Black Friday 2026

Black Friday for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, November 27th.

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in the United States. This day often falls on the fourth Friday in November each year. The day is one of the busiest shopping days of the year with shoppers getting gifts for the December Holidays the following month.

Red to Black

The term Black Friday comes from when retailers go from being in the red (at a loss) in their business for the year to going into the black (profitable), thus showing how important the end of the year holidays shopping season is to most retailers.

Days to Black Friday 2026

Friday, November 27th is day number 331 of the 2026 calendar year with 1 year, 11 months, 6 days until Black Friday 2026.

Black Friday
Name(s):	Black Friday
Type:	Observance
When:	Friday day after Thanksgiving