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I’ve been following and shopping the Macy’s One Day Sale for over a decade. Doing so, I’ve learned a thing or two about the Macys One Day Sale Schedule. While I can’t predict every time the Macy’s One Day Sale will happen each month, I can show you the sale trends and patterns…
Macys One Day Sale Schedule 2024
I’ve been compiling all the past Macys One Day Sale dates for the past ten years. Why? To help you see a pattern and predict the future Macy’s One Day Sales.
Typically, the Macys One Day Sale happens on the third weekend of the month. Lately, the Macy’s One Day Sales seem to be happening over three days for the first time: Friday through Sunday.
In the past, the actual One Day Sale takes place on a Saturday and the “Preview Day” is on Friday. In actuality, there is no difference between the Preview Day and One Day Sale prices.
Multiple Macy’s One Day Sale Date Variations
Occasionally, we’ll see the Macys One Day schedule vary. There are two ways this has happened in the past:
- Macy’s One Day Sales happen more than once a month: typically during a holiday month.
- Macy’s One Day Sale happens mid-week: One Day Sale on Wednesday with Preview Day on Tuesday.
Mulitple One Day Sales in one month usually happen every December; I’ve even seen three Macy’s One Day Sales occur in December. I’ve also witnessed multiple Macys ODS in January.
The midweek Macys One Day Sales typically happen either in November or in the summer. This year, February has a Tuesday sale. As such, I’ve yet to figure out why Macy’s moves them around like this.
So let’s break down the history of the Macys One Day sale schedule…
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2024 Macy’s One Day Sales:
So far the 2024 One Day Sales have been similar to past years:
- December 20-22, 2024
- December 13-15, 2024
- November 8-10, 2024
- September 13-15, 2024
- August 9-11, 2024
- July 27-28, 2024
- July 9-10, 2024
- May 14-15, 2024
- March 12-13, 2024
- February 6-7. 2024
- January 5-7, 2024
Macy’s One Day Sales 2023:
We kicked off 2023 with a one day sale and the big savings continued at Macy’s:
- December 15-17, 2023
- December 8-10, 2023
- November 3-5, 2023
- September 15-18, 2023 (this one lasted through Monday!)
- August 4-6, 2023
- July 14-16, 2023
- May 5-7, 2023
- March 10-12, 2023
- February 3-5, 2023
- January 6-8, 2023
2022 Macys One Day Sales:
This year the first One Day Sale was not the first, but the second weekend of the year.
- December 16-18, 2022
- December 8-10, 2022
- November 4-6, 2022
- September 16-18, 2022
- August 5-8, 2022 (This is the first time I’ve ever seen it extended due to technical issues).
- July 15-17, 2022
- June 2022 (Another month without a One Day Sale, but had a Friends & Family June 8-13)
- April 2022 (No One Day Sale – Friends & Family April 22 – May 2)
- March 11-13, 2022
- February 4-6, 2022
- January 7-9, 2022
Macys One Day Sales 2021:
Another year with ten one day sales. As you can see, not only do we not get one every month, sometimes there are multiple in the same month:
- December 17-19, 2021
- December 9-11, 2021
- November 8-10, 2021
- September 17-19, 2021
- August 6-8, 2021
- July 16-18, 2021
- May 14-16, 2021
- March 12-14, 2021
- February 5-7, 2021
- January 8-10, 2021
2020 Macy’s One Day Sales:
The first Macys One Day Sale of 2020 was actually a Macy’s 48 Hour Sale during the first weekend of January 2020. You can also see there was a break in the spring. This was where Macy’s also had 48-hour sales.
