Black Friday and Cyber Monday

When is Black Friday 2026

Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27. Cyber Monday is Monday, November 30. Both are counted from Thanksgiving, which in 2026 is Thursday, November 26.

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Why it lands there

US law sets Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. November 2026 starts on a Sunday, so the fourth Thursday is the 26th. Black Friday is the day after, and Cyber Monday is the Monday of that same week.

Many stores use the "Black Friday" name for weeks before and stretch the deals past Monday. The date on the banner doesn't mean the price is the lowest of the year.

What to do before the 27th

Write down today's price for the thing you plan to buy, at the store you'd buy it from. On the 27th you'll have a real number to compare against, not just the crossed-out price the store shows.

If the price climbs in the weeks before and comes back down on the 27th, it isn't a discount, whatever the banner says.

Decide in advance what you'd pay. Then a countdown timer on the page doesn't decide for you.

What barato.si does on those days

barato.si's Black Friday page shows the day's possible price errors and the deepest cuts that have a reference behind them, from US stores. It updates every three hours.

It doesn't lower its bar for the season. If on some day nothing passes, the page says so instead of filling up.

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