Old Navy Black Friday 2026 Dates, Deals and Encore Rewards Guide

TL;DR: Old Navy Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27. Old Navy's Black Friday page says its 2026 deals start Monday, November 23, and Early Black Friday deals of 50% off plus an extra 20% were already live on November 12. In 2025, the main sale took 50-60% off in stores and online from November 24 to 30. A Visualping monitor on each product page emails you when the price drops.

Old Navy runs its Black Friday sale across most of Thanksgiving week, and in 2025 the 50-60% off headline held from the Monday before Thanksgiving through the Tuesday after Cyber Monday. This guide covers the 2026 dates Old Navy has posted so far, Thanksgiving store hours, what went on sale last year, and the Encore, price adjustment and holiday return rules that decide what happens when a price moves after you buy. For other retailers' dates, see our Black Friday deal alerts guide.

Old Navy Black Friday 2026 dates

We found no Old Navy or Gap Inc. press release with a 2026 Black Friday schedule as of November 12, 2026, but Old Navy's own site gives the key date. Old Navy's Black Friday and Cyber Monday page says its Black Friday 2026 deals start Monday, November 23. That lines up with 2025, when the same page said the sale started November 24, the Monday of Thanksgiving week, and ran through Cyber Monday on December 1.

The 2026 page lists more than one date for Cyber Monday deals, so the end date isn't settled yet. Early deals are already running. On November 12, Old Navy's deals page advertised 50% off Early Black Friday Deals plus an extra 20% off, with exclusions.

If Old Navy repeats 2025, the bigger 50-60% off markdowns arrive with the November 23 start and hold through Cyber Monday, with different one-day deals on top. Set alerts on the product pages you want this week, so each monitor records the Early Black Friday price before the main sale starts. Our Cyber Monday deal alerts guide covers other retailers' Cyber Monday dates.

Old Navy Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2026 store hours

Old Navy's Black Friday hours for 2026 aren't published yet, and neither are its Thanksgiving hours. In 2025, Old Navy said the majority of its stores would be closed on Thanksgiving Day, with select locations open, and told shoppers to check with their local store. Expect a similar split this year, but hours vary by store, so check your store's page in Old Navy's store locator before Thanksgiving weekend.

If you plan to shop in person, check the homepage on Black Friday morning. In 2025, Old Navy ran an in-store exclusive on Black Friday only, $5 pajama pants for the family on Friday, November 28.

What Old Navy discounted for Black Friday 2025

Old Navy's 2025 sale built up in stages. By November 20, its homepage was running Early Black Friday deals at 50% off, with tops from $7, pajamas and activewear from $10, and sweaters from $19.

The main event started on Monday, November 24, billed as a Black Friday "pre-show" with 50-60% off deals in stores and online, exclusions applied, through November 30. On Black Friday, Old Navy's deals menu listed T-shirts and tops from $7, pajamas from $8, activewear from $10, sweaters from $17, jeans from $19 and coats and jackets from $23, plus a today-only extra 20% off all sleepwear.

The sale kept going after the weekend. On Sunday, November 30, Gap Inc. credit cardholders got a card-only day of 50-60% off everything in stores and online (with exclusions), using code CARD at online checkout. Cyber Monday kept the same headline, with 50-60% off Cyber Monday deals running through December 2.

Across the whole stretch, the headline sat at 50-60% off from November 24 to December 2, and the categories stayed broad: sweaters, jeans, activewear, outerwear, pajamas and kids' clothes. The marked-down prices are Old Navy's own comparison to its original prices, so they show the discount Old Navy claims. Whether an item sold for less in October is a separate question.

Old Navy Encore rewards, price adjustments and holiday returns

Old Navy's loyalty program is now Encore. Gap Inc. launched Encore on February 24, 2026 as one membership across Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and existing members, including Old Navy's Navyist Rewards members, moved over with their points carried forward.

Joining is free. Encore's Core tier earns 5 points per $1 at Gap Inc.'s brands and gets free basic shipping on orders of $50 or more, Premier starts once you spend $350 in a year, and Encore cardmembers get the All-Access tier. The program page lists early access to select collections and new arrivals as a cardmember perk, but Old Navy hadn't announced member early access to its 2026 Black Friday deals as of November 12. In 2025, the closest thing was the November 30 card-only day.

Encore also changes returns. Returns by mail are free for Encore members, while nonmembers pay a $6 return fee on mailed returns. If they were signed in or gave their phone number at purchase, Premier members get up to 45 days to return and All-Access cardmembers up to 60. Returns made after 30 days come back as a Merchandise Return Card.

Old Navy's price adjustment policy lets you request a one-time adjustment if an item you ordered drops in price within 14 days of your order date. The catch for Black Friday is that items bought with a promotion code or other discount don't qualify, unless the only discount was free shipping, and final sale items are excluded. So an item you buy early with a promo code can't be adjusted if the price falls again on November 23. To claim an eligible adjustment, contact customer service with your order number (online orders can't be adjusted in a store). Old Navy refunds the difference to your original payment method. The policy page doesn't mention matching other retailers' prices.

