Amazon's next Prime Day sale is happening on October 8 and 9

It's official: Amazon's second Prime Day event of the year will take place in early October. The two-day shopping event — which Amazon is calling Prime Big Deal Days for the second year in a row — will begin at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, October 8th, and run through Wednesday, October 9th, the company announced Tuesday.

Like last year, Amazon is running a 48-hour promotion in an effort to jumpstart the holiday shopping season, giving Amazon Prime members one more chance outside of Prime Day to save on everything from home goods to everyday essentials. While we typically see the lowest sales prices on Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, Amazon's fall sales often offer solid deals on a variety of tech, including all-time lows on Amazon devices and discounts from third-party sellers.

During this time, Amazon said it will offer up to 55 percent off select Amazon devices, including security cameras like the Blink Outdoor 4, Fire TV, Aero Mesh Wi-Fi system and controllers for its cloud gaming service, Luna. You can also expect to see deals from independent sellers and a hodgepodge of non-Amazon brands – including Lego, Fujifilm, Samsung, Beats and more – some of which will be available in the run-up to the event. Amazon will run exclusive promotions on a variety of digital products and services, including Grab Hub Plus and Amazon Music, the latter of which will be available for free to new customers for a limited time.

Of course, the big caveat to Prime Big Deal Days is that most of the deals are on the back of an Amazon Prime subscription, which runs $14.99 per month or $139 a year. That said, not all deals require a subscription, and it's likely we'll see similar sales at Walmart, Best Buy, and other retailers to compete with Amazon's October Prime Day.

Like Amazon's recent Prime Day event in July, Prime Big Deal Days will take place in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and a few regions around the world (Amazon says it) with a separate Prime Day event in Japan later in October. will be held). As usual, we'll be flagging the best deals on 4K TVs, laptops, noise-cancelling earbuds and other tech ahead of the main event on October 8, so be sure to keep an eye on our all-deals coverage for more. Check out what's in store on Amazon.