Black Friday is Nov. 27 and Small Business Saturday Nov. 28, with a city market at Mardi Gras Park. Christmas Jubilee fills the Convention Center Nov. 13-15.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address; the dates below are for the 2026 season. Facts come from each organizer’s page or its listing on the Mobile County community calendar, linked below. We do not list prices or deals.

Black Friday is Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, and Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28. Mobile’s holiday shopping season starts well before that, with the Junior League of Mobile’s Christmas Jubilee at the Convention Center Nov. 13-15 and a run of church, museum and neighborhood markets into December. The City of Mobile’s own Small Business Saturday Holiday Market is at Mardi Gras Park on Nov. 28.

Who to call

  • City of Mobile Special Events (holiday market): 251-208-1550, events@cityofmobile.org
  • City of Mobile Parking Office: 251-438-9132
  • Mobile Police non-emergency: 251-208-7211

Holiday markets, in date order

Date Market Where Entry
Saturdays through Nov. 14, 7:30 a.m. to noon Fall Market in the Park Cathedral Square Free
Friday, Nov. 6, 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas on the Bayou Shopping Spectacular Bayou La Batre Community Center $5; 12 and under free
Friday to Sunday, Nov. 13-15 Christmas Jubilee Mobile Convention Center, 1 S. Water St. Ticketed
Friday to Sunday, Nov. 13-15 Merry Midtown Market St. Pius X Catholic Church, 217 S. Sage Ave. See organizer
Saturday, Nov. 21, noon to 7 p.m. Semmes Christmas Market and Tree Lighting City of Semmes Honor Park Free
Saturday, Nov. 28, noon to 4 p.m. Small Business Saturday Holiday Market Mardi Gras Park, 109 Government St. Free
Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Winter Craft Fair Providence Presbyterian Church, 2320 Schillinger Road S. Free
Saturday, Dec. 5, 1 to 5 p.m. Holiday Market and Open House Mobile Museum of Art, 4850 Museum Drive Free
Sunday, Dec. 6, 3 to 6 p.m. Taste of Christmas Festival Piggly Wiggly, 306 S. University Blvd. Free

Christmas Jubilee: Nov. 13-15

The Junior League of Mobile’s Christmas Jubilee, in its 42nd year, brings merchants from around the country under one roof at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, 1 S. Water St. Hours, from its county calendar listing:

  • Friday, Nov. 13: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with VIP shopping for ages 21 and older
  • Saturday, Nov. 14: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Sunday, Nov. 15: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door; $10 for college students, seniors and military; $5 for children 6 to 12; and free for children 5 and under.

Merry Midtown Market: Nov. 13-15

Merry Midtown Market brings merchants, makers and artisans from across the Southeast to St. Pius X Catholic Church, 217 S. Sage Ave. It opens Friday night, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. with “Meet Me at the Market,” an exclusive first-look evening with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by two full days of shopping Saturday and Sunday, closing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Small Business Saturday: Nov. 28

The City of Mobile’s Small Business Saturday Holiday Market runs noon to 4 p.m. at Mardi Gras Park, with gifts, seasonal treats and handmade goods from local vendors, food trucks, games and face painting. It goes ahead rain or shine. Text MOBILEEVENTS to 91896 for city event alerts.

More markets

  • Christmas on the Bayou Shopping Spectacular, the eighth, at the Bayou La Batre Community Center, 12753 Padgett Switch Road, in south Mobile County: local vendors, food trucks, a silent auction and pictures with Santa, for the Bayou La Batre Senior Center. Listing
  • Semmes Christmas Market and Tree Lighting, City of Semmes Honor Park, 4100 Wulff Road E., about 12 miles northwest: vendors, live entertainment, food trucks and pictures with Santa; the tree is lit at 5 p.m. Listing
  • Mobile Museum of Art Holiday Market and Open House: an artisan market, live music, food trucks, ornament making in the Education Wing and free museum admission. Mobile Museum of Art
  • Winter Craft Fair: about 30 vendors outdoors with handmade items, pottery and seasonal decorations, plus food trucks and raffles. Listing
  • Taste of Christmas Festival: arts and crafts vendors, live music and free hot chocolate. Listing
  • Fall Market in the Park: the city’s Saturday farmers and makers market in Cathedral Square continues through Nov. 14. See our farmers markets guide.

Store hours on Black Friday

As of Oct. 17, Mobile’s malls and shopping centers had not posted their Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday hours. We will add each center’s hours here as it publishes them. Stores inside a mall often set their own hours, so check the store as well as the center.

Parking and traffic

  • Downtown meters are enforced on Black Friday. The city’s downtown parking program enforces controlled zones 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and its free meter days do not include Thanksgiving week. Meters take coins, cards and the ParkMobile app.
  • Saturday, Nov. 28, falls outside meter enforcement hours, but loading zones, yellow curbs and accessible spaces are enforced every day.
  • Christmas Jubilee weekend fills the Convention Center area on Water Street; allow extra time downtown Nov. 13-15.
  • No city buses run on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. Second Line Transit returns Saturday, Nov. 28. See Thanksgiving in Mobile.

Frequently asked questions

When is Black Friday 2026?

Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, the day after Thanksgiving. Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28, when the City of Mobile holds a free holiday market from noon to 4 p.m. at Mardi Gras Park.

When is the Christmas Jubilee in Mobile?

The Junior League of Mobile’s Christmas Jubilee is Nov. 13-15, 2026, at the Mobile Convention Center: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Is downtown Mobile parking free on Black Friday?

No. Black Friday is not one of the city’s free meter days, so downtown meters and time limits are enforced 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as on any Friday. Saturday parking at meters is not enforced.

What holiday markets are in Mobile in December?

The Mobile Museum of Art holds a free Holiday Market and Open House from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and Providence Presbyterian Church’s Winter Craft Fair is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the same day.