Holidays

What’s Open, What’s Closed, What Hours Change for New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day

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Here’s what’s open, closed or has different hours on the last day of 2018 and the first day of 2019:

Monday, Dec 31, 2018 — New Year’s Eve
OPEN

Darien town government offices will be close early at 3 p.m.

Connecticut state offices will be open as usual. Darien Library is open, but closes early at 5 p.m.

Darien YMCA is open from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Click here for holiday schedules for group fitness and pool times.)

CLOSED

Darien schools won’t reopen until Wednesday, Dec. 2. The YWCA of Darien-Norwalk will be closed. GROCERY STORES

Costco — Store open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Pharmacy open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. )

Palmer’s Market — open until 6 p.m.

Stop and Shop — open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Trader Joe’s — open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Whole Foods Market — open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PHARMACIES

Costco — Pharmacy open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Store open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

CVS — The pharmacy will be open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The store  will be open.

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Peter Straus Noon Year's Eve Maritime Aquarium

Celebrate the End of 2018 With Your Kids at the Maritime Aquarium

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You and your kids can mark the end of the year — including a countdown to 12 o’clock noon — with special family fun on Monday, Dec. 31 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. The Aquarium is planning fun midday activities for families with young children celebrate the end of 2018 together, but not at the stroke of midnight. — an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a disc jockey will provide the beat, as well as a countdown to 12 o’clock; 12 o’clock noon, that is. “‘Noon Year’s Eve’ gives parents the chance to count down to a celebration with their children, but without the kids needing to stay up way past their bedtimes to do so,” said Aquarium spokesman Dave Sigworth.

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Train Winter

Metro-North’s Special Train Schedule Starts Friday for the Christmas, New Year’s Holidays

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Here’s Metro-North’s announcement (which we’ve edited) about train schedule changes for the days surrounding Christmas and New Year’s, 2018 and 2019. It includes tips that go beyond schedule changes:

[Editor’s note: Some of this is repetitive, but you may be looking up this announcement fast as you’re rushing to the station, so repetition may be helpful.]

And to make your yuletide travels even easier, we have a special Christmas/New Year’s Holiday Timetable with schedules for Christmas Day (Tuesday, Dec. 25), New Year’s Eve (Monday, Dec. 31), and New Year’s Day (Tuesday, Jan. 1).