When Do Home Depot and Lowe's Mark Down Halloween Decorations?
Short answer
In 2026 both chains cut Halloween decorations to about half off the week before Halloween. Home Depot's prices dropped around October 20 to 21 to a chain-wide sale of about 50% off, not a store clearance tag, and Lowe's moved 234 Halloween items to 50% off at its stores on October 22.
Data as of
Halloween items with a store markdown and stock, counted nightly across Lowe's stores.
Halloween decorations at Home Depot and Lowe’s reached about 50% off in the last ten days of October 2026, before Halloween. Home Depot ran it as a chain-wide price cut around October 20 to 21; Lowe’s took 234 Halloween items to 50% off on October 22.
Home Depot
From the Halloween items we track at Home Depot, priced at stores in the seven days to October 25, 2026:
- 58 Halloween items priced, across about 1,600 stores each
- 54 of them were below their regular price, at 98% of their store listings
- Median price 49% off regular; 47% of listings were exactly 50% off, and 80% sat between 47% and 50% off
- 90% of those prices took effect on or after October 20, with the median on October 21
- 0 were tagged as in-store clearance
So the Home Depot markdown is a national sale price, the same at almost every store, rather than the store-by-store clearance most Home Depot markdowns are. Whether stores take Halloween further into clearance after October 31 is not in the data yet.
Lowe’s
Lowe’s marks Halloween down at the store level. Our nightly Lowe’s store counts:
- October 14 to 21: 48 to 83 Halloween items marked down, at a median 30% to 40% off depending on the day
- October 22: 234 Halloween items at a median 50% off, about 124,500 item and store listings in stock
- October 25: 235 items, 107,664 listings in stock. On this date 99% of Lowe’s holiday decoration items had one price at every store.
What this means if you are shopping
- About half off before Halloween is the normal 2026 price at both chains; you do not need to wait for November to get 50%.
- Deeper than 50% is a bet on leftovers. At Lowe’s, in-stock Halloween listings fell 14% in the three days after the 50% cut.
- Some Christmas decor is already marked down. Lowe’s had 22 Christmas items with a store markdown on October 25.
Other seasonal timing: Home Depot markdown schedule and seasonal clearance calendar. Live store markdowns: Lowe’s clearance today and Home Depot clearance by city.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Home Depot mark down Halloween decorations?
In 2026, Home Depot cut its Halloween items to about 50% off around October 20 to 21, before Halloween. It was a chain-wide sale price at 98% of store listings, not a store clearance tag.
Does Lowe’s put Halloween on clearance before Halloween?
Yes. Lowe’s had 48 to 83 Halloween items marked down from at least October 14, 2026, and moved 234 items to 50% off at its stores on October 22.
Will Halloween decorations go below 50% off?
Not measured yet for 2026. Before October 31, neither chain went past 50% on most Halloween items. This page will show the post-Halloween data once it exists.