Aldi May bank holiday 2025 opening times - see when your supermarket is opened

Aldi has confirmed its opening hours for the upcoming early May bank holiday. The early May bank holiday is due to take place on Monday, May 5.

The budget has revealed its stores will be open as normal before the bank holiday - so that means most branches will open from 8am to 10pm on Saturday, May 3, and from 8am until 4pm on Sunday, May 4.

stores are open later on Sundays, with most branches open from 9am until 8pm. has now confirmed that on Monday, May 5, its stores will close slightly earlier at 8pm, instead of the usual 10pm close. In Scotland, stores will close at 10pm as normal.

The opening times of some stores may vary, so customers should check their local store on the website before making their journey. Aldi has over 1,000 stores across the UK and has long-term plans to increase this number to 1,500.

It comes after Aldi announced it is removing the protective sleeves over corks of its own brand wine to help reduce . The packaging change will be rolled out by the end of 2025, following a successful trial in stores since March 2024.

Aldi says the update will eliminate an estimated 38 tonnes of unnecessary packaging each year, including aluminium and plastic. The change applies to 46 wine lines, including shopper favourites such as Côtes du Rhone, Rioja Reserva and Atlantique Rosé.

Aldi has also made it so shoppers can buy tickets from self-checkouts. You used to only be able to buy lottery tickets at manned checkouts in Aldi stores. The budget retailer has sold lottery tickets since 2021.

Lucky Dip tickets for Lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball and Set For Life games will all be available from the self-checkout touchscreens, while those with a National Lottery Fast Pay card will be able to scan this to generate their bespoke tickets.

An age verification check will be carried out by an Aldi colleague before shoppers can complete their transaction. The rollout is expected to be complete by spring this year.

In another change, Aldi has scrapped its trial of in-store dispensers that allowed shoppers to fill containers with food to reduce single-use plastic. The scheme allowed shoppers to fill up their own containers with loose produce including coffee, cereal and nuts.

As well as helping to cut plastic waste, the supermarket said shoppers save 5% compared to buying the equivalent items already packaged.

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