Well folks, the Easter long weekend is just around the corner and if you’re in Melbourne like me, you’re probably just relieved that you can leave the house at all.
However, it’s always good to know which shops are open and when so that you’re not caught in any last-minute sticky situations.
To save you the time and effort that could just be spent eating chocolate, we’ve put together a list of all the opening hours of supermarkets in Melbourne this Easter long weekend.
Good Friday shopping hours
- Coles supermarkets will be closed statewide
- Woolworths supermarkets will be closed statewide
- Aldi will be closed statewide
- Most IGA stores will remain open
- Bottle stores like BWS, Dan Murphy’s and Vintage Cellars will be closed.
Easter Saturday shopping hours
As Easter Saturday is not a public holiday, most major stores will trade as per usual. Regardless, we’ll still give you a dot point breakdown.
- Coles supermarkets will be open from 7 am until 9 pm/10 pm statewide
- Woolworths supermarkets will from 7 am until 9 pm/10 pm statewide
- Aldi will be open from 8:30 am until 8 pm statewide
- Venues like restaurants and cafes will be open for all your brunch-related needs
Easter Sunday shopping hours
- Most Coles supermarkets across the state will be open from 7 am until 10 pm
- Woolworths supermarkets will be open from 9 am until 6 pm
- All ALDI stores will be open statewide, check your local for specific opening and closing times
Easter Monday shopping hours
- Coles supermarkets will be open from 8 am until 10 pm
- Most Woolworths supermarkets will be open between 8 am until 10 pm
- Most ALDI stores will be open from 8:30am and will close depending on location
You can read more about this topic over at the Food & Drink Observer.
