Target Black Friday 2026 Dates, Hours and Target Circle Guide

TL;DR: Target Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27. Target set Early Black Friday for November 5-7 and posts a new Deal of the Day every day from November 1 to December 24, but it hasn't announced Black Friday week or Cyber Monday dates as of November 10. Stores close on Thanksgiving and open at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. A Visualping alert on each product page emails you when the price drops or stock returns.

Target spreads Black Friday across most of November, with daily deals, an early sale and weekend offers before the main event. That makes timing harder, because the first price you see may not be the lowest one before Christmas.

Dates and offers in this guide come from Target's October 21, 2026 holiday announcement and its November 2026 holiday fact sheet. Store hours can vary by location, so check your store's page on Target.com before you go.

Target Black Friday 2026 dates and events

Target announced its 2026 holiday deal calendar on October 21: a new Deal of the Day every day from November 1 through December 24, Early Black Friday deals on November 5-7, and new limited-time offers every weekend after that. New this year, you can preview each Deal of the Day a day before it goes live. Target hadn't published dates for its Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales as of November 10.

Last year's calendar shows how the main sales lined up. Target ran its 2025 Black Friday sale from Sunday, Nov. 23 through Saturday, Nov. 29, and announced it on Nov. 20. Its 2025 Cyber Monday event started at 2 a.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 30 and ran through Monday, Dec. 1 on Target.com and in the Target app.

Target Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2026 store hours

Target's 2026 holiday fact sheet says all stores close on Thanksgiving (Nov. 26) and open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday (Nov. 27), then close at their usual time. From Nov. 29 through Dec. 23, stores run extended holiday hours that vary by location. On Christmas Eve, every store closes by 8 p.m. local time, and all stores stay closed on Christmas Day.

If you shop online, the 6 a.m. start matters less. It counts most for in-store shopping and Order Pickup.

What Target put on sale for Black Friday 2025

Target hasn't published its 2026 Black Friday ad, so last year's is the best guide to what goes on sale. Target's 2025 Black Friday week took up to 50% off tech and video games (Nintendo, Bose, Samsung), toys, and small appliances and floorcare (Dyson, Bissell, Instant Pot), plus 50% off select Beats headphones, up to $200 off select Apple products and $100 off PlayStation 5 consoles. A second wave on Nov. 27-29 added 40% off select LEGO sets, holiday décor and sweaters, with early access to some deals for Target Circle 360 members.

Target's 2025 Cyber Monday sale repeated the up-to-50% ceiling on tech (Bose, Sony, Beats, Meta), toys and small appliances, kept the up-to-$200 Apple discount and went to 60% off on furniture. Paying with a Target Circle Card took an extra 5% off.

The early sale looked much the same in both years. Target's 2025 Early Black Friday sale ran Nov. 6-8 with most deals at 40% off or more, including 40% off select LEGO products and up to 50% off small appliances and floorcare. The 2026 version kept the same Thursday-to-Saturday slot, and its top Early Black Friday deals led with 40% off sweatshirts and sweatpants, 40% off select toys, 40% off lights, wreaths, garlands and porch pots, up to 50% off kitchen appliances and 30% off Levi's apparel.

Toys, small kitchen appliances and décor show up in every one of these sales, and Apple discounts ran in both the 2025 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Those are the product pages most worth watching from now through Cyber Monday.

Target Circle, Circle 360 and Circle Card

Target has three programs that change what you pay or how long you have to return. Target Circle is free to join. Circle deals apply automatically once you identify yourself as a member, by signing in or entering your mobile number at checkout.

Target Circle 360 is the paid tier, at $99 a year or $10.99 a month at the regular price. It adds early access to big sales, free fast shipping, same-day delivery on orders over $35, monthly freebies and an extra 30 days for returns.

The Target Circle Card, available as a debit or credit card, takes an extra 5% off at checkout on top of Circle deals. It also adds an extra 30 days for returns and free standard shipping on Target.com, and it cuts the Circle 360 price to $49 a year or $4.99 a month.

For Black Friday, the Circle Card's 5% is the benefit that applies to the most purchases. Circle 360's early access only pays off if Target repeats the 2025 pattern of members-first deal drops.

Target's holiday price match and return policy

Target's price match policy matches only Target's own prices: Target.com, Target stores and automatic Target Circle deals. Normally you can request a match at purchase or within 14 days after. For the holidays, if you buy an item starting Nov. 1, 2026 and the price goes lower at Target on or before Dec. 24, 2026, you can request a price match.

