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When Is Black Friday 2026? Start Dates by Store

By Henry Walker • November 13, 2026

Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27. See when sales start at Walmart, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Costco and Lowe's, and which stores close on Thanksgiving.

When Is Black Friday 2026? Start Dates by Store

Black Friday 2026 is on Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26. Cyber Monday follows on November 30. The sales start well before that Friday, though. Lowe's began its Black Friday deals on October 29, Best Buy's early deals started November 6, Walmart's first event runs November 12 to 15 and Amazon's Black Friday Week opens on November 19. The table below shows when each big store starts, what is confirmed and what has not been announced yet. For all the offers we track in one place, see our Black Friday coupons and deals page.

Black Friday 2026 Start Dates at the Biggest Stores

These dates come from each store's own announcement or holiday page. Where a store has not published a date, we say so instead of guessing.

Store	Early deals	Main Black Friday sale	Thanksgiving Day	Status
Walmart	Early Black Friday deals Nov 12 to 15	Black Friday deals Nov 23 to 29 online, in stores from 6 a.m. on Nov 27	Stores closed	Confirmed
Target	Deal of the Day from Nov 1, early Black Friday sale Nov 5 to 7	Main sale dates not announced yet. Stores open at 6 a.m. on Nov 27	Stores closed	Partly announced
Best Buy	Early Black Friday deals from Nov 6, new deals every Friday	10 days of Black Friday doorbusters Nov 19 to 28	Stores closed	Confirmed
Amazon	Early Black Friday deals already live	Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday deals Nov 19 to 30, from 12:01 a.m. PT	Online only, deals run all day	Confirmed
Costco	Holiday savings from Oct 30, second wave from Nov 16	Black Friday weekend deals Nov 27 to 30	Warehouses closed, online-only deals	Confirmed
Lowe's	Black Friday deals from Oct 29, 12 Days of Deals from Nov 16	Doorbusters on Nov 27, with MyLowe's Rewards members shopping them online on Nov 26	Stores closed	Confirmed
Sam's Club	Weekend Doorbusters Nov 6 to 8, from its November ad	Not officially announced yet. Ad previews show a sale from Nov 26 to 29	Not officially announced yet	Not announced

Each store has its own post with the full schedule: Walmart's three Black Friday events, Target's Deal of the Day and early sale, Best Buy's 10 days of doorbusters, Lowe's doorbusters and rewards access and Sam's Club's ad preview and Plus member hours. For price-match rules, return windows and how big the discounts really are, see our Black Friday 2026 deals guide.

When Do Black Friday Sales Start?

Black Friday itself is one day, but most big stores now spread their deals across four to five weeks. In 2026 the season opened in late October:

Late October. Lowe's started its Black Friday deals on October 29, and Costco's first holiday savings wave began October 30.
First week of November. Target's Deal of the Day returned on November 1, its early Black Friday sale ran November 5 to 7, and Best Buy's early deals began November 6.
Mid-November. Walmart's early Black Friday deals run November 12 to 15, and Lowe's 12 Days of Deals start November 16.
Thanksgiving week. Amazon's Black Friday Week and Best Buy's 10 days of doorbusters both start November 19, and Walmart's main Black Friday event opens online on November 23.

On our own Black Friday deals page, we were already tracking more than 1,350 Black Friday offers from about 990 stores by November 12, two weeks before the day itself. Early prices are often the same as the ones on Black Friday, but not always, so our post on how to spot real Black Friday deals and avoid fake discounts shows how to check a price before you buy.

Amazon Black Friday Week Deals November 19 To 30
Amazon's Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday deals run from November 19 through November 30, with new deals dropping every day. Ends November 30, 2026.
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What Time Does Black Friday Start Online and in Stores?

Online deals usually go live at midnight, while store doorbusters wait for opening time on Friday morning.

