Target's Black Friday sale is live — check out the deals here

2025-04-28 08:35:15admin

UPDATE: Nov. 23, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EST Target's Black Friday sale, which contains its biggest savings of the season, kicked off Oct. 29 and will span four weeks leading up to Black Friday.

Best early Target Black Friday deals:

Best Apple deal 2022 iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB) $499.99 at Target (save $100) ipad air

Best TV deal Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV $259.99 at Target (Special Purchase pricing plus save $20) Philips TV with neon light abstract screensaver

Best laptop deal HP 14-inch Chromebook (Intel Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) $219.99 at Target (save $150) HP Chromebook

Best toy deal FAO Schwarz toys save 25% on select toys at Target FAO Schwarz tea party set

Best vacuum deal Dyson V8 Origin $279.99 at Target (save $150 as a Target Circle member) Dyson cordless vacuum with horizontal dust bin and red extender

Dyson cordless vacuum with horizontal dust bin and red extender

It's news to no one that the "Black Friday" — singular day — nomenclature isn't even close to an accurate depiction of how long Black Friday season actually spans.

Take Target, for example: It officially began releasing early Black Friday deals on Oct. 29, with new ones materializing in the following four weeksleading up to Thanksgiving weekend. All of this is part of what Target says are its best savings of the year. Best Buy is similarly ahead of the game and Walmart is right on their heels.

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If it feels like you were just reading about all of these deals Target was dropping, you were — Target Circle Week was just a few weeks ago. While the product categories seeing price slashes for Circle Week and Black Friday (TVs, video games, headphones, kitchen and cleaning appliances) are similar, you don't need to be a Target Circle member to access a majority of Target's early Black Friday deals as you did with Circle Week deals.

Target is switching up its sales on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis, so we're keeping tabs on the best early Black Friday deals at Target as they show up.

Early Black Friday Apple deals

Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Our pick: 2022 iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB)

Why we like it

Released last year, the 5th generation iPad Air is still a solid tablet. It's powered by the M1 chip, compatible with the Apple Pencil 2, and is "elegant, powerful, and versatile enough for both casual users and professionals," Mashable's Stan Schroeder noted in his review of the tablet. At $499.99, the 64GB WiFi-only version is back at its all-time low Prime Day pricing ahead of Black Friday.

More early Black Friday Apple deals

15% off Target-certified pre-owned Apple products
2022 iPad Air (WiFi, 256GB) — $649.99~~$749.99~~(save $100)

Early Black Friday tech deals

Opens in a new window Credit: Philips Our pick: Philips 50-inch QLED Roku TV

Why we like it

A 50-inch 4K TV in the $259.99 realm is already a pretty dang good deal, let alone a QLED model. This Philips model is labeled as a special purchase, which means this is an item that may not be on Target's website year-round and was listed at an already-low price just for the early Black Friday event. So while the 7% discount is hardly a Black Friday-level chunk off, the price is stellar to begin with.

QLED TVs feature quantum dots, which produce a much wider, brighter array of colors than non-QLED models, making colors noticably more vibrant. Because of their brightness, QLED TVs are particularly great for watching TV (especially sports) in the daylight. This particular Philips model is Dolby Vision compatible and has the Roku platform built in.

More early Black Friday tech deals

TVs, sound bars, and streaming devices

Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite — $15.99~~$29.99~~(save $14)
Amazon Fire TV Stick (2020) — $19.99 ~~$39.99~~(save $20)
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) — $24.99~~$49.99~~(save $25)
Samsung 2.0 channel soundbar — $89.99~~$119.99~~(save $30)
Samsung 3.1 channel 400W soundbar — $199.99~~$299.99~~(save $100)
TCL 50-inch S4 4K TV — $229.99~~$279.99~~(save $50)
Hisense 55-inch 4K Google TV —$259.99 ~~$349.99~~(save $90)
LG 65-inch C3 OLED TV — $1,599.99~~$1,999.99~~(save $400)

Laptops

HP 14-inch Chromebook (Intel Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $219.99~~$369.9~~9 (save $150)
HP 14-inch 2-in-1 Chromebook (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC) —$259.99$379.99 (save $120)
Acer 15.6-inch Aspire 3 (Intel Core i5, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $379.99 ~~$499.99~~(save $120)

Gaming

Free $15 Target gift card when you spend $100 on Playstation gift cards
DualSense Wireless Controller for PS5 — $49.99~~$79.99~~(save $30)
HyperX QuadCast USB condenser gaming microphone — $99.99~~$139.99~~(save $40)

Headphones and speakers

JBL Charge 5 portable speaker — $119.99~~$179.99~~(save $60)
Beats Powerbeats Pro — $179.99~~$249.99~~(save $70)
Beats Studio Pro — $299.99~~$349.99~~(save $50)

Fitness trackers and smartwatches

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Fitbit Charge 6 — $99.95~~$159.95~~(save $60)

Early Black Friday toy deals

Opens in a new window Credit: FAO Schwarz Our pick: FAO Schwarz toys

Why we like it

There's something for every kid on your list in this FAO Schwarz sale at Target. Take 25% off on over 170 different toys, from tea party sets and makeup mirrors to boxing robots and magnetic tiles.

More early Black Friday toy deals

25% off one toy or kids' book with Target Circle
Barbie Vacation House Playset — $68.99~~$114.99~~(save $46)

More miscellaneous deals

Fujifilm Instax Wide Link smartphone printer — $99.99~~$149.99~~(save $50)

Early Black Friday home and kitchen deals

Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Our pick: Dyson V8 Origin

Why we like it

Your cheapest path to a cordless Dyson is the V8. And an early Black Friday deal makes it particularly cheap at Target, where the V8 Origin is on sale for $279.99. FWIW, the cheapest V8 currently offered at Dyson's website is on sale for $299.99. The only catch? You have to be a Target Circle member. But no sweat; it's completely free to sign up.

Even as Dyson's mildest cleaner, the V8 is still a powerhouse, especially on bare floors. It creates 115 Air Watts of suction power compared to the now-discontinued V7 and can clean for up to 40 minutes on one charge.