The match isn't automatic. You bring proof of the lower price and your receipt to Guest Services, or use chat or the Guest Services phone line for Target.com orders. Clearance and refurbished items don't qualify, and price matches can't be combined with Circle Bonuses, Target coupons or gift card offers. Our Target price matching guide covers the rest of the fine print.

Returns get more room too. Target's extended holiday return window covers purchases from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, 2026, and the clock starts on Dec. 26. Electronics and entertainment items (other than Apple and Beats) get 30 days from then, so the deadline is Jan. 24, 2027. Apple and Beats products and unlocked or prepaid phones get 14 days, until Jan. 8, 2027, and most Target Plus items also run to Jan. 24, 2027.

Everything else follows Target's standard return policy, which gives 90 days on most unopened items in new condition. Circle Card holders and Circle 360 members get an extra 30 days on top.

Is the Black Friday price the lowest one?

A big percent-off badge tells you the size of the markdown. It doesn't tell you what the item sold for in October. Across the retailers in our 2025 study, one in three Black Friday deals had been cheaper earlier in the season, and those deals averaged 37% above the lowest price we recorded. Travel and Games & Hobbies had the highest share of these deals, at 43%. A monitor that runs from now until Black Friday gives you your own price history to judge a doorbuster against.

That history also tells you when to use the holiday price match. If something you bought in the first week of November gets cheaper at Target by Dec. 24, an alert tells you to go claim the difference.

How to get Target Black Friday deal alerts

What Target's own alerts do

Target's Deal of the Day page lets you preview upcoming deals and set a reminder, and Target asks shoppers to turn on Target app notifications and sign up for deal texts. Those alerts follow the deals Target chooses to feature. They may not tell you when the specific model you want drops in price or comes back in stock.

Watch the exact product page with Visualping

As of November 6, 2026, more than 1,900 Visualping accounts were running more than 2,500 monitors on Target.com pages, and 47% of the monitors active for the full past 30 days recorded at least one change.

A Visualping monitor checks the product page you pick on your schedule and emails you when it changes, whether that's a lower price, a new Circle deal or an out-of-stock notice turning back into an Add to cart button. Email alerts work on every plan, including Free, and so do webhooks and Telegram. SMS starts on Personal 5K (US and Canada numbers).

On Free, the 150 monthly checks cover five pages checked once a day for about a month. Our Target price tracking guide covers longer-term setups. The Target restock alerts guide covers items that sell out. For other stores, start with our Black Friday deal alerts roundup.

How to set up a Target price drop alert

Open the exact item on Target.com first and pick the size, color or model you want, so the URL points to that version.

1. Paste the Target product page URL into the box on the Visualping homepage and click Go. A preview of the page loads.
2. Type what you want in Alert me when, for example "the price drops below $80 or a Target Circle deal appears" or "this item is back in stock". You can also pick one of the AI suggestions under the box.
3. Pick how often to check in the Check: dropdown. The fastest option depends on your plan: hourly on Free, every 15 minutes on Personal 1K, every 5 minutes on Personal 5K, and every 2 minutes on Personal 10K and Business. 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. Writing an Alert me when condition also turns on Visualping's important-only filter, so you only hear about changes that match your condition.

FAQ

When does Target's Black Friday 2026 sale start?

Target hadn't announced its 2026 Black Friday sale dates as of November 10. Early Black Friday was set for Nov. 5-7, and Deal of the Day runs every day through Dec. 24. In 2025, the Black Friday sale ran from Sunday, Nov. 23 to Saturday, Nov. 29.

Is Target open on Thanksgiving 2026?

No. All Target stores close on Thanksgiving (Nov. 26) and open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday (Nov. 27). Hours can vary, so check your store's page before you go.

Do Target prices drop further on Cyber Monday?

Not reliably. In 2025, Target's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales both advertised up to 50% off, and the Apple discount of up to $200 was the same in both. Cyber Monday added up to 60% off furniture. If an item you bought on or after Nov. 1 drops at Target by Dec. 24, the holiday price match covers the difference. Our Cyber Monday deal alerts guide covers other stores' Cyber Monday sales.

Does Target price match Amazon or Walmart on Black Friday?

No. Target's price match covers only Target's own prices on Target.com, in Target stores and through automatic Target Circle deals. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, 2026, it matches a lower Target price on items you already bought.

What's the last day to return Target holiday gifts?

For electronics and entertainment items bought Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, 2026, it's Jan. 24, 2027. Apple and Beats products and unlocked or prepaid phones are due back by Jan. 8, 2027. Most other items follow the standard 90-day window.

How do I get alerted when a Target item goes on sale?

Paste the product page URL into Visualping, write a condition like "the price drops below $50" in Alert me when, and pick a check frequency. You'll get an email with an AI summary when the page changes in a way that matches.