Blackout dates & holidays
2 min read · Facts checked October 12, 2026
Blackout dates remove specific days from the delivery picker so customers can't book them.
- Manual blackouts. Add any date you can't deliver, with an optional reason for your own records.
- Copy store holidays. One click imports the closed days from your OrderRules store-hours calendar as delivery blackouts — no re-typing the calendar you already maintain.
- Per-location blackouts. Each in-store pickup location can carry its own closed dates, independent of delivery.
Delivery blackouts apply to pickup too: a date you black out here is closed for every pickup location as well.
Blackouts also feed the estimated delivery date engine, which skips them (along with weekends and national holidays) when it counts business days.
Three ways to blank out a date
| Source | Covers | Set where |
|---|---|---|
| Manual blackout | Any single date you can't deliver (pickup too) | Delivery Dates → More options → Delivery blackout dates |
| Copied store holidays | Closed days from your OrderRules store-hours calendar | Copy store holidays, same section |
| Per-location blackout | One pickup location only | Pickup locations → the location's closed dates |
Blackouts also feed the estimated delivery date engine, which skips them when counting business days.