When Is Black Friday 2026?
Black Friday 2026 is on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Next: Black Friday 2027 is on Friday, November 26, 2027.
The rule: The Friday after Thanksgiving (the day after the fourth Thursday in November).
How the date of Black Friday is set
A retail custom tied to Thanksgiving. No US law sets it.
Working for 2026: Thanksgiving 2026 is Thursday, November 26, 2026 (the fourth Thursday in November), so Black Friday is the next day: Friday, November 27, 2026.
Under this rule Black Friday can fall as early as November 23 and as late as November 29.
Black Friday dates, 2026 to 2035
| Year | Date | Day of the week | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 27 | Friday | Days until |
| 2027 | November 26 | Friday | Days until |
| 2028 | November 24 | Friday | Days until |
| 2029 | November 23 | Friday | — |
| 2030 | November 29 | Friday | — |
| 2031 | November 28 | Friday | — |
| 2032 | November 26 | Friday | — |
| 2033 | November 25 | Friday | — |
| 2034 | November 24 | Friday | — |
| 2035 | November 23 | Friday | — |
Is Black Friday a federal holiday?
No. Black Friday is not one of the 11 legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), so federal offices follow their normal schedule .
State and local governments, schools and employers decide for themselves whether to close.
Federal status from the OPM federal holidays list, checked November 6, 2026.
Related dates
- When is Thanksgiving? Thursday, November 26, 2026
- When is Christmas? Friday, December 25, 2026
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