Black Friday 2024 store schedule to shop the best deals from Target, Walmart, Best Buy and more

The year 2024 Black Friday sales are still a few weeks away (in 2024, the big shopping sale falls on Friday, November 29), but it’s never too early to start planning a strategy to get stores first this year. And if you plan to buy more than online Amazon Black Friday Dealsyou may be wondering when the retailers open and what kind of doors they will have.

While most of these stores will remain closed on Thanksgiving to allow employees to spend time with their families (Bass Pro Shops was one of the few stores open last year), most will open bright and early Friday morning, when most people I’m still sleeping off the Tryptophan. Before you get carried away, don’t expect to rush to the shops at 1am looking for a deal. The earliest you’ll catch any of these retailers opening on Black Friday is 5 a.m. — still an ungodly hour, but at least you’ll be able to watch the sun rise while you’re standing in line.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of opening hours for some of our readers’ favorite shops. More Black Friday deals are available online than in years past — and many retailers are even getting a head start, with plans to roll out deals before Thanksgiving. That said, some stores may still have in-person deals only – so check the fine print in those old-school newspaper circulars and TV ads.

Black Friday 2024 store schedule

While retailers have yet to begin announcing their Black Friday schedule, we can speculate when they will open based on last year’s schedule. As we receive confirmation from each store, we’ll update this story. To that end, here are the opening times for major retailers for Black Friday 2023. Want to shop online? We also connected to each store.

Note that store hours vary by location, so we recommend calling ahead to any stores you plan to visit.

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