Black Friday calendar:  Walmart’s early sale ends Sunday; Amazon and Best Buy start theirs Thursday, Nov. 19

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The big chains have now posted their Black Friday schedules, and the first deadline is this weekend, according to the retailers’ own announcements.  Here is when each sale runs, checked Nov. 14, 2026.

Walmart

• Early Black Friday Deals:  through Sunday, Nov. 15.
• Black Friday Deals:  Nov. 23–29.  Online deals start at 12:01 a.m. Eastern (9:01 p.m. Pacific the night before); in stores, Black Friday deals start Friday, Nov. 27, at 6 a.m.
• Cyber Monday:  Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, online.
• Walmart+ members, who pay for a subscription, get the first 24 hours on some online-only deals.

Amazon

Amazon’s Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday run Nov. 19–30, the company said Nov. 9.  On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, new deals drop twice, at midnight and 8 a.m. Pacific.

Best Buy

Best Buy’s 10 days of Black Friday deals start Nov. 19, followed by a Cyber Sunday and Monday sale and Cyber Week deals Dec. 1–6, the company says.  Stores are closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26; online shopping stays open.  Most purchases from Oct. 30 through Dec. 31 can be returned through Jan. 15, 2027.

Target

Target’s Early Black Friday sale ended Nov. 7.  It runs a Deal of the Day through Dec. 24 and limited-time offers most Thursdays through Saturdays, and will hold Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales but has not posted their dates, according to its holiday fact sheet.  Stores are closed Thanksgiving and open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday.

What it means

You don’t have to wait for Black Friday to buy if you keep your receipt.  Target’s Holiday Price Match Guarantee, Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, matches Target’s own price if it drops later, and Best Buy says it will match its own lower price on items it sells during the holiday season, with limits.  Neither promise covers a lower price at a different store.  Before you buy, compare the sale price with what the item has sold for recently, and buy only from a retailer’s own site or app.

Tools

• Walmart deals page
• Amazon’s Black Friday deals guide
• Best Buy holiday calendar, price match and return details
• Target holiday shopping FAQ, including price match

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Source:  Walmart, Oct. 26, 2026, Amazon, Nov. 9, 2026, Best Buy, Oct. 27, 2026 and Target, updated Nov. 5, 2026, checked Nov. 14, 2026.