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Small Business Saturday

The U.S. Small Business Administration states that Small Business Saturday is observed every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving; in 2026 that falls on 28 November.

Date / ruleSaturday after U.S. Thanksgiving; 28 November 2026
ScopeUnited States / U.S. Small Business Administration observance
VerificationNational Government Recurrence Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, November 28, 2026See everything on November 28 →
Authority summary

What is Small Business Saturday?

The U.S. Small Business Administration states that Small Business Saturday is observed every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving; in 2026 that falls on 28 November.

Date and recurrence

Saturday after U.S. Thanksgiving; 28 November 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / U.S. Small Business Administration observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Community, Causes & Advocacy →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. U.S. Small Business Administration — ObservancesGovernment Observance Rule
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Small Business Saturday?

Saturday after U.S. Thanksgiving; 28 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Saturday after U.S. Thanksgiving; 28 November 2026.

Does Small Business Saturday fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Small Business Saturday an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / U.S. Small Business Administration observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Small Business Saturday?

The stored designation basis is: The U.S. Small Business Administration states that Small Business Saturday is observed every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving; in 2026 that falls on 28 November.. Supporting provenance includes U.S. Small Business Administration — Observances. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Small Business Saturday international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / U.S. Small Business Administration observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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