Black Friday Countdown 2026
Black Friday 2026 is on Friday, November 27, 2026.
Time until Black Friday 2026:
About Black Friday
Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Police in Philadelphia used the name in the 1960s to describe the crowds and traffic jams that filled downtown that day. Retailers later gave it a friendlier meaning, the day the books go from red ink to black, and the name stuck nationwide.
For years it meant lines outside stores before dawn. Now much of the shopping happens online, and deals stretch across the whole week of Thanksgiving, with the Monday after taking over as Cyber Monday for online discounts. The countdown above still aims at the classic moment: 12:00 AM on Friday in your time zone.
- ThanksgivingThursday, November 26, 2026
- Black FridayFriday, November 27, 2026
- Cyber MondayMonday, November 30, 2026
Need a Cyber Monday countdown? Open the Countdown Timer set to November 30.
Black Friday Dates, 2026–2035
The Friday after the fourth Thursday of November.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | November 27 | Friday |
| 2027 | November 26 | Friday |
| 2028 | November 24 | Friday |
| 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 |
How Many Days Until Black Friday?
The days until Black Friday are in the first tile, with hours, minutes, and seconds after them. Shoppers use the Black Friday countdown to decide whether to buy something now or wait for a deal: if there are only a couple of weeks left, waiting is often the better bet. The timer works from your device's time zone and checks the time against our server, so the seconds are right even on a phone with a drifting clock.
A Black Friday Countdown Clock for Your Team
Running a small shop or an online store? Put the page in fullscreen on a monitor in the back office, and it becomes a Black Friday countdown clock that shows everyone how long until Black Friday traffic hits. It needs no account and no download.
FAQ
When is Black Friday?
Black Friday is the day after US Thanksgiving, which makes it the Friday after the fourth Thursday of November. It always falls between November 23 and November 29.
When does Black Friday start?
The day itself starts at midnight, and some online sales go live at that moment. Many retailers, though, open their deals days or even weeks earlier, and stores that open in person on Friday often do so at 5 or 6 AM.
When does Black Friday end?
Officially at 11:59 PM on Friday, but most promotions run through the weekend and blend into Cyber Monday on November 30. Read the fine print of each offer: the end time is usually given in a specific time zone, often Eastern or Pacific.
Is Black Friday a holiday?
Not an official one. It is a regular workday for federal employees, and US stock markets stay open, though they close early at 1:00 PM Eastern. Many state governments and private employers give it as a paid day off.