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Black Friday 2026 HQ
Welcome to Black Friday HQ, Stringbeans! 🛍️ This is the one page to check every day from now through Cyber Monday. The early sales are already running, the big store-by-store calendar is below with every date confirmed, and our Doorbuster Watch keeps only the headline deals we could verify on the retailer's own page. No hype, no guessing: if a date is printed here, the store announced it — and if a store hasn't announced yet, we say so plainly and keep watching.
🕗 Updated daily — every morning and evening. Last checked: Thursday, November 5, 2026.
🔴 Early Black Friday sales are LIVE now · Black Friday is Friday, November 27, 2026 · Cyber Monday is Monday, November 30, 2026⏳ Counting down to Black Friday…
🔴 LIVE NOW — Early Black Friday Sales
These sales are already running — no waiting for the big day. Every date below is confirmed, and each card links straight to that retailer's own sale page.
The Home Depot🔴 LIVE NOW · Thu Nov 5 – Wed Nov 25, 2026
Home Depot's Black Friday Savings Event is LIVE now — Nov 5–25
Home Depot's Black Friday Savings Event is LIVE now, Stringbeans — it started today, Thursday, November 5, and runs through Wednesday, November 25! That's on top of its season-long holiday gift savings, with free delivery on more than 2 million items. Flyer highlights spotted so far: a 6.5-foot LED pre-lit Festive Pine tree for $49.98, 3.5-foot LED pre-lit inflatables at $19.98 each, 100-count LED string lights for $5.98, and buy-one-get-one offers on select power tools and battery kits from RYOBI, Milwaukee, and DEWALT.
GOOD TO KNOWTwo things are running at once here: the season-long gift savings stay on all season, and the Black Friday Savings Event layers on top Nov 5–25 — so for the flyer doorbusters, today is the day to circle.
DELIVERYFree delivery on over 2 million items takes the heavy lifting out of the big gift buys — no wrestling a boxed grill or tool chest into the car.
Target🔴 LIVE NOW · Thu Nov 5 – Sat Nov 7, 2026
Target's Early Black Friday is LIVE now — Nov 5–7, plus a Deal of the Day through Dec 24
Target's Early Black Friday is LIVE now, Stringbeans — it runs today, Thursday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7, with fresh limited-time offers landing every weekend after that! And the daily rhythm keeps rolling: from November 1 through Christmas Eve there is a brand-new Deal of the Day every single day — the opener was 40% off matching family pajamas — and you can peek at the next one the day before. Target says more than 8,000 new holiday items are coming, over half of them exclusives you won't find anywhere else.
GOOD TO KNOWThat daily-deal rhythm rewards a quick morning check-in — the good ones are one-day-only, and the day-before preview means no surprises.
JCPenney🔴 LIVE NOW · Biggest Sale Nov 5–11 · Black Friday Nov 20–29, 2026
JCPenney's Biggest Sale is LIVE now: 97% of the store on sale Nov 5–11 — Black Friday deals run Nov 20–29
JCPenney's Biggest Sale is LIVE now, Stringbeans! From today, Thursday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 11, 97% of the store is on sale — that's nearly the whole store. It's the big storewide moment in the holiday campaign that launched Monday, November 2 with a simple promise: real deals, no fuss. There's a weekly cheat sheet every Monday to map out the week's best buys, the "Really Big Deals" promotions dropping every Thursday through Dec 13, and the main Black Friday event circled on the calendar for November 20–29.
THE LINEUPFrom Thu Nov 5 through Wed Nov 11, 97% of JCPenney's in-store items will be on sale. Then the main event: Black Friday deals run Fri Nov 20 through Sun Nov 29, with surprise giveaways in stores on Black Friday itself, Fri Nov 27, at various points throughout the day.
GOOD TO KNOWEvery Monday, JCPenney posts a fresh deals cheat sheet highlighting the top deals to shop that week — a handy roadmap if deal fatigue is setting in.
