If there’s one rule to shopping for Yankee Candle, it’s that you should never pay full price. You can find Yankee Candle deals pretty much any time of the year at all sorts of different retailers. So you should seriously never pay full price. As long as you know where to look, you’re bound to find a Yankee Candle sale. And twice a year, you’re guaranteed to save during the Semi-Annual Sale — December and May.
During these sales you'll see mini candles and car vent clips for $3. Plus large candles for $15 and gift sets for $18.50. Ultimately your goal is to save 50 - 75% during a Yankee Candle sale, but you’ll want to get in on the action early. The best deals go fast.
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The Yankee Candle Semi-Annual Sale is a twice-a-year, three-week sale on candles and accessories.
Twice a year, during the Semi-Annual Sale, Yankee Candle offers significant discounts on a variety of candles and accessories. Although Yankee Candle hosts a number of sales throughout the year, this one — which happens around Memorial Day and Christmas every year — is arguably the best one of the year.
These sales aren't exclusive to Yankee Candle shops or their website; authorized retailers like Macy’s or Kohl’s also participate. Shoppers can find deals on votives, jar candles, car vent clips, and more, with savings of up to 75%.
KCL predicts the next Yankee Candle Semi-Annual Sale will start on Dec. 26, 2024
Yankee Candle typically hits us with their winter Semi-Annual Sale right after Christmas, Dec. 26. It's the perfect time to unload fall and holiday scents at super cheap prices, making way for new inventory.
How do we make our prediction?
Although the Yankee sale has bounced around over the years, it’s typically timed the day after Christmas and then again Memorial Day weekend. The past two years it has taken place the Friday before Memorial Day. We predict the sale will once again happen at the beginning of Memorial Day weekend — Friday, May 24, 2024.
Here are the last several years’ worth of Yankee Candle Semi-Annual Sales, which inform our prediction:
Winter Sale
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
Monday, Dec. 26, 2023
Sunday, Dec. 26, 2023
Spring Sale
Friday, May 26, 2023
Friday, May 27, 2022
Monday, May 31, 2021
The Yankee Candle sale will save you 50% – 75%.
During this sale you’ll see savings of up to 75% off regular prices.
$3 mini candles
$3 wax melts
$5.50 small tumbler candles
Perfect Pillar medium-sized candles from $10.35
$15 large jar candles
TIP: Get an instant 15% off your first purchase with Yankee Candle when you sign up for their emails or text message alerts (text PERKS to 926533).
Which sale is better: Bath & Body Works or Yankee Candle?
Ironically (or maybe not … ), the Yankee Candle Semi-Annual Sale happens right around the same time as the Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale. And while you’d ideally opt to buy your Bath & Body Works candles during Candle Day for the absolute lowest prices of the year, that doesn’t mean we don’t scoop a few up during the Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale, too.
But how do the prices compare? Bath & Body Works’ small candles will go as low as $5.20 each (regularly $15.50) during their Semi-Annual Sale. Compare that to the cost of a small jar candle from Yankee Candle, which goes as low as $5 (regularly $14) during their Semi-Annual Sale. These candle prices are pretty comparable for the sizes, so it really comes down to availability and what scents you like.
TIP: I find that the Bath & Body Works’ Semi-Annual Sale offers savings on more year-round scents, while the Yankee sale is more for seasonal scents.
Look to the Yankee Candle 'Deal of the Week' for savings year-round.
If there isn't a formal sale, you can always rely on Yankee Candle to have a 'Deal of the Week' on their website. This can range from markdowns on jar candles to to 5 for $25 ScentPlug Refills.
Buy discounted Yankee Candle gift cards to stack your savings.
There are tons of gift card hacks out there. Make your dollar stretch even further by buying discounted gift cards for Yankee Candle and using them in combination with a sale.
Lots of other stores offer Yankee Candle deals.
Here are the other stores that sell Yankee brand candles (and frequently have sales so you don’t pay full price):
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