's Day?

According to the company's website, Sam's Club will be open during regular hours.

Will BJ's Wholesale Club be open on Father's Day?

According to the company's website, BJ's Wholesale Club will be open during its regular hours.

Are pharmacies open on Father's Day?

Both Walgreens and CVS stores will be open on Father's Day.

When was Father's Day invented? History of Father's Day in the U.S.

Mother’s Day came first and actually inspired Father's Day. According to History.com, the commercialized Mother’s Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced back to the mid-1800s.

“The ‘Mother’s Day’ we celebrate today originates in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother’s Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers …” History.com says.

“In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of ‘that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.’”

But Father’s Day took a little longer to get off the ground due to gender norms. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac and Lawrence R. Samuel, author of “American Fatherhood: A Cultural History," “Men had a different role in the family during the first half of that century. It was patriarchal, so they felt that a special day to exalt fatherhood was a rather silly idea when it was mothers who were underappreciated.”

How did Father’s Day start?

Under President Richard Nixon, Congress passed an act in 1972 to officially make Father’s Day a national holiday. However, the first Father’s Day celebration can be traced back to 1908, around the same time Mother’s Day kicked off in the U.S.

“The first known Father’s Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac says. However, the observance didn’t become an annual or nationally observed event.

A year later, Sonora Smart Dodd, a 27-year-old from Spokane, Washington, was inspired by Mother’s Day and came up with the idea of setting aside a day in June to celebrate dads.

“She proposed June 5, her father’s birthday, but the ministers chose the third Sunday in June so that they would have more time after Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in May) to prepare their sermons,” the almanac says.