Amazon. Black Friday Week starts at 12:01 a.m. PT on November 19.
Walmart. Each Black Friday event starts on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET, and in-store Black Friday deals start at 6 a.m. local time on November 27.
Target. Stores open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
Kohl's. Doorbusters go live on Kohls.com on Thanksgiving, and stores open at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday.
The Home Depot. Its one-day Black Friday doorbusters run on November 27, with new appliance deals online on Thanksgiving.

Store hours can vary by location, so check your local store page before you drive over.

Are Stores Open on Thanksgiving 2026?

Most big stores are not. Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Costco, Lowe's, The Home Depot and Kohl's have all said their stores will be closed on Thursday, November 26. Black Friday deals still start online that day at several of them. Amazon's deals run all through Thanksgiving, Costco has an online-only Thanksgiving list, Kohl's posts its doorbusters online, and MyLowe's Rewards members can shop Lowe's doorbusters online a day early. Sam's Club has not officially confirmed its Thanksgiving hours yet.

Kohl's Black Friday Week Deals November 22 To 28
Kohl's Black Friday Week runs November 22 to 28, with stores closed on Thanksgiving and opening at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Ends November 28, 2026.
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When Does Black Friday End?

The day itself ends at midnight on Friday, November 27, but most Black Friday sales keep going through the weekend:

Kohl's. Black Friday Week ends November 28.
Best Buy. The Black Friday doorbusters end November 28, followed by a Cyber Sunday and Monday sale on November 29 and 30.
Walmart. Black Friday deals end November 29, and Cyber Monday deals follow online from November 30 to December 2.
Amazon and Costco. Both run their Black Friday deals through Cyber Monday, November 30.

Many limited-quantity deals sell out long before these end dates, so the end date is the latest you can buy, not a promise the price will still be there.

Black Friday vs Cyber Monday: When Is Each Sale?

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 27 in 2026, and is known for store doorbusters on TVs, appliances and toys. Cyber Monday is the Monday after, November 30, and started as an online-only sale. Today the two blend into one long weekend of deals, which many stores call Cyber Week. Walmart's Cyber Monday deals run online from November 30 to December 2, and Best Buy's Cyber Week deals run December 1 to 6. For start times, store-by-store dates and whether Cyber Monday beats Black Friday, see when Cyber Monday 2026 starts at Walmart, Amazon and Best Buy, and for the online offers we track, see our Cyber Monday deals page.

Is Black Friday a Holiday?

No. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, so banks, post offices and federal offices are open as usual. Some states and many employers give the day after Thanksgiving off, which is one reason it became the biggest shopping day of the year.

Why Black Friday Is Always the Day After Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in the United States falls on the fourth Thursday of November, and Black Friday is the next day. That is why the date moves every year but always lands between November 23 and November 29. In 2027, Thanksgiving is on November 25, so Black Friday 2027 will be on Friday, November 26.

How We Checked

We took the 2026 dates from each retailer's own announcements: Walmart's October 2026 press releases, Target's 2026 holiday fact sheet, Best Buy's holiday calendar, Amazon's Black Friday announcement of November 10, 2026, Costco's Holiday Savings page and Lowe's October 2026 press release. Kohl's dates and store hours come from its October 30, 2026 announcement, and The Home Depot's from its Black Friday press release. Sam's Club has not published its Black Friday dates, so we show the dates from its November ad preview and label them as not announced. The offer count comes from our own Black Friday deals page. We check these sources again whenever we update this guide.

Black Friday Start Date FAQs

When is Black Friday 2026?

Black Friday 2026 is on Friday, November 27. Thanksgiving is the day before, on November 26, and Cyber Monday is on November 30.

Have Black Friday sales started yet?

Yes. Lowe's, Costco, Target, Best Buy and Walmart all started early Black Friday deals between late October and mid-November, and Amazon's Black Friday Week starts November 19.

When does Black Friday start on Amazon?

Amazon's Black Friday Week starts at 12:01 a.m. PT on November 19, 2026 and runs through Cyber Monday, November 30.

When does Black Friday start at Walmart?

Walmart's early Black Friday deals run November 12 to 15. Its main Black Friday deals start online at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 23 and in stores at 6 a.m. on November 27.