The holiday return window gives gift buyers more room. Items bought online or in stores between October 15 and December 24 can be returned through January 15, 2027, or within 30 days of delivery or purchase, whichever is later. You need proof of purchase, items should be unwashed and unworn, final sale items can't be returned, and items shipped and sold by third-party sellers don't get the holiday extension.

How to get Old Navy Black Friday deal alerts

Start with Old Navy's own sign-ups. Its email list promises first word on new arrivals and sales, and its text alerts send recurring marketing messages and personalized ones such as cart reminders, with an extra $10 off a $60 purchase for signing up. The Old Navy app also carries app-only offers. They're good for knowing when Old Navy Black Friday deals start, but none of them alerts you when a specific item drops in price or comes back in your size.

For the exact item you want, watch the product page itself. A Visualping monitor loads the Old Navy product page on your schedule and emails you when the change you described happens, such as the price falling below your number or a sold-out size becoming available again. As of November 12, 2026, more than 790 Visualping accounts were running more than 900 live monitors on oldnavy.gap.com pages, and 53% of those monitors recorded at least one change in the past 30 days.

Visualping loads the page the way a signed-out visitor sees it, so it tracks the price shown on the product page. Discounts that need a promo code, an Old Navy or Gap Inc. credit card, or the Old Navy app come off at checkout or in the app, so they won't show in a monitor. Email, webhook and Telegram alerts work on every plan, including Free, and text alerts (US and Canada numbers) start on Personal 5K. For restocks of a specific size, see our guide to tracking Old Navy out-of-stock products. For another apparel sale built on markdowns, see our Lululemon Black Friday guide.

Is the Black Friday price really the lowest?

A sale badge measures the discount against the original price, so it can't show what the item cost a month earlier. Across the retailers in our 2025 study, which followed 1,659 products whose prices changed between October 1 and Cyber Monday, one third (33%) were "fake deals" that had been cheaper earlier in the season than on Black Friday, and those deals were still 37% higher, on average, than the product's lowest observed price. A price history for the exact item is the simplest check.

On Old Navy, a monitor you start now records the Early Black Friday price before November 23. When the main sale opens, you'll know whether the Black Friday price beats what the item already sold for.

How to set up an Old Navy price alert in Visualping

Watching an Old Navy product page for a Black Friday price drop, set up from the Visualping homepage.

1. Paste the Old Navy product page URL into the box on the Visualping homepage and click Go. A preview of the page loads.
2. In Alert me when, type the change you care about, such as "the price drops below $20 or a Black Friday offer appears", or pick one of the AI suggestions.
3. Pick how often to check in the Check: dropdown. Free plans check as often as hourly, and Personal 10K and Business plans as often as every 2 minutes. On Free, 150 checks a month cover a daily check on about five products, or about six days of hourly checks on one.
4. Add your email under Send to and click Start Free Monitoring.

Each alert arrives with an AI summary of what changed. Visualping AI flags the changes that match your condition as important, and the only-important-alerts setting (on by default) keeps routine page edits out of your inbox. Repeat the steps for each item, plus a backup color you'd also accept.

Old Navy Black Friday FAQ

When does Old Navy's Black Friday 2026 sale start?

Old Navy's Black Friday page says its 2026 Black Friday deals start Monday, November 23. Early Black Friday deals, 50% off plus an extra 20% off with exclusions, were already live on November 12. Black Friday itself is Friday, November 27.

Is Old Navy open on Thanksgiving 2026?

Old Navy hasn't announced its 2026 hours. In 2025, most Old Navy stores were closed on Thanksgiving Day and select locations opened, so check your store's hours in Old Navy's store locator.

Do Old Navy prices drop further on Cyber Monday?

Not by much in 2025. The headline stayed at 50-60% off from November 24 until the Cyber Monday deals ended on December 2, with different one-day deals on top. Old Navy hasn't announced its 2026 Cyber Monday offers, so keep a monitor running on the item through November 30 and you'll see whether it moves.

Does Old Navy price match Black Friday deals?

Old Navy's price adjustment policy covers drops in Old Navy's own prices, and the policy page doesn't mention matching other retailers. You can request a one-time price adjustment if an item drops within 14 days of your order date, but not on items bought with a promo code or other discount (a free-shipping discount alone is fine) or on final sale items.

Do I need Encore to shop Old Navy's Black Friday deals?

No. The 2025 Black Friday deals were open to everyone in stores and online. Encore is free to join and adds free basic shipping on $50 or more and free returns by mail, while card-only offers, like 2025's November 30 cardmember day, need an Old Navy or Gap Inc. credit card.

How do I get an alert when an Old Navy item drops in price?

Paste the product page URL into Visualping, write a condition such as "the price drops below $20", pick a check frequency and add your email. Visualping emails you when the condition is met.