PlayStation🔴 LIVE NOW · Wed Nov 4 – Mon Nov 30, 2026
PlayStation's Black Friday deals are LIVE now — up to 75% off thousands of games through Nov 30
It's on, Stringbeans! PlayStation showed its holiday cards on Tuesday, November 3 — and the PlayStation Store's Black Friday deals went live Wednesday, November 4, with savings across thousands of PS5, PS4 and PS VR2 games, expansions and add-on content. If a game has been sitting on your wishlist (or on a gift list) all year, this is the sale to check before you pay full price anywhere else.
THE LINEUPSony says discounts run up to 75% off across thousands of titles. Games named in the sale include Marvel's Wolverine (Digital Deluxe Edition) and ASTRO BOT, with the full list and each game's own discount now showing on the PlayStation Store itself.
GOOD TO KNOWThe sale refreshes on Monday, November 16, when new offers rotate in — and a few discounts end early on Friday, November 20, even though the sale itself runs through Monday, November 30. Discounts can differ by region, so check each game's own store page for its price and end date. This announcement covers digital games only; Sony hasn't announced Black Friday hardware deals yet.
Kohl'sStarts Fri Nov 6 · Early Access Nov 6–8 · BF Week Nov 22–28 · Cyber Nov 29–30, 2026
Kohl's November lineup: Early Access Nov 6–8, Black Friday Week Nov 22–28, Cyber Deals Nov 29–30
Kohl's laid out the whole month in one go, Stringbeans! Three savings events in a row: Black Friday Early Access, then Black Friday Week, then Cyber Deals to close the month. Kohl's says thousands of deals are coming across gifts, décor, apparel, home and tech, many at 50% off or more, with gift picks lined up at $5, $10, $15 and $20 — plus the Kohl's Cash bonuses shoppers plan their whole trip around. Early Access starts tomorrow, Friday, November 6.
THE LINEUPEarly Access runs Fri Nov 6–Sun Nov 8 with an extra 20% off qualifying purchases with a coupon, $15 Kohl's Cash for every $50 spent on Nov 6 ($10 per $50 on Nov 7–8), and fresh Daily Deals dropping every day. Black Friday Week runs Sun Nov 22–Sat Nov 28 with another extra 20% off and $15 Kohl's Cash per $50; doorbusters land on Kohls.com Thu Nov 26 at 12:01 a.m. CT and in stores Fri Nov 27–Sat Nov 28. Cyber Deals finish the month Sun Nov 29–Mon Nov 30 with 40% off qualifying purchases with a coupon and up to 50% off deals.
GOOD TO KNOWStores stay closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thu Nov 26) and reopen at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday — and the first 200 shoppers at every store that morning receive $5 to $100 in instant Kohl's Cash.
Best BuyStarts Fri Nov 6 · Main event Nov 19–28, 2026
Best Buy's Early Black Friday starts Fri Nov 6 — main event runs Nov 19–28
Tech shoppers, the season is officially on, Stringbeans — Best Buy's whole holiday plan is a month-long runway instead of one frantic day. Early Black Friday starts tomorrow, Friday, November 6, with fresh doorbusters dropping every Friday, peaking with ten full days of Black Friday deals Nov 19–28 — with Cyber savings and a last-minute event still to come after that.
THE LINEUPEarly Black Friday Deals & Doorbusters start Fri Nov 6, with new deals dropping every Friday. The main event — 10 days of Black Friday doorbusters and deals — runs Thu Nov 19–Sat Nov 28, followed by a Cyber Sunday & Monday event Nov 29–30, Cyber Week Dec 1–6, and a Last-Minute Savings event Dec 18–24.
GOOD TO KNOWMost purchases made Oct 30–Dec 31 can be returned through Jan 15, 2027 — My Best Buy Plus and Total members get until Jan 31, 2027. Stores stay closed on Thanksgiving Day (the website and app stay open), and if a price drops at Best Buy during the season, its holiday price match will match it.
