Is REI Open on Black Friday 2026? All Stores Closed Nov. 27

REI Co-op says all REI stores, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters will be closed on Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, Black Friday, according to its press release dated Nov. 2, 2026. Customers can keep browsing and placing orders online, with order processing and fulfillment resuming Saturday, Nov. 28. The table below sets out each day of Thanksgiving week, and a one-page printable marks the closure.

What is open at REI during Thanksgiving week 2026?

REI’s release, distributed by PR Newswire and read here as the copy on Yahoo Finance, names Nov. 27 only. The other days stay open questions until REI says more. The weekdays are our computation.

Day	REI stores	REI.com orders	Order processing
Wed., Nov. 25	Not yet announced	Not in the release	Not in the release
Thu., Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)	Not yet announced	Not in the release	Not in the release
Fri., Nov. 27 (Black Friday)	Closed, with distribution centers, call centers and headquarters	Open to browse and order	Paused until the next day
Sat., Nov. 28	Hours not yet announced	Not in the release	Resumes
Sun., Nov. 29	Not yet announced	Not in the release	Not in the release
Mon., Nov. 30	Not yet announced	Not in the release	Not in the release

The release says “there’s no wrong way to Opt Outside” and points readers to REI.com/opt-outside for ideas on spending time outside.

Is REI closed on Thanksgiving 2026?

REI has not said. The 2026 release gives the Nov. 27 closure and no Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, detail. In 2024 it was different: REI’s Oct. 2, 2024 release said its locations would close on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. That is a 2024 fact, not a 2026 one. Our Thanksgiving 2026 open and closed list covers grocery stores and big retailers.

How has REI’s Black Friday closure changed since 2015?

Time reported on Oct. 26, 2015, that the retailer “will close its doors on Black Friday, giving employees the day off with pay.” In its Oct. 2, 2024 release, REI said: “Since 2015, REI has shut its doors on the busiest shopping day of the year.”

Year	What REI closed	Employees given a paid day off	Source
2015	Stores, on Black Friday	Not in the report	Time
2024	More than 190 locations (stores, distribution centers, adventure centers, call centers and headquarters) on Thanksgiving and Black Friday	15,000	REI release, Oct. 2, 2024
2026	All stores, distribution centers, call centers and headquarters on Nov. 27	12,000	REI release, Nov. 2, 2026

REI’s 2026 text gives no store count and says nothing about Thanksgiving, so the 2026 row covers one day. Other years are left out because REI has not published those figures in a source we could read.

What has REI not announced for Black Friday 2026?

• Whether stores close on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26.
• Store hours on Saturday, Nov. 28.
• Dates for REI’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday or Cyber Week sales.
• How many stores REI operates in 2026.

For chains that have posted dates, see the Black Friday 2026 store hours guide and the Black Friday 2026 ad tracker. Our Black Friday date page confirms Nov. 27, and the November 2026 printable calendar has room to mark it.

Print the REI Black Friday 2026 weekend plan

The printable shows the Nov. 27 closure, online ordering and the Nov. 28 restart, and lists what REI has not yet announced.