Black Friday 2026 Store Hours: Walmart, Target 6 a.m., Kohl's 5 a.m.

Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and most big chains will open their doors between 5 and 6 a.m. after closing for Thanksgiving. Walmart, Target and Home Depot open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday, and Kohl’s and JCPenney at 5 a.m.; Best Buy, Dick’s, Costco and Lowe’s have confirmed Thanksgiving closures but no Black Friday hour. Macy’s and Sam’s Club have not announced 2026 hours, so last year’s hours are the guide for them. Below: the opening times, who closes on Thanksgiving, when the online sales start, and a free planner in three styles.

Black Friday 2026 store hours

Store	Thanksgiving, Nov. 26	Black Friday, Nov. 27	Status
Home Depot	Closed	Opens 6 a.m.	2026 confirmed
Lowe’s	Closed	Opened 6 a.m. in 2025	Thanksgiving closure confirmed for 2026
Walmart	Closed	Opens 6 a.m. local time	2026 confirmed
Target	Closed	Opens 6 a.m. local time; closes at current closing time; hours extended Nov. 29 to Dec. 23	2026 confirmed
Best Buy	Closed	6 a.m. to 10 p.m. in 2025	Thanksgiving closure confirmed; 2026 Black Friday hour not announced
Dick’s Sporting Goods	Closed	Reopens Nov. 27; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. in 2025	Thanksgiving closure confirmed; 2026 hour not announced
Kohl’s	Closed	Opens 5 a.m. local time	2026 confirmed
JCPenney	Closed	Opens 5 a.m. local time	2026 confirmed
Macy’s	Closed in 2025	6 a.m. to 10 p.m. in 2025	2026 not announced
Costco	Closed	Opened 9 a.m. in 2025	Thanksgiving closure confirmed; Black Friday savings Nov. 27 to 30; 2026 Black Friday hours not announced
Sam’s Club	Closed in 2025	Regular hours in 2025	2026 not announced

The 2025 hours come from The Associated Press’s Black Friday roundup. The 2026 Thanksgiving closures and openings come from each company’s own announcement: Walmart (Oct. 7 and Oct. 26), Target (Nov. 5), Best Buy (Oct. 27), Dick’s (Oct. 15), Kohl’s (Oct. 30), JCPenney (Nov. 2), Costco (Nov. 3), Lowe’s (Oct. 8) and Home Depot’s newsroom. Hours can differ by location, especially in malls, so check your store’s page the night before.

Which stores close on Thanksgiving

Most national chains now stay closed on Thanksgiving Day. For 2026, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Best Buy, Kohl’s, JCPenney, Dick’s and Costco have confirmed it. Kohl’s stores reopen at 5 a.m. local time on Friday, Nov. 27, and Costco said it will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26. Walmart said stores “will be closed again on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year,” and Lowe’s said its stores “will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day” while online deals continue. Target’s fact sheet says “Thanksgiving (Nov. 26): All stores closed” and “Black Friday (Nov. 27): Stores open at 6 a.m. local time and close at current closing time.” The same page says that from Nov. 29 through Dec. 23, Target’s store hours “will be temporarily extended for the holiday season,” without giving a closing hour. Macy’s closed on Thanksgiving in 2025 and has not announced 2026 hours. Grocery stores and pharmacies are the main exception: many open on Thanksgiving morning with shorter hours, so check before you go. Our Costco holiday hours list has every day Costco closes through 2027.

When the deals start

Black Friday sales now run for weeks before the day itself. Lowe’s started “Four Weeks of Black Friday Deals” on Oct. 29, followed by 12 Days of Deals beginning Nov. 16, with early online access for MyLowe’s Rewards members. This year Walmart runs Early Black Friday Deals from Nov. 12 to 15 and Black Friday Deals from Nov. 23 to 29, with online access at 12:01 a.m. ET and stores at 6 a.m. local time, it announced on Oct. 26. Walmart said Cyber Monday deals, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, begin on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET. Kohl’s said on Oct. 30 that Black Friday Early Access runs Nov. 6 to 8, Black Friday Week Nov. 22 to 28 and Cyber Deals Nov. 29 to 30. Costco’s Thanksgiving page lists its pre-Thanksgiving savings as valid Nov. 16 to 30 and its Black Friday savings as valid Nov. 27 to 30. JCPenney’s Black Friday Deals run Nov. 20 to 29, with in-store giveaways at 5 a.m., 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 27. Best Buy said on Oct. 27: “The holiday savings pick up Nov. 6 with the arrival of Early Black Friday Deals and Doorbusters,” and “Starting Nov. 19, Best Buy will offer 10 days of Black Friday doorbusters and deals.” Last year Walmart’s events ran Nov. 14 to 16 and Nov. 25 to 30, and Amazon’s Black Friday Week ran Nov. 20 to Dec. 1. For 2026, Amazon’s page confirms Black Friday on Nov. 27, but Amazon has not announced when its 2026 Black Friday Week starts.

The rest of the long weekend

Date	Day	What happens
Nov. 26	Thursday	Thanksgiving; most big chains closed
Nov. 27	Friday	Black Friday; stock market closes at 1 p.m. ET
Nov. 28	Saturday	Small Business Saturday
Nov. 30	Monday	Cyber Monday
Dec. 1	Tuesday	Giving Tuesday

Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 26 this year, the fourth Thursday under a 1941 law; our Thanksgiving 2026 explainer has the history and what is closed. If you are shipping gifts, the USPS holiday shipping deadlines start in mid-December, and Christmas Eve hours are in our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day store hours guide.

Plan your Black Friday

Our free planner has the store opening times, a 15-line shopping list with target prices, a budget box and a Cyber Monday wish list. It comes in three styles: bold black and gold, autumn colors, and an ink-saver version. Mark the weekend on our November 2026 printable calendar or a weekly planner, and see the date in other years on when is Black Friday.

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