📅 The Big Calendar
Black Friday 2026, store by store. Every date here was verified against the retailer's own announcement or holiday calendar. Stores that haven't announced yet are on the sale-watch card at the end — we'd rather say "not yet" than guess.
WalmartEarly Nov 12–15 · Black Friday Nov 23–29 · Cyber Nov 30–Dec 2, 2026
Walmart: Early Black Friday Nov 12–15 · Black Friday Nov 23–29 · Cyber Monday Nov 30–Dec 2
Walmart has made it official, Stringbeans — not one sale, but three in a row! Early Black Friday Deals run Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15; the main Black Friday event follows Monday, November 23 through Sunday, November 29; and Cyber Monday closes the run Monday, November 30 through Wednesday, December 2, online only. Every event opens at 12:01 a.m. ET on Walmart.com and at 6 a.m. local time in stores (Cyber Monday stays online-only). Walmart is spotlighting thousands of gifts under $20, and its Top Toys list has 25 toys priced under $25.
WALMART+ MEMBERSMembers get the first 24 hours on select online-only hot Deal drops — starting Nov 12 for Early Black Friday and Nov 23 for Black Friday. Whatever is left opens to everyone the next morning at 12:01 a.m. ET.
GOOD TO KNOWThree separate events means three separate chances — a gift that sells out in the early round can pop right back for the main event, so a sold-out page is not the end of the story.
Best BuyEarly from Nov 6 · Main event Nov 19–28 · Cyber Nov 29–30, 2026
Best Buy: Early deals from Nov 6 · Main event Nov 19–28 · Cyber Nov 29–30
Best Buy posted its whole holiday calendar, Stringbeans, and it's a runway, not a single day. Early Black Friday Deals & Doorbusters start Friday, November 6, with new deals dropping every Friday. The main event — 10 days of Black Friday doorbusters and deals — runs Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 28, followed by a Cyber Sunday & Monday event November 29–30, Cyber Week December 1–6, and a Last-Minute Savings event December 18–24.
GOOD TO KNOWStores stay closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thu Nov 26) while the website and app stay open. Most purchases made Oct 30–Dec 31 can be returned through Jan 15, 2027, and Best Buy's holiday price match will match a price that drops during the season.
Target🔴 Early Black Friday LIVE Nov 5–7 · Deal of the Day through Dec 24, 2026
Target: Early Black Friday Nov 5–7 · Deal of the Day every day through Dec 24
Target's early round is the one already in your cart's reach, Stringbeans: Early Black Friday runs Thursday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7, with fresh limited-time offers landing every weekend after that. Layered on top, a brand-new Deal of the Day runs every single day from November 1 through Christmas Eve — and Target posts a peek at tomorrow's deal the day before, so you can plan instead of panic-refreshing.
GOOD TO KNOWTarget hasn't published a separate main Black Friday week beyond the early event and the daily deals yet — when it does, this card and Black Friday HQ get the update the same day.
Kohl'sEarly Access Nov 6–8 · BF Week Nov 22–28 · Cyber Nov 29–30, 2026
Kohl's: Early Access Nov 6–8 · Black Friday Week Nov 22–28 · Cyber Deals Nov 29–30
Kohl's announced its whole November on Friday, October 30, Stringbeans — three events back to back. Black Friday Early Access runs Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8. Black Friday Week runs Sunday, November 22 through Saturday, November 28, with doorbusters landing on Kohls.com Thursday, November 26 at 12:01 a.m. CT and in stores Friday, November 27 through Saturday, November 28. Cyber Deals close the month Sunday, November 29 through Monday, November 30.
GOOD TO KNOWStores stay closed on Thanksgiving Day and reopen at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday — the first 200 shoppers at every store that morning receive $5 to $100 in instant Kohl's Cash. A Black Friday Sweepstakes runs Nov 27–30 in stores and online, with a $10,000 cash grand prize.
