| Super Saturday | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | United States and Poland |
| Type | Commercial |
| Celebrations | Shopping |
| Date | Last Saturday before Christmas Eve (United States) or Christmas (Poland) |
| 2023 date | December 23 |
| 2024 date | December 21 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Christmas Eve and Christmas |
Super Saturday or Panic Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas or Christmas Eve, and is a major day of revenue for American retailers, marking the end of the shopping season which begins on Black Friday. Super Saturday targets last-minute shoppers. Typically the day is ridden with one-day sales in an effort to accrue more revenue than any other day in the Christmas and holiday season.[1] The date is slightly more likely to fall on December 22, 19, or 17 (58 in 400 years each), than on December 21 or 20 (57), and slightly less likely to occur on December 23 or 18 (56). On years when Christmas falls on a Sunday, Super Saturday is officially on December 17 instead of December 24 even though the last Saturday before Christmas is December 24.