Raleigh holiday shopping 2026: Triangle Town Center's Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours, Small Business Saturday Nov. 28, holiday markets and free parking.
Last checked Oct. 27, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Store hours are from each center’s own website and change through the season; we add them as the centers post them.
Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28. Raleigh’s shopping runs from the malls on the Beltline to North Hills, Cameron Village and the downtown shops, with holiday markets most weekends from late November. This page lists hours as each center publishes them. It has no prices and no deals lists.
Updated Oct. 27: Shop Local Raleigh now lists the Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market at The Exchange Raleigh, 1000 Social St.
Who to call
- Triangle Town Center: 919-792-2020
- City of Raleigh Parking: the city’s parking page
- GoRaleigh and regional transit info: 919-485-7433
- Emergency: 911
Mall hours
Triangle Town Center, 5959 Triangle Town Blvd., in northeast Raleigh, has posted its holiday hours (hours page):
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26 | Closed |
| Black Friday, Friday, Nov. 27 | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 19 | 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Dec. 20 | Noon to 7 p.m. |
| Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 21-23 | 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25 | Closed |
| New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31 | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Crabtree Valley Mall, on Glenwood Avenue at the Beltline, had not published 2026 holiday hours that we could check. Stores inside both malls can keep their own hours, so check the store too.
Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28
The Saturday after Thanksgiving is the day to shop at independent stores. In Raleigh, that means the downtown blocks around Fayetteville Street and the Warehouse District, Five Points, Cameron Village and North Hills. Shop Local Raleigh keeps a directory of its member businesses by category and a community events calendar with holiday sales and pop-ups.
Holiday markets
| Market | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Midtown Makers Market | 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Tuesday, Dec. 15 | North Hills Innovation District |
| Downtown tree lighting and holiday market | 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 | Moore Square |
| Christmas at North Hills vendor village | 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 | North Hills Commons |
| Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market | Nov. 27-29 | Jim Graham Building, N.C. State Fairgrounds |
| Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 | The Exchange Raleigh, 1000 Social St. |
The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market is the big Thanksgiving weekend show: more than 250 exhibitors with crafts, holiday foods, gifts and decorations in the Jim Graham Building, 1025 Blue Ridge Road. Visit Raleigh’s listing gives the hours as 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with paid admission for adults and children 6 to 12.
The Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market, presented by Shop Local Raleigh, brings small businesses and local beer to The Exchange Raleigh at Raleigh Iron Works, 1000 Social St., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
The Midtown Makers Market is an evening market of local makers and artisans with live music on the third Tuesday of each month. Park in the NHID or St. Albans decks, North Hills says.
Parking and traffic
- Free two-hour parking downtown, weekdays. Enter one of five city-owned decks between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (Blount Street, City Center, Moore Square, Municipal Building and Wilmington Street Station) and the first two hours are free. After that, it is $3 an hour up to $21 a day. The offer is good once a day, does not cover street parking and is suspended when special event rates apply. Blount Street Deck has no public parking on weekends (city program page).
- The Raleigh Christmas Parade closes downtown streets on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 21; see our parade page.
- GoRaleigh runs no buses on Thanksgiving Day and its regular schedule on Black Friday, according to its holiday hours.
- Road work that could slow a trip to the malls is on our road closures page.
What this means for you
- Triangle Town Center is closed on Thanksgiving; Black Friday doors open at 9 a.m.
- Shopping downtown on a weekday? Use a city deck and keep it under two hours to park free.
- Thanksgiving weekend, the State Fairgrounds gift market and the malls both draw crowds on Blue Ridge Road and Glenwood Avenue.
More: Thanksgiving in Raleigh and new businesses in Raleigh.
Frequently asked questions
Is Triangle Town Center open on Thanksgiving 2026?
No. Triangle Town Center is closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, and open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 27, according to the mall.
When is Small Business Saturday 2026?
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, the day after Black Friday.
What holiday markets are in Raleigh in 2026?
The Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market runs Nov. 27-29 at the State Fairgrounds, Shop Local Raleigh’s Jolly Raleigh Holiday Market is Dec. 5 at The Exchange Raleigh, 1000 Social St., and the Midtown Makers Market at North Hills is Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.
Is there free parking in downtown Raleigh for holiday shopping?
On weekdays, the first two hours are free in five city-owned downtown decks when you enter between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The offer does not apply when special event rates are in effect.
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