Costco🔴 LIVE NOW · Waves Oct 30–Nov 30 · BF weekend Nov 27–30, 2026
Costco: Holiday Savings waves through Nov 30 · Black Friday weekend Nov 27–30
Costco does Black Friday its own way: one big Holiday Savings book that rolls out in waves — and it is live now, Stringbeans! The opening run started Friday, October 30 and goes to November 15, the second wave runs November 16–30, Thanksgiving Day (Nov 26) is online-only while the warehouses are closed, Black Friday weekend runs November 27–30 in warehouses and online, and Cyber Monday (Nov 30) is online-only.
MEMBERSWarehouse deals need a Costco membership. The Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday online deals are open to everyone, though a small non-member surcharge can apply online.
GOOD TO KNOWEach offer in the book only runs during its own window — check the dates on the items you want before you make the trip.
Sam's Club🔴 Instant Savings LIVE through Nov 29 · Black Friday Nov 26–29, 2026
Sam's Club: Instant Savings through Nov 29 · Doorbusters Nov 6–8 · Black Friday Nov 26–29
The new Instant Savings book is live now — it opened Wednesday, October 28, and runs through Sunday, November 29 — and it's just the first leg, Stringbeans. Plus members get first online dibs on the doorbusters Thursday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET, then come Weekend Doorbusters (Nov 6–8), the Countdown to Black Friday (Nov 15–25), and the Black Friday sale itself (Nov 26–29). One book, a whole month of runway.
MEMBERSSam's Club deals need a membership. The Instant Savings come off automatically at checkout — no coupons to clip.
Lowe's🔴 LIVE NOW · Started Oct 29 · 12 Days of Deals Nov 16–27, 2026
Lowe's: Black Friday LIVE since Oct 29 · 12 Days of Deals Nov 16–27
Lowe's isn't waiting for Thanksgiving week, Stringbeans — its Black Friday deals are on right now! They started Thursday, October 29 — four weeks of savings on tools, appliances, holiday décor, and outdoor power equipment — and keep rolling in waves all the way to Christmas Eve. A new, bigger 12 Days of Deals runs November 16–27 with fresh savings every day, Thanksgiving week brings Lowe's biggest savings of the season, and December Deal Drops keep new offers coming December 3–24.
MEMBERSMyLowe's Rewards members get early online access to the Black Friday Doorbusters on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26 — a full day before they open to everyone on Friday, November 27.
GOOD TO KNOWLowe's stores stay closed on Thanksgiving Day — the member early-access window is online-only, and the doors open for everyone on Black Friday morning.
The Home Depot🔴 Black Friday Event LIVE Nov 5–25, 2026
Home Depot: Black Friday Savings Event Nov 5–25
Home Depot's calendar is the tidy one, Stringbeans: the Black Friday Savings Event runs Thursday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 25 — it ends the day before Thanksgiving, so this is a shop-it-early store, not a Black Friday morning store. Underneath it, the season-long holiday gift savings that started Thursday, October 29 keep running all season, with free delivery on more than 2 million items.
GOOD TO KNOWBecause the event wraps up Nov 25, the flyer doorbusters reward an early trip — waiting for Black Friday itself means missing this one entirely.
JCPenney🔴 Biggest Sale LIVE Nov 5–11 · Black Friday Nov 20–29, 2026
JCPenney: Biggest Sale Nov 5–11 · Black Friday deals Nov 20–29
JCPenney's calendar has two big beats, Stringbeans. The Biggest Sale is live now — Thursday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 11, with 97% of the store on sale. Then the main event: Black Friday deals run Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 29. In between and beyond, the "Really Big Deals" promotions drop every Thursday through Dec 13, and a fresh deals cheat sheet posts every Monday.
GOOD TO KNOWOn Black Friday itself, Fri Nov 27, JCPenney runs surprise giveaways in stores at various points throughout the day — worth knowing if you're choosing between stores that morning.
