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Vancouver Black Friday Shopping Deals

November 23, 2024

Black Friday takes place on November 28th in 2025. It’s the day after American Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas shopping season and holiday sales.

Cyber Monday, which in 2025 is on December 1st, 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 2nd until the 8th. The dates may be similar in 2025, though these are to be confirmed.

This article describes the following places with Black Friday deals:

Black Friday Deals in the Lower Mainland

Examples of Black Friday specials from local Vancouver organizations last year 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, when you bought a gift certificate during the company’s Black Friday special you could save 20%!
Vancouver Mysteries – the outdoor game company has adventures with superhero, secret agent, detective and ghosting-hunting themes in downtown Vancouver. Gift certificates were on sale up until December 1st last year. You could save $10 per person!
Vancouver Boat Parties – the company offered 20% off tickets for its two New Year’s Eve parties in 2024. You could enjoy a nightclub-style party on a yacht sailing around downtown. This sale only happened on November 29th!
Vancouver Opera – for Black Friday the theatre company offered a special buy-one-get-one-free deal. If you bought a duet package to see Flight and Madama Butterfly and used the promo code BLACKFRIDAY, you could attend both shows for the price of one.
WildPlay Element Park – the outdoor recreation park had a Holiday Sale that ran through the end of November. 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.
Vancouver Christmas Market – guests last year could use the promo code BLACKFRIDAY to save 15% off general admission on weekdays between November 25th and December 6th. Tickets had to be purchased at least one day in advance.
Cirque du Soleil – select tickets for the company’s ECHO show in Vancouver were up to 50% off for a limited time.
Pier 7 Restaurant – if you bought $75 worth of gift cards at the waterfront Restaurant in North Vancouver, you could get a bonus card worth $10. If you purchased a $100 gift card, you could get a bonus card worth $20!

Playland – it wasn’t a sale specifically for Black Friday, but early bird season passes for Playland went on sale. You could save $30 if you booked a pass before December 24th.
PNE Winter Fair – if you used the promo code WARMUP before December 3rd, you could have saved up to $10 on tickets.
VanDusen Botanical Garden – visitors in 2024 saved 10% when they booked tickets to the Festival of Lights using the promo code BLACKFRIDAY. This offer was valid until December 2nd.
FlyOver – between November 25th and December 2nd last year, you could get adult gift tickets for $20 and children gift tickets for $10.
Glow Langley – if you used the promo code LETSGLOW to book your visit for December 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th or 11th in 2024, you would have saved 25%! This offer ended on Monday, December 2nd, at 11:59 pm or when the availability of the discounted tickets sold out.
Zero Latency – the virtual reality games were 20% off until December 2nd last year. You could use the promo code PLAYVR20 to redeem this offer.
Botanica Tulip Festival – tickets for the 2025 flower festival were over 50% off on Black Friday.
StayVancouverHotels.com – in mid-November last year, the website featured a credit card bonus gift campaign. For two-night stays at participating Vancouver hotels between November 14th, 2024, and March 31st, 2025, you could get between $150 and $250 in prepaid credit cards.

Black Friday e-Bike Deals

OHM Bikes – for a limited time, you could save up to $2,000 at this electric bike store in North Vancouver.
Reckless Shipyards – this e-bike store is also in North Vancouver. Bikes were up to 50% off during this company’s Black Friday special in last year.

Continue reading to learn more about Black Friday and places to shop in the Lower Mainland. Or, see our article about Vancouver Experiential Christmas Gift Ideas for ideas on things to buy for people in the Lower Mainland.

SUPPORT LOCAL!

When shopping, please don’t forget to support small local businesses too. Giant online retailers have been doing well since the pandemic. Small local businesses, on the other hand, have been struggling for the past few years. 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.

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.

Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby

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. Metrotown usually has a good selection of deals and discounts for Black Friday. The place can also get insanely busy on the main sale day.

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

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, now more than ever, 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!