What day does the ALDI weekly ad start?

In the US, the ALDI weekly ad runs Wednesday through the following Tuesday. In October 2026 every ALDI ad we checked, from New York to Los Angeles, followed that cycle, and a preview of the next ad was online by Monday. Check the dates on your own store's ad, since ALDI prices vary by region.

What is the difference between ALDI Finds and the weekly deals?

ALDI Finds are limited-time products that come and go, many of them home goods, clothing, kitchen tools or seasonal items. ALDI itself says they will not be around for long. The weekly deals are lower prices on regular groceries like meat, produce and dairy. For meal planning, the weekly deals are the part that matters.

Does ALDI take coupons?

ALDI says it does not accept manufacturer coupons, because it negotiates low prices with its suppliers instead. It also says it does not offer online coupons, and that real ALDI coupons are printed and handed out in stores or mailed to you. At ALDI, the savings come from the shelf price and the weekly ad.

Is this the same as ALDI in Germany?

No. This post covers ALDI stores in the United States. The US weekly ad, products and prices are different from ALDI in Germany or any other country. If you live in Germany, you need the ALDI Nord or ALDI Süd flyer for your region instead of the US ad described here.

How much does a week of ALDI dinners cost?

The sample week in this post comes to $51.24 for seven dinners for four people, or about $1.83 per serving, using example prices. Your total depends on your region and on this week's deals. If you already have rice, pasta or spices at home, the total drops further.

ALDI Weekly Ad Meal Plan: Cheap Dinners (week of Oct 19)

Quick answer: The US ALDI weekly ad runs Wednesday through Tuesday, and a preview of the next ad is often online a couple of days early. ALDI Finds are limited-time products, mostly not dinner material. The regular weekly deals on meat, produce and dairy are what you plan around. Pick one or two proteins from the ad, add the produce deals, and fill the rest with ALDI's low pantry prices. The sample week below feeds four people for about $51 at example prices.

This week's ALDI deals

For the week of Oct 19, these are current deals from the ALDI ad that work for dinner:

ALDI deals actually running this week

As of October 22, 2026. Pulled straight from the current ALDI data that Flyva uses for meal planning:

Chicken Drumsticks: $1.09
Whole Duck: $3.29
Bone-In Chicken Thigh: $2.99
Potatoes: $2.49
Grapes: $4.99
Turkey Breast: $7.99
Ground Beef: $5.99
Ham: $3.49
Bread Rolls: $3.99
Shrimp: $11.99
Chicken Nuggets: $6.89
Smoothies & Juices: $3.12
Salmon: $11.29
Carrots: $1.39

If no deals show up here, the deals for your region have not loaded yet. Open the ALDI weekly ad page for current prices and matching recipes, or follow the steps below with the ad from your own store.

This is about US ALDI

This post covers ALDI stores in the United States. The ad, the products and the prices have nothing to do with ALDI in Germany or the UK, so ignore guides written for those countries.

When the ALDI ad comes out

The ALDI weekly ad starts on Wednesday and ends the following Tuesday. In October 2026 every ALDI ad we checked followed that cycle, in metro areas from New York and Boston to Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles. In mid-October 2026, ALDI's own Finds page listed October 14 to October 20, a Wednesday to a Tuesday.

You do not have to wait for Wednesday to plan. In October 2026 a preview of the next ad was already online on the Monday before it started, and aldi.us has a separate page for upcoming ALDI Finds. Prices vary by region, so use the ad for your store.

ALDI Finds vs. regular weekly deals

The ALDI ad mixes two different things, and only one of them feeds your family.

	ALDI Finds	Weekly deals
What it is	Limited-time products, many of them home goods, clothing, kitchen tools or seasonal items	Lower prices on regular groceries
How long	Until they sell out	Through the dates on the ad
Good for dinner	Now and then, like a seasonal sauce or cheese	Yes: meat, produce, dairy, pantry

In the ad for mid-October 2026, Finds included rugs, blankets, candles and children's pajamas, while the grocery deals included family packs of chicken drumsticks and chicken breasts, pork chops, roasts and avocados. When you plan meals, read the grocery pages and skip the rest.