Ulta Beauty🔴 Early Black Friday LIVE through Nov 21 · Main event Nov 22–28, 2026
Ulta: Early Black Friday through Nov 21 · Main event Nov 22–28 · Cyber Nov 29–Dec 1
Beauty lovers, Ulta posted its whole calendar early, Stringbeans! Early Black Friday is live right now — in stores and online, with up to 50% off select favorites and brand-new deals dropping every week through Saturday, November 21. The main Black Friday event starts online Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. CT and in stores Sunday, November 22 through Saturday, November 28 — then Cyber Monday runs online only, Sunday, November 29 through Tuesday, December 1.
GOOD TO KNOWNew deals land every week of the early sale, so a favorite that is full price today can join the sale next week — checking back really does pay here.
Sale-Watch👀 Dates not announced yet · Checked Thu Nov 5, 2026
On sale-watch — dates not announced yet: Amazon, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods & Sephora
Four big names haven't shown their 2026 Black Friday cards yet, Stringbeans — so this card says exactly that, instead of dressing up a guess as a date. Amazon confirms Black Friday itself (Friday, November 27) and already has early deals live in its Holiday Shop, but it has not announced when its Black Friday Week starts. Macy's fall events have wrapped and its Black Friday dates are still to come. Dick's Sporting Goods and Sephora likewise have no confirmed 2026 Black Friday dates as of today, Thursday, November 5. The moment any of them announces, it moves off this card and onto its own calendar card — that's the deal we make with you.
AMAZONEarly deals are live in Amazon's Holiday Shop now. Black Friday Week start date: not announced yet. Check today's price at Amazon when you shop — prices there move fast, especially in November.
MACY'S · DICK'S · SEPHORANo confirmed 2026 Black Friday dates yet for any of the three. Predictions floating around other sites are just that — predictions — so we're not printing them as dates.
Also confirmed: PlayStation Store Black Friday runs Nov 4–30 (see LIVE NOW above) · BJ's Early Black Friday is live now · Five Below's one-day in-store doorbuster days are Nov 14, Nov 27, Dec 5 & Dec 12. Full details for each live in Holiday 2026 HQ.
🏆 Doorbuster Watch
The headline deals worth planning around — each one verified on the retailer's own sale page or announcement. If we couldn't verify a doorbuster, it didn't make this list.
The Home Depot🏆 Doorbuster · Nov 5–25, 2026
Home Depot's flyer doorbusters: a 6.5-ft LED pre-lit tree for $49.98
The Home Depot flyer is where the season's décor math gets friendly, Stringbeans. Leading the Black Friday Savings Event (Nov 5–25): a 6.5-foot LED pre-lit Festive Pine tree for $49.98, 3.5-foot LED pre-lit inflatables at $19.98 each, and 100-count LED string lights for $5.98 — the kind of prices that sell through fast once the weekend crowd arrives. On the gift side, buy-one-get-one offers on select power tools and battery kits from RYOBI, Milwaukee, and DEWALT headline the tool aisle.
SHOP IT SMARTDécor doorbusters are the first to thin out. If the tree or the inflatables are on your list, this is a shop-early event — it ends Wed Nov 25, before Black Friday itself.
PlayStation🏆 Doorbuster · Through Mon Nov 30, 2026
PlayStation Store: up to 75% off thousands of games through Nov 30
For the gamers on your gift list, this is the headline, Stringbeans: Sony's own announcement puts discounts at up to 75% off across thousands of PS5, PS4 and PS VR2 games, expansions and add-ons on the PlayStation Store, running through Monday, November 30. Titles named in the sale include Marvel's Wolverine (Digital Deluxe Edition) and ASTRO BOT. Each game's own discount shows on its store page — digital deals like these don't sell out, but they do expire.
SHOP IT SMARTThe sale refreshes Monday, November 16, when new offers rotate in — and a few discounts end early on Friday, November 20. If a wishlist game is already at its best price, don't wait for the refresh to gamble on it.
