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

Walmart stores are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, and the Black Friday event opens in stores on Friday, Nov. 27, at 6 a.m. local time, according to two Walmart corporate releases from October. Walmart’s Oct. 7 release says: “Stores will be closed again on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year so our associates can enjoy the holidays with their loved ones.” Its Oct. 26 release sets the Black Friday start times.

Walmart Black Friday week 2026, day by day

The releases give start times for the online and in-store events, not full store hours. The weekdays are computed here. Online times are Eastern Time (ET); store times are local.

Date	Walmart.com (ET)	Stores (local time)
Mon., Nov. 23	12:01 a.m.: Black Friday Deals begin; Walmart+ early access	No opening time listed
Tue., Nov. 24	12:01 a.m.: remaining deal drops open to all	No opening time listed
Thu., Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day	Not listed	Closed
Fri., Nov. 27, Black Friday	Event already running	Black Friday event opens at 6 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 30	12:01 a.m.: Cyber Monday Deals begin	Not listed
Fri., Dec. 25, Christmas Day	Not listed	Closed

Walmart’s wording for the Black Friday event, which runs Nov. 23 to Nov. 29: “Event begins on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET and in stores on November 27 at 6 a.m. local time.” For Cyber Monday Deals (Nov. 30 to Dec. 2) the release says: “Event begins on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET.”

What time does Walmart open on Black Friday?

At 6 a.m. in your time zone for the in-store event on Nov. 27. The online start is 12:01 a.m. ET on Nov. 23, so a shopper in the Central, Mountain or Pacific zone sees it earlier on the clock than the Eastern date suggests:

Zone	Walmart.com Black Friday start
Eastern (ET)	12:01 a.m., Mon., Nov. 23
Central (CT)	11:01 p.m., Sun., Nov. 22
Mountain (MT)	10:01 p.m., Sun., Nov. 22
Pacific (PT)	9:01 p.m., Sun., Nov. 22

In-store openings do not shift: 6 a.m. is 6 a.m. in each zone. The release also says “select online-only Deals will be reserved exclusively for Walmart+ members for the first 24 hours,” so the remaining deal drops open to everyone at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The deals and early-access dates are in the Walmart Black Friday 2026 dates story.

Is Walmart open on Christmas Day 2026?

No. The same Oct. 7 sentence covers Christmas, which falls on Friday, Dec. 25, 2026. Walmart’s release does not give Christmas Eve hours.

What Walmart has not posted

The releases do not include regular store hours, hours for Wednesday, Nov. 25, a Black Friday closing time, pharmacy or Vision Center hours on Thanksgiving or Black Friday, or the Christmas Eve closing time. Check your store’s page in the Walmart app or store finder before you go. Walmart’s Sam’s Club hours are not covered here.

Where else is open on Thanksgiving and Black Friday?

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 26; mark the closing on the November 2026 printable calendar and Christmas on the December 2026 printable calendar. For other chains, see what is open on Thanksgiving 2026 and the Black Friday 2026 store hours.

Print the Walmart Black Friday week card

The free printable lists the online starts, the Thanksgiving and Christmas closings and the 6 a.m. store opening on one US Letter page, with a line to write your store’s closing time.