India, Nov. 1 -- Black Friday 2026 will fall on Friday, November 27, with retailers expected to roll out discounts across electronics, fashion, home appliances and other product categories. The annual shopping event takes place the day after Thanksgiving in the United States and marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season.

Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, November 26, this year. Black Friday will be followed by Cyber Monday on November 30, extending the shopping period through the weekend.

Although Black Friday was traditionally associated with a single day of heavy discounts and crowded stores, it has increasingly become a multi-week shopping event. Retailers now introduce early offers in October and November, with dea...