Walmart Black Friday 2026 Dates, Hours and Walmart+ Early Access Guide

TL;DR: Walmart Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27. Black Friday Deals run online November 23 to 29 and reach stores at 6 a.m. local time on November 27, after Early Black Friday Deals on November 12 to 15. Cyber Monday deals run online November 30 to December 2. Walmart+ members get 24 hours of early access to select online deals, and stores close on Thanksgiving. A Visualping monitor on each product page emails you when the price drops.

Walmart spreads its 2026 Black Friday savings across three deal events in November and early December, and both the dates and the Walmart+ early access rules changed from 2025. This guide covers each date, store hours over Thanksgiving weekend, what Walmart discounted last year, and the price-match 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.

Walmart Black Friday 2026 dates

Walmart announced its three 2026 holiday deal events on October 26, 2026. Each event starts on Walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET.

The three events add up to 14 days of deals, up from 10 in 2025. The main Black Friday Deals event opens online on Monday, November 23, four days before it reaches stores on Black Friday. Cyber Monday is a Walmart.com event that runs three days, through Wednesday, December 2.

Unlike its 2025 announcement, Walmart's 2026 release didn't name featured products, only thousands of gifts under $20. Expect item-level deal prices to appear on product pages as each event opens, so set alerts on the pages you care about before November 12. Our Cyber Monday deal alerts guide covers the other retailers' Cyber Monday dates.

Walmart Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2026 store hours

Walmart said in its October 7 holiday update that stores will be closed again on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, so stores are closed on Thursday, November 26. The Black Friday Deals event is already live on Walmart.com by then, since it opens online on November 23.

Stores reopen on Black Friday, and the in-store Black Friday Deals start at 6 a.m. local time on Friday, November 27, according to Walmart's October 26 announcement. The Early Black Friday Deals also start in stores at 6 a.m. local time, on Thursday, November 12.

Walmart hasn't published 2026 closing times for Black Friday weekend. In 2025, Walmart said its stores would keep regular hours through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with in-store deals starting at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. Hours vary by location, so check your store's page on Walmart.com before you drive over.

What Walmart discounted for Black Friday 2025

Walmart ran three Black Friday deal events in 2025: November 14 to 16 online and in stores, November 25 to 30 (online only until stores joined on November 28), and an online-only Cyber Monday on December 1. Walmart+ members got five hours of early online access before each event, starting at 7 p.m. ET the evening before.

Walmart's October 2025 sneak peek of Event 1 promised up to 60% off top brands and thousands of deals under $20. It listed a 98-inch TCL QLED 4K Google TV at $998 (was $1,798), a Dyson V12 Detect Slim cordless vacuum at $399.99 (was $729) and a Cricut Explore 3 bundle at $197.99 (was $410). Toys sat at lower price points: a LEGO Speed Champions 2-pack at $25 (was $44.98) and a Barbie Malibu Travel Playset at $12 (was $21.88).

Walmart's November 17, 2025 release added Event 2 deals, including a Carote 15-piece cookware set at $53.99 (was $199.99), a Dyson Supersonic Nural hair dryer at $259.99 (was $419.99), a Meta Quest 3S 128GB at $249 (was $299) and PlayStation controllers at $54 (was $74.88). The same release previewed Cyber Monday with different products, such as a Greenworks 24V four-tool combo kit at $139 (was $249) and a Callaway 12-piece golf club set at $359 (was $499).

The 2025 lists ran broad, covering TVs, vacuums, kitchen gear, hair tools, toys, gaming accessories and fashion basics. The "was" prices are Walmart's own comparison prices, so they show the discount Walmart claims. The lowest price the item hit in October is a separate question.

Walmart+ early access, price match and holiday returns

Walmart+ costs $98 a year on the annual plan, and the membership page lists early access to select Black Friday Deals as a perk for paid members only, online only and while supplies last, and says trial members aren't eligible. This year the head start is longer. During the Early Black Friday and Black Friday events, select online-only deals are reserved for Walmart+ members for the first 24 hours, starting at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 12 and November 23. Whatever is left opens to everyone at 12:01 a.m. ET the next day.

That compares with the five-hour evening head start Walmart+ members got in 2025. The 2026 announcement lists no early access for the Cyber Monday event, and you don't need a membership to buy the deals once they open to everyone.

