Black Friday and holiday shopping in Atlanta 2026

Black Friday 2026 in Atlanta: Small Business Saturday Nov. 28, maker's markets at Ponce City Market and Atlantic Station, and MARTA's holiday schedule.

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Store hours, market dates and transit schedules come from each center, organizer and MARTA, linked below. We do not list prices or deals.

Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and Small Business Saturday is Saturday, Nov. 28. Atlanta’s big shopping centers had not posted 2026 holiday hours when we checked; this page adds them as each center publishes.

At a glance

Black Friday: Friday, Nov. 27

Small Business Saturday: Saturday, Nov. 28, with a maker’s market at Ponce City Market

Weekend markets: Creator’s Market at Atlantic Station every weekend

MARTA Friday: Saturday bus schedule, modified Saturday rail schedule

Trash: one-day delay for Thanksgiving week

Store hours

Atlanta’s largest shopping centers set their own Black Friday hours, and stores inside can open earlier or later than the center. None had posted 2026 holiday hours on Oct. 6. Check the center’s own website the week before Thanksgiving:

Center	Neighborhood	Where to check
Lenox Square	Buckhead	Lenox Square on Simon.com
Phipps Plaza	Buckhead	Phipps Plaza on Simon.com
Atlantic Station, 1380 Atlantic Drive NW	Midtown/Westside	atlanticstation.com
Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE	Old Fourth Ward	poncecitymarket.com

Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday, started by American Express, falls on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (American Express Shop Small). Two Atlanta markets of local makers are open that day:

Village Retail Saturday Maker’s Market, Saturday, Nov. 28. A rotating lineup of local makers, artists, vintage vendors and small businesses at The Shed at Ponce City Market. The market’s description gives the hours as noon to 6 p.m.; the Ponce City Market calendar lists an 11 a.m. start. The next and last market of the year is Saturday, Dec. 19. Source: Ponce City Market event page and The Village Retail.

Creator’s Market, every weekend, Atlantic Green at Atlantic Station. Local artists, crafters and businesses. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays, weather permitting, with a farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Vendors change each weekend. Source: Atlantic Station event page.

Getting there

From MARTA’s 2026 holiday operating schedule: on Black Friday, buses and the Atlanta Streetcar run Saturday schedules and trains run a modified Saturday schedule. Saturday and Sunday run normal weekend service. Ponce City Market sits on the Eastside BeltLine Trail, and its getting here page lists MARTA, the BeltLine and I-75/85 access.

City trash and recycling pickup runs a day late in Thanksgiving week under the city’s 2026 holiday collection schedule; call 311 with questions.

After the shopping

The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Garden Lights, Holiday Nights runs nightly from Nov. 14 to Jan. 10, 2027, with last entry at 11 p.m. (garden page). More holiday events are in our holiday lights and Christmas events guide.

Frequently asked questions

When is Black Friday 2026? Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. Small Business Saturday is Saturday, Nov. 28.

Where can I shop small in Atlanta on Small Business Saturday? The Village Retail maker’s market at Ponce City Market on Nov. 28, and Atlantic Station’s weekend Creator’s Market on Atlantic Green.

What are Atlanta mall hours on Black Friday? Not posted yet. Check Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza, Atlantic Station and Ponce City Market the week before Thanksgiving.

Does MARTA run on Black Friday? Yes, on Saturday-based schedules for buses, trains and the streetcar.

What this means for you

Check center hours the week before Thanksgiving; MARTA’s Saturday schedule means less frequent trains than a normal Friday.
For local makers instead of chain stores, Saturday, Nov. 28, is the day.