Black Friday at Valley West Mall

Get your Holiday shopping done at Valley West Mall this Black Friday. Valley West Mall opens at 6:00pm on Thanksgiving including JCPenney and Younkers. Valley West Mall will be open until 9:00pm on Friday.

The kids can see Santa Claus on Black Friday from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Santa is also available Monday-Saturday, 10:00am-8:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm. Santa will not be available on Thanksgiving.

For a listing of individual store’s hours, visit valleywestmall.com.

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