AliExpress Sale Calendar 2026: Key Dates to Know

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Timing your order around a major sale is one of the easiest ways to pay less, and it pairs perfectly with the live promo codes we track all year.

If you’re asking “when is the next AliExpress sale?”, the short answer for 2026 is that 11.11 runs from 1 to 18 November, and in Germany and Italy it rolls straight into Black Friday and Cyber Monday until 3 December. This guide lists the actual 2026 dates for every event AliExpress has announced, each linked to its announcement, and says plainly where a date was never published. Events still to come, like 12.12, are marked as expected until AliExpress confirms them.

Key Takeaways

2026 dates from AliExpress’s own announcements: Anniversary Sale 16–25 March, Summer Sale 1–10 June, Back-to-School (US) 17–26 August, and 11.11 from 1 to 18 November.

In Germany and Italy, Black Friday runs 19–29 November and Cyber Monday 30 November to 3 December. 12.12 is expected in December but not announced.

No 2026 dates were published for 6.18, 9.9, 10.10 or Choice Day. We give the month and say so, rather than guess a day.

AliExpress publishes no stacking order for coupons, codes and coins. Your checkout breakdown is the only reliable guide.

Announcements arrive late, often on the day a sale opens, so prepare your cart and coins before the date is confirmed.

How Do AliExpress Sales Actually Work?

AliExpress sales work on three layers that combine, and understanding the layers is the key to paying less. There’s the sitewide sale event, the time-limited deals inside it, and the coupons, codes and coins you add at checkout. Each layer can cut the price a little further, and the big events turn all three up at once.

The first layer is the sale event itself. During a named sale like the Anniversary Sale or 11.11, sellers mark down listings and AliExpress adds its own coupon tiers. Its June 2026 Summer Sale release listed tiers from “$3 off $15” up to “$100 off $650”, worth “up to an additional 20% off depending on cart value”.

The second layer is time-limited deals. Inside any sale you’ll see countdown timers and limited-quantity offers. These move fast, so the same product can swing in price across a single day.

The third layer is your own savings: store coupons, promo codes, and coins, applied on top of the already-reduced sale price. That’s why a sale week is the best time to spend coins you’ve been collecting. If you’re new to the system, our guide on how to use AliExpress coins effectively walks through where coins fit.

What Is the AliExpress Sale Calendar for 2026?

Here are the 2026 dates as AliExpress announced them. Where no announcement exists, the table gives the month and says so. Regional sales can differ, so the “Where” column notes which markets an announcement covered.

Sale event	2026 dates	Where / status	What AliExpress said
Anniversary Sale	16–25 March	Global announcement	Sitewide discounts “of up to 90%”
Choice Day	Early each month	No 2026 schedule published	Launched in 2023 as a monthly event
Summer Sale	1–10 June	US and Italy announcements	“Up to 80% off” plus tiered coupons
6.18 mid-year sale	June	Not announced publicly in 2026	No release found
Back-to-School Sale	17–26 August	US announcement	Coupons “of up to 20%”
9.9 and 10.10	September and October	Not announced publicly in 2026	No release found
11.11 Global Shopping Fest.	1–18 November	US, Germany and Italy announcements	An 18-day run, the longest named window of 2026
Black Friday	19–29 November	Germany and Italy; other markets not announced	Part of a 1 November to 3 December festival
Cyber Monday	30 November to 3 December	Germany and Italy; other markets not announced	Closes that festival
12.12	Expected mid-December	Not announced as of 7 November 2026	Check the app in early December

The sources, in date order:

Anniversary Sale. AliExpress’s 16 March 2026 release announced “its global Anniversary Sale, running from March 16 to March 25”, with “site-wide discounts of up to 90%”.
Summer Sale. The US release of 1 June gives “June 1 through June 10”. The Italian release gives the same “dall’1 al 10 giugno”, starting “alle 00:00 ora locale”. Neither mentions a 6.18 event.
Back-to-School Sale (US). The 17 August release says the sale runs “Aug. 17–26”.
11.11. The US release of 29 October says the festival “officially begins November 1 and runs through November 18, 2026.”
Black Friday and Cyber Monday. AliExpress’s German release lists “Black Friday Sale: 19. bis 29. November” and “Cyber Monday Sale: 30. November bis 3. Dezember”. The Italian release gives the same dates. The US release doesn’t mention either event.

A note on the numbered events. Names like 6.18, 9.9 and 12.12 come from a date on the calendar, but the sale doesn’t have to center on it. In 2026, 11.11 opened ten days before the 11th and ran a week past it. Our 11.11 2026 guide covers how that compares with earlier years.

Choice Day is the one fixture with no published calendar. AliExpress’s 2023 launch release called it “a monthly shopping event” that would “occur on the first 3 days of each month”. In 2026 we’ve seen its codes running in the first week of the month, but AliExpress hasn’t published the windows, so check the app at the start of each month.

