What if a special date overlaps with my normal schedule?

Special dates always override the weekly schedule. A closure on a Monday holiday wins over the regular Monday open hours.

Can I bulk-add all my holidays at once?

Yes. Use Import Holidays in the Calendar to add a country or region's public holidays for the year in one click — 16 countries and regions are supported, including the US, UK, and Canada. Dates you already set are skipped, and you can still add your own closures for anything the national list doesn't cover.

How do I close my Shopify store for a holiday?

In the Calendar, click the date and set it to Closed. Checkout is blocked that day automatically — you don't need to be there to switch anything off. For a multi-day closure, add each date. To tell shoppers when you reopen, put it in your Store Closed message.

Can I import public holidays into Shopify automatically?

Yes. Calendar → Import Holidays adds that year's public holidays as closed dates in one click, for 16 countries including the US, UK, Germany, France, Japan, China and India. Dates you already set are skipped, so importing never overwrites your own closures.

Can I accept more orders than usual on Black Friday?

Not through the Calendar. A special date changes your hours, not your daily order limit — there is one daily limit for every day. To take more orders on a busy day, raise the daily limit in Order Limits beforehand and set it back afterwards. You can also give Black Friday longer hours with Open with special hours.

Holiday Calendar

4 min read · Facts checked October 12, 2026

Plan Ahead with the Calendar

The Calendar lets you schedule closures and special opening hours for specific dates. Set everything up in advance and OrderRules enforces it automatically when the date arrives.

Import Holidays (Preset Calendars)

Don't type every holiday in by hand. From Calendar → Import Holidays, pick your country or region and OrderRules adds that year's public holidays as Closed dates in one click.

Go to Calendar in the app.
Under Import Holidays, choose your Country / region.
Click Import for the year (for example, Import 2026).

OrderRules adds each public holiday for that year as a closed date. Dates you already set are skipped, so importing never overwrites your custom closures. Run it again each year — or for another region — to top up the calendar.

Supported countries and regions: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India.

After importing, you can edit or remove any date, or add your own closures for anything the national list doesn't cover — see below.

How to Add a Special Date

Go to Calendar in the app
In the Monthly View, click the date you want to change
Under Status, choose:
- Closed -- block all orders that day
- Open with special hours -- different open and close times that day
Optionally add a Reason / Note (up to 200 characters). It labels the date in the app; shoppers don't see it.
Click Add Date

Each special date covers one day. For a multi-day closure, add each date.

Holiday Closures

Block all orders on days you are not operating.

Date:   December 25, 2026
Status: Closed
Note:   Christmas Holiday

For a closure over several days, add each date as Closed:

December 24, 2026  Closed
December 25, 2026  Closed
December 26, 2026  Closed

Shoppers see your Store Closed message on those days. If you want it to name your reopening date, update that message for the holiday. See Custom Closed Messages.

Special Hours

Adjust your operating hours for a specific date without changing your weekly schedule.

Date:   December 31, 2026
Status: Open with special hours
Hours:  9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (instead of the normal 6:00 PM close)

You can also use special hours to open on a day your weekly schedule has closed.

The two special-date types

Status	What it does	What it overrides	Calendar marker
Closed	Blocks all orders for the date	Your weekly schedule	🔴
Open with special hours	Different open and close times for the date	Your weekly schedule hours	⏰

A special date changes your hours only. It doesn't change your daily order limit, which is the same number every day.

Priority Rules

Special dates always override your weekly schedule. If your store is normally open on Mondays but you add a closure for a Monday holiday, the closure wins.

Each date can hold one special date, so two special dates never compete.

Monthly View

The Calendar shows a month at a time. Special dates carry a marker:

🔴 -- closed
⏰ -- special hours

Click any date to add, edit, or delete its special date. Your next special dates are also listed under Upcoming Special Dates.

Tips

Add all your holiday closures at the start of the year so you never forget
Changes take effect immediately -- useful for emergency closures

Split Shifts (One Window Per Day)Custom Closed Messages