Black Friday and holiday shopping in Lawrenceville 2026

Last checked Nov. 2, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Store hours are listed only as each store or center publishes them, with a link. We do not list prices or deals.

Black Friday is Nov. 27, 2026, and Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28. The holiday shopping season in Lawrenceville opens a week earlier: the free Atlanta Christkindl Market opens on the Lawrenceville Lawn Friday, Nov. 20, and Gwinnett County’s free Holiday Jubilee market is at Bethesda Park on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Updated Nov. 2: the Christkindl Market’s designated parking is free at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, with overflow at Innovation Square and the Gold and Navy lots by City Hall. The Light Park at Gwinnett Field also has a Christmas market.

Updated Oct. 25: the Christkindl Market is added. It is open Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the city closes the Green and Silver lots Nov. 1 to Dec. 25.

Who to call

• City of Lawrenceville (downtown, parking): 770-963-2414
• Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (Holiday Jubilee): 770-822-8840
• Emergency: 911

Atlanta Christkindl Market, from Nov. 20

The German-style market of handcrafted gifts returns to the Lawrenceville Lawn for its second season. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, plus Nov. 23-25 and Dec. 21-23, closed Thanksgiving Day, and free to enter, according to the market’s Lawrenceville page. Parking is free at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, a walk of under half a mile along the Winterlight Walk, the market says. Hours and parking: our Christkindl Market page.

Holiday Jubilee, Saturday, Nov. 21

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation’s market brings together more than 50 local merchants, with photos with Santa, s’mores, hot cocoa, food trucks, yard games and kids’ activities. It runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bethesda Park, 225 Bethesda Church Road, and is free, according to the county’s fall 2026 program guide. The county was still taking vendor applications when the guide went out.

Small Business Saturday downtown

Downtown Lawrenceville’s independent stores are on the streets around the courthouse square. These are from the city’s downtown shopping directory, with each store’s own site linked for hours:

• Liberty Books, 178 E. Crogan St., Suite 200: used books; the store says it keeps more than 50,000 in stock (website).
• Becca’s Well Tea House & Market, 176 W. Crogan St.: teas, olive oils, honey and handmade jewelry (website).
• Galactic Quest, 116 E. Crogan St.: comics, with new issues every Saturday (website).
• Nancy’s Candy & Spice, 186 W. Crogan St. (website).
• The Sweet Kernel, 117 N. Perry St.: popcorn made daily (website).
• Sikes & Davis Interiors, 104 E. Crogan St.: decor, antiques and gifts.
• SoJe Emporium, 164 E. Crogan St.: clothing.
• T&T Plants and Things, 178 E. Crogan St., Suite 200: plants and plant goods.
• Alexander’s of Atlanta, 193 E. Pike St., Suite A: fine jewelry (website).
• Lovin Florist, 173 N. Perry St. (website).
• Fleet Feet, 145 N. Perry St.: running shoes and gear.

Check each store’s own site for holiday hours; we will add Black Friday and Small Business Saturday hours here as stores post them.

Sugarloaf Mills

Sugarloaf Mills is the outlet mall off Sugarloaf Parkway. Explore Gwinnett lists Dave & Buster’s and Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament there, at 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway (Explore Gwinnett’s Lawrenceville guide). The mall’s holiday hours are posted on its simon.com page; 2026 hours were not out that we could confirm as of Oct. 6.

Parking and getting around

• Downtown parking is free. The city’s EZ-2 Park program counts more than 1,200 public spaces: the Purple Deck, 147 E. Crogan St.; Blue Deck, 225 Luckie St.; Orange Lot, 112 W. Pike St.; Gold Lot, 70 S. Clayton St.; Gray Lot, 245 N. Perry St.; Red Lot, 400 N. Clayton St.; and others on the city parking page. Some lots close for special events.
• Christkindl Market: the Green Lot and Silver Lot are closed Nov. 1 to Dec. 25; the market sends shoppers to free parking at the justice center, 75 Langley Drive.
• Thanksgiving night: the tree lighting at the courthouse runs 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, so expect downtown lots to fill that evening.
• The city had posted no holiday traffic or road closure notices for the shopping weekend as of Oct. 6. Its construction and road closures page carries them when it does.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a holiday market in Lawrenceville in 2026? Yes, two. The Atlanta Christkindl Market runs Nov. 20 to Dec. 24 on the Lawrenceville Lawn, free to enter. Gwinnett County’s Holiday Jubilee is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Bethesda Park, 225 Bethesda Church Road, with more than 50 local merchants and photos with Santa. Admission is free.

When is Small Business Saturday 2026? Saturday, Nov. 28, the day after Black Friday. Downtown Lawrenceville’s independent stores are listed in the city’s downtown business directory.

Is parking free in downtown Lawrenceville? Yes. The city’s EZ-2 Park program has more than 1,200 free public spaces in color-coded decks and lots, including the Purple Deck at 147 E. Crogan St. and the Blue Deck at 225 Luckie St.

What are Sugarloaf Mills’ Black Friday hours? The mall had not posted 2026 holiday hours that we could confirm as of Oct. 6. Check its page on simon.com before you go.

What this means for you

• Start with the Holiday Jubilee on Nov. 21 for local makers in one place.
• Downtown stores are small; check each store’s site for holiday hours before you go.
• Park in the decks; they are free and a short walk from the square.

Related: Thanksgiving in Lawrenceville, holiday lights and Christmas events and a guide to downtown Lawrenceville.