Is Buffalo Wild Wings Open on New Year’s Day 2027? Hours and How to Check

For Friday, January 1, 2027, the likely answer is yes. Parade’s guide to restaurants open on New Year’s Day 2026 listed Buffalo Wild Wings among them.

The open question is hours. Buffalo Wild Wings’ own restaurant pages say holidays might affect store hours and tell customers to contact the store. So plan around your restaurant, not a national chart.

What hours should you plan around?

With no 2027 schedule out yet, last year is the best reference. Parade reported that most locations opened around noon on New Year’s Day 2026 and closed around 10 p.m., while noting that hours can vary widely by store. Treat that as an example of what a holiday schedule can look like, not a promise for 2027.

Third-party listings are harder to lean on. They contradict each other: some put the opening at noon, others at 11 a.m., and closing times land anywhere from 10 p.m. to midnight. Most don’t show where their numbers come from.

Two things explain why neighboring restaurants can post different hours:

• Different starting points. Official location pages show a spread of ordinary weekly schedules, from restaurants that close at midnight to others that stay open until 1 a.m. or later.
• The building. A restaurant inside a mall or larger complex may have to work around the property’s own holiday schedule.

Is Buffalo Wild Wings open on New Year’s Eve?

Probably, and it runs on a separate schedule. Buffalo Wild Wings appeared on a list of chains expected to be open on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day last season. A December 31 closing time tells you nothing about the next day’s opening.

Wings after the countdown depend on the December 31 closing time. A recovery lunch depends on the January 1 opening time.

Dine-in, pickup, and delivery on January 1

An open restaurant doesn’t guarantee every way of ordering. Location pages list services separately, so check the ones you care about.

• Dine-in. Full-service restaurants have the bar and big screens. Some menu items are dine-in only and may not be available for online orders.
• Online ordering. It’s offered at participating locations, so don’t assume every restaurant takes web orders.
• Order cutoff. The State College, Pennsylvania page, for example, accepts online orders until 20 minutes before closing. Other restaurants may use a different window, so leave a cushion if you’re ordering near closing time.

How to check your restaurant’s January 1 hours

This takes about a minute.

1. Open the official Buffalo Wild Wings location finder.
2. Search by city or ZIP code.
3. Open your B-Dubs’ page and read the hours, the listed services, and any holiday note.
4. Call the number on the page if January 1 hours aren’t shown.
5. Check again in the last week of December, since a schedule you read in the fall may not reflect later changes.

When listings disagree

Maps apps, review sites, and the restaurant’s own page can show different hours for the same address. Regular hours also cause a common mix-up: a page showing a late Friday close is describing an ordinary Friday, and a holiday Friday may not match it. Weigh the sources in this order:

1. The restaurant’s page on buffalowildwings.com.
2. A phone call to the restaurant, especially when the page shows only a standard week.
3. The online ordering screen. If it won’t accept the pickup time you want, call before you drive over.
4. Third-party listings and hours charts, which can’t see your restaurant’s holiday decisions.

Buffalo Wild Wings New Year’s Day FAQs

What time does Buffalo Wild Wings open on New Year’s Day?

No fixed nationwide opening time exists. Regular schedules on official pages generally start around 11 a.m., so a later holiday opening is plausible. For a lunch plan, confirm the January 1 opening time with your restaurant first.

What time does Buffalo Wild Wings close on New Year’s Day?

Closing times vary too, and January 1 doesn’t automatically match an ordinary Friday, when many restaurants stay open until midnight or 1 a.m. or later. If you want a late meal, ask for the January 1 closing time by name.

Do BWW GO locations keep the same hours as full-service restaurants?

Not necessarily. BWW GO locations are built around quick pickup or delivery. Each one has its own page and hours, so check it the same way and don’t borrow the schedule of a nearby full-service restaurant.

Can I check the January 1, 2027 hours yet?

Not reliably. No chain-wide schedule for the date had been published as of September 2026, and exact 2027 hours on third-party sites don’t point to an official source. Your restaurant’s page is the place to watch for a real update.