Black Friday may refer to:

Events

Recurring days

Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving (United States), Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and is the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States. Many stores ...

, the day following Thanksgiving in the United States :*

Black Friday (hoax) The Black Friday hoax is an internet hoax about the origin of the term " Black Friday". The term denotes the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, a day that traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. A 2018 vir ...

, online hoax about the origin of the name *

Black Friday (partying) Black Friday, Mad Friday, Frantic Friday or Black Eye Friday is a nickname for the Friday before Christmas Eve (24 December)—that is, the Friday after 16 December—in Great Britain. It is the most popular night for end-of-year corporate and ...

, the last Friday before Christmas in the United Kingdom *

Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed during ...

or Black Friday, day of Christian observance in commemoration of Jesus' crucifixion

Single days

Black Friday (1869) On September 24, 1869, a gold panic broke out in the United States, triggering a financial crisis. The panic, which became known as Black Friday, was the result of a conspiracy between two investors, Jay Gould, later joined by his partner James Fi ...

, the Fisk–Gould Scandal, an American financial crisis and the origin of the term "Black Friday" * Black Friday (1873), the crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange that precipitated the Panic of 1873 * Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth, Scotland disaster in which 189 fishermen died * *

Black Friday (1910) Black Friday was a suffragette demonstration in London on 18November 1910, in which 300 women marched to the Houses of Parliament as part of their campaign to secure voting rights for women. The day earned its name from the violence meted ...

, day of police brutality on women's suffrage activists in England * Black Friday (1916), the day a "perfect storm" hit Lake Erie in North America, sinking four ships * Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square, a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland *

Black Friday (1921) Black Friday, in British labour history, refers to 15 April 1921, when the leaders of transport and rail unions announced a decision not to call for strike action in support of the miners. The epithet 'black' derives from a widespread feeling among ...

, the announcement of British transport union leaders not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners * *

Black Friday (1939) The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were part of the devastating 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash falling as far away as New Zealand. It was c ...

, day of devastating bush fires in Victoria, Australia *

Black Friday (1944) Black Friday was the nickname given by the 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada to the date 13 October 1944. On that day, during World War II's Battle of the Scheldt in The Netherlands, the regiment attacked German po ...

, disastrous attack by the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt *

Black Friday (1945) On 9 February 1945, near the end of the Second World War, a force of Allied Bristol Beaufighter aircraft suffered many losses during an attack on the German destroyer German destroyer Z33, ''Z33'' and its escorting vessels; the operation wa ...

, Allied military operation during the Norwegian campaigns in World War II *

1950 Red River flood The 1950 Red River flood was a devastating flood that took place along the Red River of the North, Red River in The Dakotas and Manitoba from April 15 to June 12, 1950. Damage was particularly severe in the city of Winnipeg and its environs, wh ...

or Black Friday flood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Black Friday (1959), the cancellation of the

CF-105 Arrow The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's (R ...

and

Orenda Iroquois The Orenda PS.13 Iroquois was an advanced turbojet engine designed for military use. It was developed by the Canadian aircraft engine manufacturer Orenda Engines, a part of the Avro Canada group. Intended for the CF-105 Arrow interceptor, ...

engine programs in Malton, Ontario, Canada * Black Friday (1960), San Francisco protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee *

Black Friday (1978) Black Friday () was an incident on 8 September 1978 (17 Shahrivar 1357 in the Iranian calendar) in Iran in which at least 64 and at most more than 100 people were shot dead and 205 injured by the Pahlavi military in Jaleh Square () in Tehran. ...

, massacre of protesters in Iran * ''

Viernes Negro ''Viernes Negro'' () in Venezuela refers to Friday, 18 February 1983, when the Venezuelan bolívar was devalued substantially against the US dollar. This event caused a significant destabilization of the currency and the Venezuelan economy. Back ...

