Most local government offices will take a long weekend for the Thanksgiving holiday, closing Thursday and Friday and returning to regular hours on Monday, Dec. 1. The closures include U.S. post offices, most banks, and city offices in the Highland Lakes area.

Shoppers should also expect adjusted hours at businesses across the area. Walmart locations will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and reopen Friday for Black Friday crowds. H-E-B grocery stores will keep limited hours on Thanksgiving, opening from 6 a.m. to noon, although all H-E-B pharmacies will be closed.

10 Thanksgiving Fun Facts

The first Thanksgiving parade was not the Macy’s Day Parade. Philadelphia’s 1920 parade, sponsored by Gimbels Department Store, came four years before Macy’s first march.

Pumpkin pie is the holiday

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