Is Target Open on Thanksgiving 2026? Closed, Then 6 a.m. Black Friday

Target stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, and open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday, Nov. 27, according to Target’s holiday shopping fact sheet updated Nov. 5, 2026. On Black Friday stores close at their current closing time, and Starbucks opens when your store opens and closes at normal closing time.

Target holiday store hours from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day

The weekdays are computed here. The status column uses Target’s wording; times are local.

Date	Target stores	What Target says
Thu., Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day	Closed	“All stores closed”
Fri., Nov. 27, Black Friday	Open at 6 a.m.	“Stores open at 6 a.m. local time and close at current closing time”
Sun., Nov. 29 to Wed., Dec. 23 (25 days)	Extended hours	“Store hours will be temporarily extended for the holiday season. Extended hours vary by location.”
Thu., Dec. 24, Christmas Eve	Closes by 8 p.m.	“All stores close by 8 p.m. local time”
Fri., Dec. 25, Christmas Day	Closed	“All stores closed”
Thu., Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve	Open	“All stores open”
Fri., Jan. 1, 2027, New Year’s Day	Varies by location	“Store hours vary by location.”

Source: Target Corporation, 2026 Holiday Shopping fact sheet, updated Nov. 5, 2026. The Nov. 29 to Dec. 23 window is 25 days counted inclusively.

Is Target open on Thanksgiving 2026?

No. Target lists all stores as closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026. Target also closed its stores on Thanksgiving in 2024, according to its Nov. 12, 2024 release, which called it the fifth year. Drive Up and Order Pickup need an open store, so they are not a Thanksgiving option. Target’s fact sheet lists Order Pickup, Drive Up, Same-Day Delivery and next-day delivery as ways to shop; target.com stays online.

Mark the closing on the November 2026 printable calendar; Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26. Target’s Thanksgiving meal prices are in the Thanksgiving meal deals story: Target says the Good & Gather frozen turkey returns at 79 cents per pound and a complete meal for six costs $30.

What time does Target open on Black Friday 2026?

At 6 a.m. in your time zone on Friday, Nov. 27. In 2025, Target’s Nov. 20 release also said stores nationwide would open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday, and its Black Friday deals ran Sunday, Nov. 23 through Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Target has not posted a 2026 closing time for that day, only that stores close at the current closing time. The 2026 deal dates and the Nov. 5-7 early sale are in the Target Black Friday 2026 early sale story, and other chains are in the Black Friday 2026 store hours list.

What are Target’s holiday hours through Christmas Eve?

Store hours are temporarily extended from Sunday, Nov. 29 through Wednesday, Dec. 23, and the extended hours vary by location. Target’s fact sheet links to its store locator for your store. For comparison, the 2024 extended hours ran from Nov. 30 to Dec. 23, 7 a.m. to midnight, per Target’s 2024 release; the 2026 times are not posted.

On Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, all stores close by 8 p.m. local time. On Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, stores are closed. Target also gives extra time to return purchases: those made between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, 2026 qualify, and the return window begins Dec. 26, 2026. Plan Christmas dates on the December 2026 printable calendar.

Is Target open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 2027?

All stores are open on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026. On Friday, Jan. 1, 2027, Target says store hours vary by location, so check the store locator.

What Target has not posted

The fact sheet does not include a Black Friday closing time, the extended-hours times, a Christmas Eve opening time, the 2026 Black Friday sale week or Cyber Monday dates, or pharmacy hours. Check your store before you go.

Print the Target holiday hours card

The free printable lists the Thanksgiving closing, the 6 a.m. Black Friday opening, the Christmas Eve 8 p.m. close and the Christmas Day closing on one US Letter page, with a line to write your store’s times.