'' (1983), the first major currency devaluation in Venezuela * Black Friday (1987), the day a tornado struck Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * 1988 killings in Hyderabad, Sindh or Black Friday, a massacre of Mohajir civilians in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan * Black Friday (1993): ** Black Friday (March 1993), series of bomb explosions in Mumbai, India ** Black Friday (November 1993), the production shutdown of ''Toy Story'' in 1993, better known as the Black Friday Incident * Black Friday (1995), the murder of Mexican-American singer Selena * Black Friday (2004), crackdown by government forces on peaceful protesters in Malé, Maldives * Black Friday (2005), event in which tribal students were killed in Meghalaya, India * Black Friday (2011), when the indictment of three online poker companies was unsealed in ''United States v. Scheinberg'' * Black Friday (2014), a four day Israeli bombing campaign on Rafah in the Gaza Strip, notable for its intensity and high number of casualties * Black Friday (2015): ** Black Friday (June 2015), string of terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia ** Black Friday (November 2015), series of terrorist attacks in France

Films

* ''Black Friday'' (1916 film), American feature film starring Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson * ''Black Friday'' (1940 film), American film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi * ''Black Friday'' (2002 film), action movie starring

Gary Daniels Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor and martial artist. Originally a kickboxer fighting out of London and Tampa Bay, Daniels earned his first acting credits with Philippine companies. He gained wider recognition in the mang ...

* ''Black Friday'' (2004 film), Indian film about the 1993 Bombay bombings * ''Black Friday'', 2007 cable television movie directed by

Arthur Allan Seidelman Arthur Allan Seidelman (born 1937 in New York City) is an American television director, television, film director, film, and theatre director and an occasional writer, producer, and actor. His works are distinguished by a humane, probing, and sympa ...

* ''Black Friday'', 2009 Canadian short film starring Jeff Hammond * ''Black Friday'' (2021 film), American horror comedy film directed by Casey Tebo

Literature

* ''Black Friday'' (Patterson novel), a 1986 novel by James Patterson * ''Black Friday'' (Muchamore novel), a 2013 CHERUB novel by Robert Muchamore

Music

Albums

* ''Black Friday'' (Indian Ocean album) (2005) * ''Black Friday'' (Faderhead album) (2010) * ''Black Friday'' (Tom Odell album) (2024) * ''Black Friday'', a

Palehound Palehound is the project of El Kempner (they/them) who has released five albums, '' Dry Food'' (2015), ''A Place I'll Always Go'' (2017), ''Black Friday'' (2019), ''Eye on the Bat'' (2023) and ''Live at First Congregational Church'' (2024); as wel ...

album (2019)

Mixtapes

* ''Black Friday'' (Tony Yayo mixtape) (2008) * ''Black Friday'' (Jay Rock mixtape) (2010) * ''Black Friday'' (Lil' Kim mixtape) (2011)

Songs and singles

* "Black Friday", Steely Dan song from their 1975 album ''

Katy Lied ''Katy Lied'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in March 1975, by ABC Records; reissues have since been released by MCA Records due to ABC's acquisition by the former in 1979. It was the first album the group ...

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Good Mourning/Black Friday "Good Mourning/Black Friday" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth from their 1986 album '' Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'', written by Dave Mustaine. Despite not being released as a single nor having a music video filmed, the song ...

", song by Megadeth from their 1986 album, ''Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'' * "Black Friday", 1998 song by Grinspoon from ''

Pushing Buttons ''Pushing Buttons'' is the third extended play by Australian alternative rock band Grinspoon, and was released on 21 September 1998 via Universal Records. It peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart. History and release In March 1998, Grin ...

'' * "Black Friday", 2013 song by Stray from the Path from ''

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'' * "Black Friday" (Gwar single album), 2016 single by thrash metal band Gwar * "Black Friday" (Tom Odell song), 2023 single by Tom Odell

Television

* "Black Friday" (''South Park''), 2013 episode of ''South Park'' * "Black Friday" (''Scream Queens''), 2015 episode of ''Scream Queens''

Other uses

* ''Black Friday'' (musical), 2019 musical produced by StarKid Productions * '' 1979 Revolution: Black Friday'', 2016 video game by iNK Stories