Black Friday Mall Hours 2018: What Time Do MA Stores Open

Thanksgiving is winding down, and Black Friday is nearly upon us. If you're willing to brave the bitter wind chills and overloaded parking lots, you might be able to snag yourself a deal. Sure, it may be a deal you can get online, but isn't Black Friday partially about the experience?

Many of the most popular malls in Massachusetts will be ready for business at midnight, while some prefer to wait until 6 a.m. It officially launches shopping season for the monthlong Christmas rush.

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Simon Malls in Massachusetts are among those opening at 12:01 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 23. (The stores themselves don't open until 12:30 a.m.) Exceptions are The Shops at Chestnut Hill and Copley Place, which open at 8 a.m. Friday. You'll be able to shop at Simon Malls until 10 p.m. Friday, except for the Burlington Mall, Copley Place, Solomon Pond Mall, South Shore Plaza, and The Shops at Chestnut Hill, which will close at 9.

Simon Malls in Massachusetts include the Burlington Mall, Cape Cod Mall, Copley Place, Emerald Square Mall, Northshore Mall, Solomon Pond Mall, South Shore Plaza, Square One Mall, The Shops at Chestnut Hill.

The CambridgeSide Galleria Mall also opens at midnight and remains open until 10 p.m.

Not all malls pull the all-nighter with you. The Natick Mall and Liberty Tree Mall opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.

If tax-free shopping is your thing, New Hampshire's Simon Malls open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, before closing at 1 a.m. Friday and reopening at 6 a.m. Some stores can choose to remain open through the night.

Here are some of the best discounts you can expect to find, courtesy of WalletHub. You can find some of the other best and worst stores for Black Friday here.

• Belk (68.91%)
• JCPenney (65.13%)
• Stage (62.08%)
• Kohl's (60.76%)
• New York & Company (54.52%)
• Payless ShoeSource (50.34%)
• Dick's Sporting Goods (49.94%)
• Macy's (48.74%)
• Fred Meyer (45.30%)
• Shopko (45.23%)

Photo courtesy of South Shore Plaza