Last-minute school projects, holiday decorating, crafters — we've all found ourselves walking the aisles of a Michaels craft store. But you don't have to pay full price. Let us teach you how to save 50% - 70%, use Michaels coupons, and uncover clearance gems like Michaels grab bags, plus learn the Michaels sales schedule to know the best times to shop throughout the year.
You’ll be racking up those Michaels Rewards in no time!
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January Michaels Sales
The Big Storage Sale
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-January (Jan. 13 - 27 in 2025)
Sale Highlights: Up to 60% off storage products
During this sale, Michaels marks down storage bins, rolling carts, and modular storage. In 2025, we saw prices starting at $3.99 for craft storage, $7.99 for modular storage, and $25.99 for storage carts.
February Michaels Sales
Valentine's Day Sale (And Clearance)
Sale Dates: Feb. 5 - Feb. 28 (or longer, if supplies last)
Sale Highlights: 50% - 70% off Valentine's Day decor and crafts
We usually see Michaels offer up to 50% off Valentine's Day about a week before the holiday (Feb. 5 in 2025). The day after (on Feb. 15), prices drop even more, eventually hitting 70% off in late-February.
Presidents Day Sale
Sale Dates: Feb. 13 - 17, 2025
Sale Highlights: A promo code for up to 25% off
Michaels usually offer a promo code for online shoppers that's good for the long weekend. It's usually for 25% off your entire cart.
Maker Haul
Sale Dates: Feb. 18-22, 2025
Sale Highlights: BOGO deals and 50% off, focused on products for makers and artists
During the February 2025 edition of this sale, we saw BOGO deals on yarn, paintbrushes, tumblers, T-shirts, and more.
Stock Up & Save Event
Sale Dates: Predicted last week of February (Feb. 20 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: BOGO deals
This sale, which happens at the end of February, is all about the BOGO deals. In past years, we've seen BOGO offers on canvases, frames, paints, art cases, and select Cricut items like mats and tools.
March Michaels Sales
Lowest Prices of the Season Sale Spring Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted end of March (March 19 - 26 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 70% off
The sale is storewide and often includes Cricut accessories, photo boxes, seasonal crafts and decor, and florals. Plus, last year during every edition of this sale, shoppers got 70% off custom framing.
April Michaels Sales
Maker Haul Spring Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-April (April 16 - 23 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: BOGO deals and 50% off, focused on products for makers and artists
This sale generally offers BOGO deals on T-shirts and canvases, as well as up to 50% off Cricut accessories, yarn, glitter, and paints.
May Michaels Sales
The Big Summer Sale
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-May (May 13 - 20 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 60% off seasonal items
This sale usually includes summer items, like summer decor, lanterns, outdoor rugs, garden decor, summer florals, and July Fourth items.
Memorial Day Sale
Sale Dates: Predicted 4-day sale over the long weekend, May 23-26 in 2025 (May 24 - 27 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 60% off seasonal items, plus a 40% off coupon for full-price items
This sale includes everything red, white, and blue, as well as graduation items. Expect an extra coupon for 40% off full-priced items.
June Michaels Sales
Lowest Prices of the Season Sale Summer Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-June (June 10 -16 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 70% off
The sale is storewide and often includes Cricut accessories, photo boxes, seasonal crafts and decor, and florals. Plus, last year during every edition of this sale, shoppers got 70% off custom framing.
July Michaels Sales
Semi-Annual Clearance Event Summer Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted late-July (July 26-31 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: 70% off seasonal decor, baking supplies, art supplies, kids' crafts, yarn, and more
You'll find deals in stores, as well as online. The summer edition offers 70% off, but on summer clearance items.
August Michaels Sales
Maker Haul Summer Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted August (Aug. 5 - 11 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: BOGO deals and 50% off, focused on products for makers and artists
This sale generally offers BOGO deals on T-shirts and canvases, as well as up to 50% off Cricut accessories, yarn, glitter, and paints.
September Michaels Sales
Labor Day Sale
Sale Dates: Predicted 5-day sale covering Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30 - Sept. 3 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 60% off, plus expect an online-only coupon code
This sale usually offer up to 60% off home decor items like baskets, floral, and more. Last year, online shoppers got a 40% off coupon code to use on regular-price merchandise.
Lowest Prices of the Season Sale Fall Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-September (Sept. 16 - 23 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 70% off
The sale is storewide and often includes Cricut accessories, photo boxes, seasonal crafts and decor, and florals. Plus, last year during every edition of this sale, shoppers got 70% off custom framing.
November Michaels Sales
The Great Big Tree Spree
Sale Dates: Predicted early November (Nov. 4 - 12 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 70% off artificial trees
The sale includes unlit and pre-lit trees. No additional coupons can be used.
Black Friday
Sale Dates: Predicted the full week of Black Friday (Nov. 22 - Dec. 1 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 70% off
The Michaels Black Friday sale offers discounts across the entire store. Last year, we saw 70% off craft and photo storage, 60% off scrapbooking supplies, 50% off Cricut tools, and BOGO deals on a slew of art supplies, from markers to yarn.
December Michaels Sales
The Big Holiday Sale
Sale Dates: Predicted mid-December (Dec. 9 - 15 in 2024)
Sale Highlights: Up to 60% off holiday and up to 70% off trees
This sale offers discounts on holiday crafts, florals, and decor (up to 60% off) and artificial trees (up to 70% off).
