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Black Friday 2026 in Michigan: Store Hours, Malls and Small Business Saturday by City
Which big stores are closed on Thanksgiving, when they open Nov. 27, where to find each mall’s hours, and the shop-local events downtowns have planned for Thanksgiving weekend.
Which big stores are closed on Thanksgiving, when they open Nov. 27, where to find each mall’s hours, and the shop-local events downtowns have planned for Thanksgiving weekend. We list only hours a retailer or organizer has published itself, and we say so when a time hasn’t been posted yet. Last checked Nov. 10, 2026.
Big-box stores: Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26, and Black Friday is Nov. 27. Here is what the largest chains have announced, with the source for each. Local hours can differ, so check your own store’s page in the retailer’s store locator.
- Target: all stores closed Thanksgiving. Open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday and close at the usual closing time. Extended hours run Nov. 29 to Dec. 23 (they vary by store), and stores close by 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Source: Target holiday fact sheet.
- Walmart: stores closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. In-store Black Friday Deals start at 6 a.m. local time Nov. 27; the online event starts Nov. 23. An Early Black Friday Deals event runs Nov. 12-15, in stores from 6 a.m. Sources: Walmart, holiday announcement and holiday events release.
- Kohl’s and JCPenney: open at 5 a.m. local time on Black Friday, the companies said. Home Depot opens at 6 a.m. Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, JCPenney and Dick’s Sporting Goods are closed on Thanksgiving. Source: The Washington Times’ running list of retailer announcements, Nov. 9, 2026.
Mall hours by city
Most malls post Black Friday and holiday hours on their own sites in the weeks before Thanksgiving. Use these official links; we’ll add each mall’s Black Friday hours here once it posts them.
Detroit area
- Somerset Collection, Troy (official site; hours page) · local news
- Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn (official site; hours page) · local news
Ann Arbor
- Briarwood Mall (official site; hours page) · local news
Grand Rapids
- Woodland Mall, Kentwood (official site; hours page) · local news
- RiverTown Crossings, Grandville (official site; hours page) · local news
Lansing
- Lansing Mall (official site; hours page) · local news
- Eastwood Towne Center (official site; hours page) · local news
Holland
- Westshore Mall (official site; hours page) · local news
Battle Creek
- Lakeview Square (official site; hours page) · local news
Port Huron
- Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot (official site; hours page) · local news
Traverse City
- Grand Traverse Mall (official site; hours page) · local news
Shop local over Thanksgiving weekend
- Traverse City: the Grand Traverse Mall’s Black Friday craft and vendor show runs Nov. 27-29, and Santa photos start Nov. 27, according to the mall’s events page. Our story.
- Holland: the free Kerstmarkt is open Friday, Nov. 27, 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., per Downtown Holland.
- Grand Haven: Small Business Saturday deals downtown Nov. 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., per Visit Grand Haven.
- Petoskey: the Downtown Petoskey Holiday Parade is Small Business Saturday morning, Nov. 28, 10 to 11 a.m., per Downtown Petoskey.
- Frankenmuth: the Christmas Experience kicks off Friday, Nov. 27, with the tree lighting and Santa, per Frankenmuth’s visitors bureau.
Holiday lights, parades and tree lightings by city: our Michigan holiday events guide.
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