Hobby Lobby is known for their massive discounts, assuming you’re in tune with the Hobby Lobby sale schedule. In fact, if you’re not saving at least 30% on any given shopping trip with our Hobby Lobby hacks , you’re probably doing it wrong. However, after a holiday, you can save even more when they ratchet clearance sales up to 90% off. Timing is an important part of Hobby Lobby Christmas clearance.
Christmas hit 90% off at Hobby Lobby on Jan. 2, 2026, but the 90% off clearance usually only lasts a day or two at most. So mark your calendar for Jan. 2, 2027.
Hobby Lobby does Christmas clearance so well, you can score some massive deals. Let’s get into how you can maximize your Hobby Lobby deals for the Christmas season.
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Hobby Lobby Christmas Clearance is an annual multiweek event with up to 90% off holiday decor.
Hobby Lobby Christmas clearance sales start early, with 50% off as early as September. But December is when the deals start actually getting good. In 2025, we saw 60% off on Dec. 15 and then 80% off on Dec. 30. Finally, you can expect the coveted 90% off in early January (we saw it on Jan. 2, 2026).
Hobby Lobby holiday clearance will come back Dec. 15 (with 90% off hitting Jan. 2).
Hobby Lobby's 60% off clearance started on Dec. 15 in 2025, and the coveted 90% off hit Jan. 2. Hobby Lobby has kept to this schedule for many years. However, expect the 90% off clearance to last just a couple days at most before Hobby Lobby fully switches over to Valentine's Day merchandise.
What We Found for 90% Off in 2026
If you're wondering where everyone was at 9 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2026, rest assured they were at their local Hobby Lobby since that's when Christmas clearance hit 90% off. Naturally we had to see what all of the fuss was about. We found artificial trees, ornaments, crafts, floral sprays, tree picks, and more, although it was harder than last year to find ribbon and wrapping paper. Shoppers cleared all that stuff out when clearance hit 80% off.
The longer you wait, the fewer choices you’ll have.
There's a downside to waiting for the steeper discounts. The longer you wait to shop, the less inventory there'll be. If there’s a specific piece of decor you’re hunting for, it might be worth picking it up at a higher price point, as you don’t know if it’ll be there once the 90% off clearance kicks in.
It’s always better to shop Hobby Lobby Christmas clearance in person.
If you’re going to shop Hobby Lobby Christmas clearance, it’s a much better idea to do it in person. Hobby Lobby charges some hefty shipping fees (starting at $7.95) when you shop online, and promo codes for free shipping are hard to come by.
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Keep it in perspective: Hobby Lobby survives on sale pricing.
Hobby Lobby truly does offer some of the biggest discounts when it comes to Christmas clearance, and it’s meaningful because they run them so early.
But you also have to remember that Hobby Lobby operates off huge sales. Throughout the year, if you’re not getting at least 30% off your Hobby Lobby purchases, you’re simply not saving as much as you could be.
Because you can score such deep discounts throughout the year, it’s worth noting that base pricing may be affected in order to allow room for such large percentages off. This isn’t incredibly uncommon for craft stores.
Hobby Lobby Christmas clearance is better than Michaels.
When held up to their main competitor, Michaels, Hobby Lobby comes out on top when it comes to Christmas clearance sales.
Michaels usually waits until after Christmas to mark prices down by just 60%. They don’t catch up to the discounts Hobby Lobby has been offering for weeks until Dec. 29, when Michaels 70% off usually kicks in.
You won’t find another price decrease at Michaels until around Jan. 19, when prices go to 90% off.
That means the only time frames where Michaels sales are the same percentage-off as Hobby Lobby are around Dec. 29 - 31. Then Hobby Lobby runs away with the lead until Jan. 19, at which point competitor discounts catch up, but there’s very little inventory left.
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