Best Buy’s Black Friday Sale Schedule Announced
Retailers have begun to announce their Black Friday sale schedules. Following hot on the heels of Walmart's announcement this morning, Best Buy has unveiled its entire holiday 2026 sale schedule — including Black Friday. It’s comprised of several sale events that run between October 30 and December 24.
Here’s the full Best Buy holiday sale schedule:
- October 30 - November 1: DoorBOOsters
- November 6 - November 19: Early Black Friday Deals + Doorbusters
- November 19 - 28: Black Friday Doorbusters + Deals
- November 29 - 30: Cyber Monday Sale Event
- December 18 - 24: Last-Minute Savings Event
Before diving into the specifics, it's worth pointing out that you can get a free $5 Best Buy credit for signing up for the new Best Buy Gamers program, which is like an informational page for all things gaming. It tells you when the biggest upcoming games are coming out and has all the gaming deals in one place.
OK, the sales kick off with the DoorBOOsters sale that runs October 30 through November 1. We don’t have details about what deals will be available at this point, but we'll be sure to cover the sales right here at IGN.
Following a brief five-day break, the official “Early Black Friday Deals + Doorbusters” sale begins on November 6. This sounds like a general sale that will run all month. However, Best Buy says “new deals will drop every Friday” during this time.
The actual Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals sale starts on November 19 and runs through November 28 (the day after Black Friday). These will be the real deals, though based on previous years, you can generally expect new deals to go live on Black Friday itself (November 27).
If stock holds out, Black Friday deals typically stay live throughout the weekend. Best Buy’s Cyber Monday Sale Event kicks off Sunday, November 29 and runs through Monday, November 30. These deals are not typically very different from the Black Friday deals, though some retailers get resupplies of stock on Cyber Monday. So if you missed out on any Black Friday deals, it’s worth checking back on Monday to see if it’s available again.
It’s also worth noting that, if you happen to be a Best Buy Plus or Total member, you’ll earn double rewards on purchases from November 19 to December 6.
After effectively an entire month of sales at Best Buy, the retailer is giving it a rest through the first two weeks of December. But starting December 18 and running through December 24 (aka Christmas Eve), you can expect to see more deals go live in what Best Buy is calling its Last-Minute Savings sale.
If you buy something from Best Buy between October 30 - December 31 and want to return it, you have until January 15 to make the return for most items. You can find more details about what to expect from the sale in Best Buy’s corporate blog post.