Walmart's price match policy treats stores and Walmart.com differently. In a store, Walmart will match the price of the identical item on Walmart.com, as long as it's in stock online and you mention the price at checkout. The exclusions matter in November: stores don't match Walmart.com prices on special events, including Rollbacks, clearance and Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals, and they don't match competitors or Marketplace sellers. Walmart.com doesn't price match at all, and it doesn't refund the difference when an item you already bought drops in price.

The holiday return policy gives you more room. Most items bought from October 1 through December 31 can be returned until January 31, which matters most for consumer electronics, PCs and vacuums, whose normal window is 30 days. The extension has exceptions, including wireless phones, protection plans, major appliances, Dyson products and select seasonal and luxury goods, and major appliances carry a 2-day window for a full refund after delivery. Walmart updated the policy on November 2, 2026, so check the return details on the item page before you buy.

How to get Walmart Black Friday deal alerts

Start with Walmart's own app. Its marketing push notifications cover trends, new arrivals and Deals, and they only arrive if notifications are on in both the Walmart app (Account, Settings, then Communications) and your phone's settings. Walmart describes them as marketing alerts, and the help page doesn't mention item-level price or stock alerts. They're good for knowing an event has started.

For the exact product you want, watch the product page itself. A Visualping monitor loads the Walmart.com page on your schedule and emails you when the change you described happens, such as the price falling below your number or an out-of-stock item becoming available again. As of November 6, 2026, more than 2,700 Visualping accounts were running about 3,550 monitors on Walmart.com pages, and 56% of the monitors active for the full past 30 days recorded at least one change.

By default, Visualping checks the page as a signed-out visitor, so it sees the public price a signed-out shopper sees, which may differ from a member-only early-access deal or your local store's price. Email, webhook and Telegram alerts work on every plan, including Free, and text alerts (US and Canada numbers) start on Personal 5K. Our Walmart price tracking guide covers price history and Rollbacks in more depth. For restocks, see the Walmart in-stock alerts guide.

Is the Black Friday price really the lowest?

A deal tag tells you how much comes off. It doesn't tell you what the item cost a month earlier. Across the retailers in our 2025 study, which analyzed 1,659 products whose prices changed between October 1 and Cyber Monday, one in three Black Friday deals had been cheaper earlier in the season, and those deals averaged 37% above the lowest price we recorded. Games & Hobbies deals missed most often, at 43% (tied with Travel), while Tech & Electronics and Home & Appliances came in lowest, at 33%. A price history for the exact item is the simplest check.

On Walmart.com, a monitor you start before November 12 records the regular price before the first event opens. By November 23, you'll know whether the Black Friday Deals price beats what the item already sold for.

How to set up a Walmart price alert in Visualping

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

1. Paste the Walmart.com 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 $400 or this item is back in stock", 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. Free's 150 checks a month cover about six days of hourly checks on one page.
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 model you'd also accept.

Walmart Black Friday FAQ

When does Walmart's Black Friday 2026 sale start?

Early Black Friday Deals start November 12 at 12:01 a.m. ET online and 6 a.m. local time in stores, and run through November 15. The main Black Friday Deals event starts online November 23, reaches stores at 6 a.m. on Friday, November 27, and runs through November 29.

Is Walmart open on Thanksgiving 2026?

No. Walmart stores are closed on Thursday, November 26. The Black Friday Deals event is already running on Walmart.com that day, and stores reopen on Black Friday with in-store deals from 6 a.m. local time.

Do Walmart prices drop further on Cyber Monday?

Walmart doesn't promise it. Its Cyber Monday event runs on Walmart.com from November 30 to December 2, and in 2025 its Cyber Monday preview featured different products from the Black Friday lists, so a Black Friday item may or may not get a deeper cut. Keep a monitor running on the item through December 2 and you'll see whether it moves.

Does Walmart price match Black Friday deals?

No. Stores match identical in-stock Walmart.com prices, but not Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals, Rollbacks or clearance, and not competitors. Walmart.com doesn't price match or refund a later price drop.

Do I need Walmart+ to shop Walmart's Black Friday deals?

No. Walmart+ members get the first 24 hours on select online-only deals during the Early Black Friday and Black Friday events, and anything left opens to everyone the next day.

How do I get an alert when a Walmart item drops in price?

Paste the product page URL into Visualping, write a condition such as "the price drops below $400", pick a check frequency and add your email. Visualping emails you when the condition is met.