Semi-Annual Clearance Event Winter Edition
Sale Dates: Predicted late-December through early January (Dec. 20, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025)
Sale Highlights: 70% off Christmas decor, baking supplies, art supplies, kids' crafts, yarn, and more
The winter Semi-Annual Clearance Event is basically Michaels Christmas clearance, and it's just one of the many holiday clearance sales that happen around this time. You'll find deals in stores, as well as online.
More Ways to Save at Michaels
In addition to hitting all the sales above, follow these tips to make the most of Michaels coupons and deals year-round.
Look for Michaels Grab Bags, which are $10 and contain unsold merchandise.
These $10 boxes are filled with seasonal merchandise Michaels couldn't sell. Yes, you'll find graduation stuff for a graduation year that's already passed. But you'll find florals, wreaths, crafting supplies, and more. One of our recent Michaels grab boxes was worth $211.
Never buy florals at full price.
Never buy anything full price from the floral department at Michaels, because you can get 40% - 70% off, depending on when you shop. Items in the floral department are on sale at least one week out of every month, except for October. If you can wait for months with 50% off or more, that's ideal!
Shop smart with 20% - 40% off coupons.
While they may not always be the 40% off coupons we used to see, you can find Michaels coupons to use every time you shop. Typically, the coupon will be for 20% off all regular price purchases, but sometimes Michaels will drop a coupon for 30% off, and on increasingly rare occasions, 40% off. Note that these coupons can't be used on sale or clearance items, or on Cricut items.
Use the Michaels app to find weekly deals and coupons.
You'll want to check out the Michaels weekly ad, which is organized by department and highlights the current deals in each category at a glance. The easiest way to check out the weekly ad is in the Michaels app (iOS / Android). You can even select a category like art supplies to jump to the latest deals.
KCL TIP: Tap “Coupons” in the upper right-hand corner, and you’ll see all the coupons available that day.
Join the Michaels Rewards program to get 3% back.
The Michaels Rewards program is free to join, and at entry level, you get 3% back on what you spend. If you spend more than $300 in the previous 12 months, your earnings go up to 6% back until Dec. 31 of that year. You'll also get access to bonus rewards offers. If you shop at Michaels regularly, the rewards program is a way to get a little something back on what you'd buy anyway.
Every time you run up $5 worth of rewards, you'll get a $5 reward voucher that you'll be able to use on a future purchase (within 32 days of receiving the voucher).
Ask for a price match at Michaels.
If you see an identical item at Michaels that's cheaper at any brick-and-mortar retailer or any of the online stores listed below, Michaels will meet the competitor's price:
Athome.com
Hobbylobby.com
Homedepot.com
Joann.com
Kohls.com
Lowes.com
Officedepot.com
Popshelf.com
Staples.com
Target.com
Walmart.com
To get a price match, you need to bring in evidence of a lower price (ad, printout, or photo) at the time of purchase.
Unfortunately, you can't use a coupon at all — from a Michaels store or otherwise — on top of the price match. So make sure you choose whichever option gives you the best deal.
KCL TIP: Take photos while shopping in competitor stores or screenshot online competitor prices to show a Michaels team member so you won't need to haul around printed proof.
Sunday is the best day of the week to shop.
Michaels sales refresh every Sunday. However, since Michaels doesn't give rain checks on sale items, you should hit the store on the same day that new markdowns happen. This helps ensure you get the best selection of sale items.
Buy in bulk to save up to 50%.
Shop the MichaelsPro Buy in Bulk website to find mason jars, frames, candles, and more for up to 45% off regular prices. Buying Michaels Pro Packs can save you money — even without shopping during Michaels sales.
Ask for a teacher, military, or senior discount to save between 10% - 15%.
Here's the discount lineup for 2025:
Teacher discount: 15% off classroom-related items
Military discount: 15% off your entire purchase every day
Senior discount: 10% off your entire purchase every day (55 years and older)
Heads up — you can't combine a coupon with these discounts, and regular coupon exclusions apply. So the key is to use your Michaels teacher discount of 15% only when you'd save more than you would by using a coupon, as these discounts are for entire purchases, rather than for just one item.
Follow these steps to get your Michaels discount:
Teachers and seniors, sign up for Michaels Rewards and verify your educator ID (or age) online before you get to the cash register.
Military personnel, show your military ID at the register. The military discount is available for active-duty military, veterans, and spouses.
Get Michaels freebies.
There are some good freebies at Michaels if you know where to look — from free kids' craft classes to crochet patterns.
Sign up for free kids' online events: Kids can make everything from friendship bracelets to seasonal wreaths during Michaels' free craft classes for kids. Note that these classes are now online-only, and while the instruction is most free, the supplies aren't.
Adults can take free online classes, just pay for the materials: There are a slew of Zoom classes for grown-ups and sign-up is free. However, if you want to actually make the featured craft, you'll have to purchase the materials. Classes range from jewelry making to cake decorating and everything in between.e
Get free crochet and knitting patterns: Michaels offers free knitting and crocheting patterns throughout the yarn department so you can make pieces like scarves and blankets. You can also access these online through Michaels' Yarn Library.
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