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Vancouver Black Friday Shopping Deals

November 17, 2025

Black Friday takes place on November 27th in 2026. It’s the day after American Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas shopping season and holiday sales.

Cyber Monday, which in 2026 is on November 30th, is the Monday after Black Friday when even more things go on sale online.

Black Friday is like Boxing Day, except this special day for holiday shopping deals is in late November and Boxing Day is after Christmas.

Happening at around the same time is BC Buy Local Week which is a campaign that reminds people about the importance and benefits of supporting local businesses and buying local. Last year, BC Buy Local Week ran from December 1st until the 7th.

This article describes the following places with Black Friday deals:

Black Friday Deals in the Lower Mainland

Examples of 2025 Black Friday specials from local Vancouver organizations included the following attractions and experiences.

Black Friday Event and Attraction Deals

Forbidden Vancouver – the walking tour company offers awesome tours around the city throughout the year. Last year, if you bought a gift certificate between November 16th and December 1st, you could save 20%. The company’s Forbidden Fan Passes were also discounted until the first day of December.
Vancouver Mysteries – the outdoor game company has adventures with superhero, secret agent, detective and ghosting-hunting themes in downtown Vancouver. Special gift certificates were on sale up until December 1st in 2025.
WildPlay Element Park – the outdoor recreation park had a Holiday Sale that ran for a limited time. If you bought a $100 gift card, you could get an instant $25 in bonus credit. Plus, annual season passes were up to $50 off for adults and $20 off for kids. What’s more? Up until the end of last year’s season, you could save a percent off adventures equal to your age. For example, if you were 50 years old, you could get 50% off the cost of the attraction’s ropes courses, ziplines and other adventures (but not on gift cards or season passes).
Vancouver Canadians Baseball – from Black Friday to Cyber Monday last year, Starting 9 ticket packages for next season came with a free t-shirt. Plus, everything in the team store was 20% off.
Pier 7 Restaurant – if you bought a gift card in-person at the waterfront restaurant in North Vancouver, you could get 20% more than what you paid for.
Zero Latency – gift vouchers and virtual reality games were 25% off until December 2nd last year.
Vancouver Bandits Basketball – during last year’s Black Friday event, fans could enjoy 25% off 2026 Jam Packs. Select hoodies were also 50% off for a limited time.
StayVancouverHotels.com – in mid-November of 2025, the website featured a credit card bonus gift campaign. For two-night stays at participating Vancouver hotels between November 14th, 2025, and March 31st, 2026, you could get between $150 and $250 in prepaid credit cards.
Flyover – up until December 1st, 2025, Flyover gift tickets cost just $20 for adults and $10 for children. Plus, with the Family Experience package available online, one child got free admission per paying adult on Mondays to Thursdays up until December 18th.
Glenda’s Christmas Cottage – the boutique Christmas store in Abbotsford had a sale last Black Friday. If you used the promo code Lights20off, you received 20% off select decor, both online and instore, but only between December 2nd and 7th.

Deals on 2026 Experiences

Vancouver International Wine Festival – as of mid-November, 2025, a limited number of tickets for the 2026 International Festival Tasting events were up to $30 off.
Vancouver Opera – 50% off tickets to Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Puccini’s La Bohème, but only until midnight on November 28th, 2025.
Shen Yun – the international performing arts company is in Vancouver on April 8th to 12th in 2026. For a limited time, if you used the promo code VBP26 in 2025, you could save about $16 per ticket.
Cirque du Soleil – the world-famous circus only returns to Vancouver in the fall of 2026. However, for Black Friday in 2025, select seats for this year’s shows were up to 40% off for a limited time.
Vancouver International Car Show – general admission and family pass ticket prices were half price for the event in March, 2026, but only if you bought them between November 27th and December 2nd last year.

SUPPORT LOCAL!

When shopping, please don’t forget to support small local businesses too. Giant online retailers typically do well. Small local businesses, on the other hand, sometimes struggle. Shop local and support small independent businesses as much as possible.

BC Buy Local Week typically runs the first week of December. However, it’s good to support local before, after, and all the time.