When Are the Biggest AliExpress Sales of the Year?

11.11 is the event most shoppers wait for, and in 2026 it had the longest window of any announced sale: 18 days, against 10 each for the Anniversary, Summer and Back-to-School sales. AliExpress calls it “its annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival”. It doesn’t rank its own events, though, and the biggest headline percentage of 2026 actually came in March, with “up to 90%” at the Anniversary Sale.

Here is how 2026 has run so far, event by event.

16–25 March, the Anniversary Sale. The first big global event of the year, with the “up to 90%” headline and a price guarantee on Brand+ items that refunds the difference “up to €50”, per the release.
1–10 June, the Summer Sale. The mid-year event, with “up to 80% off” sitewide and the tiered coupons quoted above. No separate 6.18 sale was announced.
17–26 August, Back-to-School (US). A smaller US event with coupons “of up to 20%”. We found no 9.9 or 10.10 announcement for 2026.
1–18 November, 11.11. The headline event. In the US release, eligible PayPal shoppers get “an additional discount of up to 14%”.
19 November to 3 December, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Announced for Germany and Italy as part of one festival running “vom 1. November bis 3. Dezember 2026”. If you’re elsewhere, check the app for your market.
December, 12.12 (expected). AliExpress hadn’t announced 12.12 dates when we updated this guide on 7 November 2026. Treat it as likely, not confirmed.

Headline figures like “up to 90%” describe the deepest discounts on a few items, not what a typical cart gets. Compare your item’s normal price rather than relying on the headline.

How Should You Prepare for an AliExpress Sale?

Prepare before the announcement, because the announcement often arrives on the opening day. In 2026 the Anniversary, Summer and Back-to-School releases were all dated the day their sales began, and the 11.11 release came three days ahead. Build your shortlist early, gather your coins, and have your codes ready.

Build your cart and wishlist early. Add the items you want days before the sale starts. This lets you track each listing’s normal price so you can spot a genuine markdown, and it spares you rushing while timers count down. Our free AliExpress price tracker can do the watching for you: it records each product’s price when you add it and messages you if the sale price comes in lower.

Collect coins ahead of time. Coins build up through daily check-ins and small in-app tasks, and convert into discounts at checkout. AliExpress publishes no fixed coin value, so the discount your balance unlocks is shown per item. Our guide to using AliExpress coins effectively covers the earning routine.

Have your promo codes ready. Keep our promo codes page open in a second tab during the sale, and match a code’s minimum spend to your cart before you commit. Sale coupons can run out: the 11.11 release says they’re “available on a first-come, first-served basis”.

In What Order Do Discounts Apply During a Sale?

AliExpress doesn’t publish one. No official page says whether a store coupon, a platform code or coins apply first, so any guide that states a fixed order is guessing. What AliExpress’s Bonuses Terms do say is that an order must “exceed the minimum purchase requirement” for a coupon with a threshold.

In practice, that means keeping your cart comfortably above each code’s minimum, then reading the checkout breakdown, which lists every discount it applied. Our full breakdown of how to stack AliExpress discounts works through a live example and the reasons stacks fail.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the next AliExpress sale?

As of 7 November 2026, 11.11 is running until 18 November. In Germany and Italy, Black Friday follows from 19 to 29 November, then Cyber Monday until 3 December. 12.12 is expected in December but not yet announced. Choice Day deals usually appear at the start of each month.

What is the biggest AliExpress sale of the year?

Most shoppers treat 11.11 as the biggest, and in 2026 it had the longest announced window, 18 days. AliExpress doesn’t publish a ranking, though, and its deepest 2026 headline, “up to 90%”, came at the 16–25 March Anniversary Sale. Either is a good time for a planned purchase.

Can I stack coupons with sale prices?

Yes. AliExpress’s June 2026 Summer Sale release said shoppers could stack “site-wide discounts with tiered coupon offers”. It doesn’t publish an order for store coupons, codes and coins, so collect them during the lead-up and confirm the final total in the checkout breakdown.

How do I find out exact AliExpress sale dates?

Watch for AliExpress’s press releases and the banners and countdown timers in the app. Announcements come late: in 2026, most were published on the day the sale opened. Enable app notifications and check our promo codes hub, where we add codes as each sale goes live.

Is it worth waiting for a sale to buy on AliExpress?

For non-urgent purchases, usually yes. Sale pricing plus a tiered coupon and coins tends to beat an ordinary day. For urgent buys, a Choice Day deal or a current promo code can still save you money without waiting weeks for the next big event.

The AliExpress sale calendar rewards patience and a little preparation. In 2026 the pattern ran from the 16–25 March Anniversary Sale through the June Summer Sale to an 18-day 11.11 in November. Build your cart early, collect coins before the announcement, and treat any date we’ve marked “expected” as unconfirmed until it appears in the app.