Lubbock Thanksgiving & Black Friday 2026: Events, free meals, store hours and local deals

• Pickup: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2026, 10 a.m. to noon
• Where: Stella’s, 6015 82nd St., Suite 1
• Cost: Full order $309.99 (serves 10 to 12, with a 12- to 14-pound turkey and two pies); half order $174.99 (serves 4 to 6, with half a carved turkey and one pie)
• Order by: Sunday, Nov. 22
• Good to know: It comes ready to heat, with stuffing, sides, gravy, cranberry sauce and rolls. For bigger or smaller orders, the restaurant lists (806) 701-2677.

Source: Stella’s full order · Source: half order

• When: Tuesday, Nov. 24, through Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day.
• Where: American Windmill Museum, 1701 Canyon Lake Dr.
• Cost: $5. Kids 2 and under and museum members get in free.
• Good to know: The Lubbock Model Railroad Association runs the layouts. Raffle tickets are $1, or six for $5, with prizes drawn Saturday.

Source: American Windmill Museum

• When: Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Thursday, Nov. 5, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Where: Online through the food bank’s Need Food page
• Good to know: It’s a short window. Questions: 806-763-3003. The food bank is at 5605 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Source: South Plains Food Bank

• When: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Where: First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway
• Good to know: Helpers carve and prep turkeys for the church’s community meal the next day. Contact missions@fumc.com.

Source: First United Methodist

• When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Where: First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway, downtown
• Good to know: A long-running free community lunch. The church is also signing up volunteers to serve; contact missions@fumc.com.

Source: First United Methodist events calendar

• When: Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Where: 3120 Parkway Dr.
• Good to know: The group is looking for servers and for donors to fill meal bags. Sign up through the Volunteer Center of Lubbock.

Source: Volunteer Center of Lubbock

• When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Where: The Condra School for Dyslexia Success, 1421 Ninth St.
• Cost: Free, no sign-up
• Good to know: United Neighborhood Outreach’s second year: free hot meals while supplies last, a South Plains Food Bank mobile pantry, Santa photos, coats and free dyslexia screenings. Volunteers wanted: (432) 202-7477 or info@unolbk.org.

Source: United Neighborhood Outreach

• When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
• Where: Lubbock Dream Center, 1111 30th St.
• Good to know: Families are chosen ahead of time through partners and schools, so there’s no public sign-up. The center does want day-of volunteers, Myra Briceno, its outreach communications coordinator, told Hub City UnCovered. Its drive-thru food distributions won’t run Thanksgiving week (Nov. 25 and 28).

Source: Lubbock Dream Center · Source: Dream Center email to Hub City UnCovered, Oct. 29

• When: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, 9 a.m. start
• Where: FiberMax Center for Discovery, 1121 Canyon Lake Dr.
• Cost: $25 for West Texas Running Club members and kids 4 to 12; $35 for everyone else
• Good to know: Pick a 2-mile run/walk (ages 4+) or a 12K (ages 16+). The field is capped at 1,500 with no race-day sign-up, and you need to register by midnight Nov. 15 to lock in a shirt size. No pets on the course; strollers on the 2-mile only. Packet pickup is Tuesday and Wednesday before the race at FootTech on 19th Street, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., or race morning 7:45 to 8:30 a.m.

Source: West Texas Running Club

• Black Friday: Friday, Nov. 27, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Thanksgiving week: Mon.–Wed., Nov. 23–25: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day: closed. Saturday, Nov. 28: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29: noon to 6 p.m.
• Where: 6002 Slide Road
• Good to know: The mall says individual stores, restaurants and Premiere Cinemas may keep different hours. Store sales are posted on the mall’s Sales page.

Source: South Plains Mall hours · Source: Black Fri-YAY event page

• Deals: 20% off used cassettes, CDs and records; 50% off $1 cassettes and records. In store only.
• Hours: Black Friday, Nov. 27: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28 (the shop’s 2nd anniversary): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29: noon to 3 p.m.
• Where: 4204 Boston Ave.
• Good to know: Info: 806-773-1077. Free listing, not an ad.

Source: Hub City Records, to Hub City UnCovered

• In stores: Black Friday, Nov. 27, starting at 6 a.m. local time
• Online: Black Friday Deals start Nov. 23 on Walmart.com (Walmart+ members get early access to some deals); Cyber Monday runs online Nov. 30 to Dec. 2
• Thanksgiving Day: Stores closed
• Good to know: An Early Black Friday event runs Nov. 12 to 15, in stores from 6 a.m. Check your Lubbock store’s hours in the Walmart app.

Source: Walmart, Oct. 26 release · Source: Walmart, Oct. 7 release

• Deals: Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals run Nov. 19 to 28; Early Black Friday deals start Nov. 6
• Thanksgiving Day: Stores closed; deals stay on the app and BestBuy.com
• Hours: Best Buy says extended hours start Nov. 1 and are posted on each local store page. Lubbock’s Black Friday hours weren’t listed in the announcement.

Source: Best Buy, Oct. 27

• When: Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Where: LHUCA Icehouse, 511 Avenue K, downtown
• Cost: Free to attend
• Good to know: Holiday gifts made by local artists.

Source: Lubbock Cultural District

• When: Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Where: 4204 Boston Ave.
• Deals: 20% off used cassettes, CDs and records; 50% off $1 cassettes and records, in store only. The sale runs Black Friday through Sunday.

Source: Hub City Records, to Hub City UnCovered

• When: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, 6 to 9 p.m.
• Where: Downtown Levelland shops around the square
• Good to know: Participating shops stay open late, with a horse-drawn carriage between stores and a $500 shopping spree drawing at the gazebo. The city lists the participating businesses.

Source: City of Levelland