Ulta Beauty🏆 Doorbuster · LIVE now through Sat Nov 21, 2026
Ulta Early Black Friday: up to 50% off select favorites, new deals weekly
Beauty is the early-bird category this year, Stringbeans. Ulta's Early Black Friday is live in stores and online with up to 50% off select favorites — and the real trick is the rhythm: brand-new deals drop every week through Saturday, November 21. That makes Ulta the friendliest stop for stocking stuffers and gift sets, because a brand that isn't marked down this week may headline next week's drop.
SHOP IT SMARTCheck back weekly rather than buying the whole list at once — the rotating drops reward a second (and third) look before the main event starts Nov 22.
Amazon🏆 Doorbuster Watch · Early deals LIVE now · BF Week dates TBA
Amazon's early deals are live in the Holiday Shop — check today's price at Amazon
Amazon is already dealing, Stringbeans — early Black Friday offers are live in its Holiday Shop right now, even though Amazon hasn't announced when its Black Friday Week officially starts. Our standing rule keeps this card honest: we never print a hand-typed Amazon price or percentage, because November prices there can change by the hour. Check today's price at Amazon on the product page itself, confirm it ships from and is sold by Amazon.com, and if the price is right for your list, that's your doorbuster.
SHOP IT SMARTAmazon prices move fast this month. A price-history check (see Shop It Smart below) tells you in seconds whether today's number is a genuine low or a dressed-up everyday price.
🧭 Shop It Smart
Three small habits that save more than any single doorbuster. Each one links to the full guide in our Articles — free, quick reads before the big weekends.
Shop It Smart🧭 Tip 1 · Two minutes, saves real money
Check the price history before you call it a deal
A giant percentage on a tag tells you what the store wants you to feel — the price history tells you what actually happened, Stringbeans. Before any Black Friday buy, look at what the item sold for over the last few months: if today's "doorbuster" price matches the price it quietly carried in October, it's a costume, not a deal. If it's genuinely the lowest it's been, buy with confidence and no second-guessing.
READ THE FULL GUIDEOur Price History Detective article walks through the exact checks, step by step — it's the single most useful read of the season.
Shop It Smart🧭 Tip 2 · Buy ahead, on purpose
Shop the gift closet while prices are at their lowest
Here's the Stringbean way to think about Black Friday, friends: it's not just for December 25. The year's friendliest prices land this month on the gifts you already know are coming — teacher gifts, neighbor gifts, birthdays, host gifts, and yes, next Christmas too. Buy them now at doorbuster prices, tuck them into one gift closet (or one honest bin), and keep a simple list of what's inside and who it's for. Future-you opens that bin like a treasure chest.
READ THE FULL GUIDEThe Gift Closet, Done Right covers what to stock, what to skip, and the list system that keeps it from becoming a mystery box.
Shop It Smart🧭 Tip 3 · Skip the lines both ways
Store pickup beats shipping lines — every time
The calmest Black Friday move we know, Stringbeans: order online at the sale price and choose store pickup. You lock in the deal price the moment you check out, skip the checkout-line crush entirely, and there's no package sitting on a porch waiting for the wrong person to notice it. Bonus: if the size or color is wrong, you're already standing in the store with the returns desk a few steps away. More calm-shopping playbooks live on our Articles page.
KEEP READINGThe Articles page carries the whole smart-shopping shelf — price-match playbooks, the 24-hour cart rule, return-ready systems, and more.
How we check: every date and deal on this page comes from the retailer's own announcement, holiday calendar, or sale page, checked Thursday, November 5, 2026, and re-checked daily. Prices and availability are set by retailers and can change — if a store's own page disagrees with this page, trust the store's page and tell us so we can fix ours.
🛍️ Black Friday 2026 has wrapped up
Black Friday (Fri, Nov 27) and Cyber Monday (Mon, Nov 30) are in the books, and so are these sales — the dates and deals above have ended. The good news: the season isn't over. Holiday HQ carries every December sale, shipping deadline, and last-minute gift hunt from here to Christmas.
See what's on at Holiday HQ →