How to plan a week from the ALDI ad

Find one or two proteins. Family packs of chicken and pork roasts are typical examples. Compare the price per pound.
Make each protein cover two nights. A whole chicken becomes a roast dinner and then soup.
Add the produce deals. Build sides around what is cheap this week.
Fill the gaps from ALDI's regular range. Rice, pasta, canned beans, eggs and frozen vegetables are low-cost at ALDI even when they are not in the ad.
Write one list in store order. ALDI stores are small, so a list sorted by section gets you out faster.

For the full method, see the guide to building a meal plan from the weekly ad.

A cheap ALDI dinner week

All prices are example prices for four people. Your ad and region will differ.

Section	Item	Example cost
Meat	Whole chicken, about 5 lb at $1.29 per lb	$6.45
Meat	Ground turkey, two 1 lb packs at $3.29	$6.58
Meat	Smoked sausage, 14 oz	$2.99
Produce	Potatoes, 5 lb	$3.49
Produce	Carrots, 2 lb	$1.49
Produce	Yellow onions, 3 lb	$2.49
Produce	Celery	$1.49
Produce	Bell peppers, 3-pack	$2.99
Produce	Romaine hearts, 3-pack	$2.49
Dairy and eggs	Eggs, 1 dozen	$2.29
Dairy and eggs	Shredded cheese, 16 oz	$3.99
Bakery	Flour tortillas, 10-count	$1.99
Bakery	Sandwich bread	$1.49
Pantry	Egg noodles, 12 oz	$1.79
Pantry	Penne, 1 lb	$0.95
Pantry	Pasta sauce, 24 oz	$1.75
Pantry	Long-grain rice, 2 lb	$1.89
Pantry	Black beans, 2 cans at $0.75	$1.50
Pantry	Salsa, 16 oz	$1.99
Frozen	Corn, 12 oz	$1.15

Total: $51.24, or about $1.83 per serving. Oil, salt, garlic powder and chili powder from your pantry are not counted.

The week starts on Wednesday to match the ad:

Night	Dinner	Uses
Wednesday	Roast chicken with potatoes and carrots	Whole chicken. Save the bones and extra meat
Thursday	Chicken noodle soup	Leftover chicken, the bones for broth, noodles, carrots, celery, onion
Friday	Turkey tacos	1 lb turkey, tortillas, cheese, romaine, salsa
Saturday	Turkey penne bake	1 lb turkey, penne, sauce, cheese
Sunday	Black bean and rice burrito bowls	Beans, rice, corn, salsa, cheese, romaine
Monday	Sausage, peppers and potatoes on a sheet pan	Sausage, peppers, potatoes, onion
Tuesday	Breakfast for dinner	Scrambled eggs, skillet potatoes with onion and pepper, toast

If your ALDI ad has different meat this week, keep the structure: one large protein that covers two nights, a ground meat for two quick dinners, and cheap pantry nights in between. Drumsticks or a pork roast can replace the whole chicken, and ground beef can replace the turkey.

Raw ground meat keeps only 1 to 2 days in the fridge, per USDA, so freeze the second pack of turkey on shopping day and thaw it in the fridge on Friday night. Cooked chicken from Wednesday is fine for Thursday's soup.

ALDI shopping tips

Skip the coupon hunt. ALDI does not take manufacturer coupons, and it says coupons found online are not real ALDI coupons.
Stick to ALDI's own brands. ALDI carries only some name-brand products, and its own brands are usually the cheaper pick.
Go early in the week for Finds, any day for groceries. Finds sell out. The grocery deals last through Tuesday.
Compare one more store for meat. If a Lidl or Walmart is close, check their ads on the weekly ad overview before you buy chicken.

Want the cheapest version of the week? The cheap grocery list for a week and 7 cheap dinners for a week work well with an ALDI run.

Plan your ALDI week with Flyva

Flyva reads the ALDI ad for your ZIP code, along with up to two other stores, and picks recipes whose main ingredients are on sale. You get seven dinners you can swap or mark as cooked, plus one shopping list without duplicates. The recipes page shows what the plan draws from.