In 2020, Macy’s actually had ten One Day Sales, as compared to the prior two years when there were only nine:
- December 18-20, 2020
- December 10-12, 2020
- November 13-15, 2020
- September 18-20, 2020
- August 7-9, 2020
- July 17-18, 2020
- June 26-28, 2020
- March 13-15, 2020
- February 7-8, 2020
- January 3-4, 2020
Macys One Day Sale Dates 2019:
- December 17-18, 2019
- December 10-11, 2019
- November 18, 2019
- November 1-2, 2019 (Technically a 48 Hour Sale)
- August 9-10, 2019
- June 21-22, 2019
- March 17-18, 2019 (48 Hour Sale)
- February 8-9, 2019
- January 4-5, 2019
The Macys One Day Sale Dates from 2018:
- December 18-19, 2018
- December 11-12, 2018
- November 12-14, 2018
- August 10-11, 2018
- June 12-13, 2018
- May 18-19, 2018
- March 16-17, 2018
- February 9-10, 2018
- January 12-13 2018
2017 Macys One Day Sale Dates:
Believe it or not, there were THIRTEEN Macy’s One Day Sales in 2017. This was the last year we saw so many (likely because the 48-Hour sales started in 2018…see below).
- December 29-30, 2017
- December 19-20, 2017
- December 12-13, 2017
- November 12-15, 2017
- October 20-21, 2017
- September 15-16, 2017
- August 4-5, 2017
- July 7-8, 2017
- June 16-17, 20172
- April 11-12, 2017
- March 3-4, 2017
- February 10-11, 2017
- January 13-14, 2017
Macys One Day Sale Schedule 2016:
- December 9-10, 16-17 & 25-27, 2016
- November 17-19, 2016
- October 21-22, 2016
- September 9-10, 2016
- August 5-6, 2016
- July 8-9. 2016
- June 17-18, 2016
- May 6-7, 2016
- April 15-16, 2016
- March 22-23, 2016
- February 19-20, 2016
- January 2-3 & 15-16, 2016
2015 Macys One Day Sale Dates:
- December 11-12, 18-19 & 25-27, 2015
- November 17-18, 2015
- October 23-24, 2015
- September 11-12, 2015
- August 14-15, 2015
- July 10-11, 2015
- June 19-20, 2015
- May 8-9, 2015
- April 17-18, 2015
- March 13-14, 2015
- February 20-21, 2015
- January 2-3, 16-17, 29-30, 2015
Macys One Day Sale Schedule 2014:
There were THREE Macys One Day Sales in December 2014:
- December 9-10, 19-20, & 26, 2014
* The November 2014 Macys One Day Sale was Wednesday, November 19, 2014, with a preview day on Tuesday, November 18, 2014.
* The October 2014 Macy’s One Day Sale was SATURDAY, October 18, 2014 – with a preview day on Friday, October 17, 2014.
The Macys One Day Sale before that TOTALLY caught me off guard because it came on the heels of Labor Day. Other than that, the Macys One Day Sales have been fairly consistent:
- September 6, with a preview day on Friday, September 5, 2014.
- August 16, 2014, with a preview day on Friday, August 15, 2014.
- July 12, with a preview day on Friday, July 11.
- June 14, 2014, with a preview day on Friday, June 13, 2014.
Consequently, you can see that several patterns emerge from studying the Macys One Day Sale schedule over the years. However, there is one change in the Macy’s sale schedule this year that could throw this cadence off…
Macy’s 48 Hour Sale
In 2018, Macy’s started renaming some of their sales, including their One Day Sale. For instance, there were several months in 2018 without a One Day Sale. However, we did see a Macy’s 48 Hour Sale during that period.
Has Macy’s finally realized that the One Day Sale is, in fact, a 48-hour sale and therefore they’ve decided to rename it? Only time will tell. But what I do know is that you can find similar deals during the 48-hour sale as you can during Macy’s One Day Sale.
The other major money-saving event to pay attention to is the Macy’s Friends & Family Sale. Because these Macy’s sales happen much less frequently (we’re talking twice a year), the savings are multiplied and you save on designers and items that rarely go on sale (like fragrance and beauty).
So there you have it: if you want to maximize your Macy’s savings, look to shop on the second or third weekend of each month. And don’t forget to check back here each week to uncover this weekend’s Macy’s sale!