Black Friday Shopping in Metro Vancouver

As most people know (unless you’re new to the continent), Black Friday is the day after American Thanksgiving which is the fourth Thursday in November. The day marks the official start of the Christmas shopping season. Numerous malls and retailers offer special sales to entice shoppers and to commemorate the occasion.

Below are some of the shopping malls and retail outlets around Metro Vancouver that offer Black Friday specials.

Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby

Metropolis at Metrotown is Vancouver’s largest shopping mall. With over 400 stores and restaurants as well as a movie theatre, the mall has something for every shopper. The mall always has a fabulous selection of deals and discounts for Black Friday.

See our article about Metropolis at Metrotown for more details about the mall in general.

TIP: Throughout the holiday season there is the Santa Experience at Metropolis at the Met. Last year, on December 6th, in addition to the regular photos with Santa opportunities, there was also a holiday artisan market, a dance party and a toy drive. The artisan market happened on December 7th.

Pacific Centre in Downtown Vancouver

A large mall with high-end stores in downtown Vancouver is Pacific Centre. It’s located in the middle of Robson, Granville, Howe and West Pender Streets. Brand-name retailers at the mall include Abercrombie & Fitch, American Outfitters, Banana Republic, Club Monaco, La Vie en Rose, lululemon, The Body Shop and dozens of others.

See our Pacific Centre article to learn more about the venue.

Tsawwassen Mills Mall in Delta

Tsawwassen Mills is a large outlet shopping mall located in Delta close to the ferry terminal. The place has over 200 stores and restaurants.

Many stores within the mall offer deals for Black Friday. Click Tsawwassen Mills Mall to learn more about the shopping centre in general.

McArthur Glen Designer Outlet in Richmond

Designed like a European shopping street, McArthurGlen is a large outlet mall near the Vancouver Airport (which is about a 30-minute drive from downtown Vancouver). Stores at McArthurGlen include designer places such as Jimmy Choo and Coach as well as less fancy outlets like Old Navy.

Click McArthur Glen Outlet Mall for more information about the mall.

Guildford Town Centre in Surrey

Guildford Town Centre is one of the largest malls in the Metro Vancouver area. It has over 200 shops and restaurants as well as a movie theatre.

Most (but not all) stores in Guildford Town Centre usually offer some kind of sale for Black Friday. The sales normally run all weekend, so from Black Friday until Cyber Monday, but in some cases for even longer. See our article about Guildford Town Centre for more details about the mall.

Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver

The North Shore’s Park Royal Shopping Centre is one of the oldest and biggest malls in Metro Vancouver. The place has over 200 stores and restaurants, as well as a Cineplex movie theatre. People can choose to shop at one (or all three) of the mall’s sections: Park Royal North, Park Royal South or the Village.

Click Park Royal Mall for more information about the venue.

Other Shopping Centres

Other malls in Metro Vancouver include Lansdowne Centre and Aberdeen Centre in Richmond and Central City in Surrey. There won’t be so many deals at places like these during Black Friday week, but there should still be some (especially at the big box anchor stores).

Coquitlam Centre is another big mall that can get busy during the pre-Christmas season. MEC, a one-stop shop for outdoor enthusiasts, is also a popular place to shop at any one of the store’s various locations.

While not malls, there are several other places in the Vancouver area to find great Black Friday deals. Granville Street and Robson Street are two shopping destinations with a wide variety of stores.

In addition to the places listed above, some other shopping destinations in the Lower Mainland include Lonsdale Quay and Granville Island. While not known for their Black Friday deals, these are great places for shopping in general and finding unique gifts.

BLACK FRIDAY TIPS

In some cases from previous years, we’ve noticed that some retailers actually offer better deals the week before Black Friday, like 50% off everything prior to the date of American Thanksgiving and then just 40% off during their Black Friday sales. So shop wisely and don’t be fooled by gimmicks! There are definitely great deals to be had. Not everything with a sale sign on it, though, is at its lowest price of the season.

And finally, it’s important to support local businesses. There are lots of great online sales. When and where you can, though, try to buy and support local. Small businesses don’t normally offer big Black Friday deals. They do, though, have a big impact on the wellbeing of local communities.