As Black Friday is not a usual holiday in Europe, you might be wondering what it is. Well, Black Friday is the first Friday right after Thanksgiving which is annually celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. This year Black Friday falls on the 24th of November.

It’s a day that symbolically represents the start of the Christmas shopping season in the US, as nationwide malls and shops extend their opening hours and offer special sales.

In recent years the Black Friday trend has transcended borders and inserted itself into the agenda of many countries worldwide. Barcelona as a major city has also fallen into this commercialized phenomenon so get yourself ready for a fun and crazy shopping spree! This pre-Christmas shopping day will feature great sales throughout Barcelona in major retail stores and shopping malls and even in Brand name shops.

The celebrating of Black Friday throughout Spain was only made possible as of 2012, as first, only certain periods of the year could offer such major sales, such as the Reyes Magos or The Three Kings celebration on January 6th.

El Corte Inglés which is Spains dominating department store will be holding its Black Friday Campaign for its consecutive year anticipating great success offering price reductions of up to 40% through the weekend on fashion items, electronics, books and much more.

Worten, an electronic chain will be offering 3500 products at a reduced price from Balck Friday through to Sunday, both in-store and online

Other popular stores such as Media Markt, Decathlon, Carrefour, and Toys’R’Us will also be taking part in the Black Friday mania again.

Aside from these stores just roaming the shopping streets in Barcelona such as Avenida Diagonal, Passeig De Gracia, Avenida Portal de l’Angel, in Gran de Grac­a, Cor de Eixample, Eix Commercial de Raval and the Barri Gotic.

Maybe take a trip to one of the Barcelona’s malls where you’ll find all your favorite stores in one place.

If you’re a football fan, then Black Friday has a treat for you as even FCBARCELONA has decided to host their own campaign. So go sign up to receive great prices on football matches, basketball matches, the Camp Nou Experience: Tour and Museum and various other products

Black Friday in Barcelona as an event was started by Cromek Systems; a marketing agency, with the aim of helping smaller retailers and promoting local businesses. Previous editions of the event have attracted over 400 participants.

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