Countdown · US and UK retail
Black Friday 2026 is 60 days away
There are 60 days until Black Friday on Friday 27 November 2026, which is 8 weeks and 4 days. Counting from today, Monday 28 September 2026, that leaves 44 working days in England and Wales and 41 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 16 weekend days.
Date
27 Nov 2026
Friday
Calendar days
60
8 weeks and 4 days
UK working days
44
England and Wales
US working days
41
federal holidays off
Weekend days
16
8 Saturdays, 8 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: none.
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
When Black Friday is
Black Friday is the day after US Thanksgiving, which 5 U.S.C. 6103 fixes as the fourth Thursday in November, so it falls between 23 and 29 November. It is a retail convention, not a law or a public holiday, and UK retailers use the same date.
Why the date moves
Because Thanksgiving moves between 22 and 28 November, Black Friday moves with it. It is not a federal holiday, so it counts as a US working day here, though many employers give it as a day off.
Public holidays before Black Friday
Between today and Friday 27 November 2026, the England and Wales count takes off no bank holidays, and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
Black Friday dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | Black Friday | Thanksgiving | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday 27 November | 26 November | 60 days |
| 2027 | Friday 26 November | 25 November | 424 days |
| 2028 | Friday 24 November | 23 November | 788 days |
| 2029 | Friday 23 November | 22 November | 1,152 days |
| 2030 | Friday 29 November | 28 November | 1,523 days |
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Days until other dates
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- New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027)
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Common questions
How many days until Black Friday?
There are 60 days until Black Friday 2026 on Friday 27 November 2026, counted from today, Monday 28 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until Black Friday?
It is 8 weeks and 4 days until Friday 27 November 2026. That takes in 8 full weekends and 16 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until Black Friday?
Counting today but not Friday 27 November 2026, there are 44 working days in England and Wales and 41 in the US. The UK figure takes off no bank holidays and the US figure Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day.
What day of the week is Black Friday 2026?
Black Friday 2026 is on a Friday, 27 November 2026. The one after is on a Friday, 26 November 2027, 424 days from today.
Is Black Friday a public holiday?
No. Black Friday is a retail convention, the day after Thanksgiving, not a federal or bank holiday. In 2026 it is Friday 27 November. In the next years it falls on 26 November 2027, 24 November 2028 and 23 November 2029.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
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