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5 Kansas City area grocery stores will close early on July 4. Find out which

If you run out of ice cream cones or bug spray on Independence Day, here are the Kansas City area grocery stores open on the Fourth of July 2025.

Various grocery stores will be open Friday on both the Missouri and Kansas sides, including Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and Lenexa.

Weather forecasts predict a muggy Fourth of July, pushing the heat index up to the mid- to upper 90s. While Friday night fireworks shows are expected to stay dry, rain might come later in the weekend. If you’re setting off fireworks yourself, be sure to stay safe and keep them away from children, animals and buildings.

Six grocery store chains will have different hours on the Fourth of July:

These grocery stores in the Kansas City area will have their usual hours July 4. Some departments, like their delis and pharmacies, might be closed or operating on reduced schedules, so check with the store for exact hours.

The hours for these stores vary by location across the KC area, because they have a variety of owners. Call your local store for details.

Eleanor Nash
The Kansas City Star
Eleanor Nash is a service journalism reporter at The Star. She covers transportation, local oddities and everything else residents need to know. A Kansas City native and graduate of Wellesley College, she previously worked at The Myrtle Beach Sun News in South Carolina and at KCUR. 
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