100 Winners Get $227,538.68 in Prizes in Macy’s Golden Confetti Sweepstakes

100 prizes include a $100,000 grand prize

The largest award goes to one winner and has a total approximate retail value of $100,000. It is delivered over five years rather than as one immediate payment. Each year, the winner receives a $15,000 Macy’s gift card and a $5,000 check.

That annual structure adds up to $75,000 in Macy’s gift cards and $25,000 by check over the complete five-year period. Entrants should not assume the award can be converted into a single lump-sum cash payment. The official terms determine the delivery schedule, gift-card conditions and required winner paperwork.

The other prizes span several categories. Depending on the drawing period, winners may receive travel experiences, sporting-event or concert trips, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade trips, a Disney Cruise vacation for four, an Alaska cruise, Macy’s gift cards, designer accessories, fragrances, luggage, electronics, appliances, furniture and beauty tools.

Specific featured products include Michael Kors handbags, Movado watches, Samsonite luggage, a TUMI carry-on, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Dyson products, gaming consoles, speakers, vacuums, kitchen appliances and exclusive parade merchandise. Prize availability is tied to the applicable monthly entry period, so the official page should be checked for the exact award connected with each drawing.

How to submit your one sweepstakes entry

Start at the official Macy’s Golden Confetti promotion website. Follow the on-screen instructions and provide the requested contact and eligibility information. No purchase or QR code scan is necessary to participate.

Review your name, email address, telephone number, date of birth and location before submitting. Use contact details you monitor regularly, and make sure your information would match the identification you could provide if selected as a potential winner.

After the entry goes through, save any confirmation displayed by the official website. A screenshot or a dated note can prevent accidental duplicate entries later, which is especially useful because the standard sweepstakes is not a daily-entry promotion.

Enter once and let your entry carry forward

The sweepstakes entry limit is one total entry per person for the full promotion. It is not one entry per day, week or monthly drawing period. Accuracy on that single submission matters more than repeatedly returning to the form.

Eligible non-winning sweepstakes entries carry forward into later monthly drawings. Entering earlier may therefore allow your one entry to be considered in more applicable drawings, but it does not create additional entries or change the random nature of winner selection.

The promotion’s monthly periods run from May through October. They are May 9 through May 28, May 29 through June 25, June 26 through July 30, July 31 through August 27, August 28 through September 24, and September 25 through October 31.

If you are unsure whether you already entered, check your saved confirmation, browser history or personal giveaway list before trying again. A second sweepstakes submission does not provide another valid chance and may conflict with the stated entry limit.

The optional contest requires an original celebration essay

In addition to the random sweepstakes, Macy’s offers an optional judged contest entry. This route asks for a short essay about what you are celebrating. It is separate from the one standard sweepstakes entry, so participating in the essay contest does not mean submitting the random entry twice.

Write the response yourself and base it on your genuine celebration. Mechanically or automatically generated contest submissions are prohibited. Avoid copied language, generic slogans or material written by someone else, and review your response for clarity before sending it.

Because this is a judged component, the quality and originality of the response matter. Focus on one clear occasion, explain why it is meaningful and stay within every length or format instruction shown on the official entry page. Do not add unsupported details simply to make the story sound more dramatic.

Only one of the 100 winners is the judged contest winner. The remaining 99 winners are selected randomly through the sweepstakes drawings, so readers who do not want to write an essay can still use the standard free entry.

Who may enter and the final deadline

Entrants must be legal residents of one of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico or Guam and must be at least 18 years old. Other restrictions in the official rules still apply, including any limits involving sponsor-related employees or household members.

The promotion began May 9, 2026, and ends October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Online entry should be completed before that cutoff. Waiting until the final minutes can create avoidable problems if a device loses service, a required field is missed or the website is busy.

The monthly schedule matters for prize drawings, but it does not reset the one-entry limit. If you submit an eligible sweepstakes entry during an earlier period and do not win, that entry carries over. You do not need to return at the start of each month to submit it again.

Handle a possible winner message safely

Monitor the email address and telephone number used on your entry, including spam and filtered-message folders. A potential winner may need to respond promptly and complete eligibility, tax or prize-acceptance documents before being confirmed.

Winners of certain high-value prizes must complete a background check. Enter only if you are comfortable with that condition, and follow the administrator’s instructions if you are contacted. Travel winners may also need to meet documentation, scheduling and guest requirements before a trip can be booked.

Be cautious with unexpected messages. Confirm that any notice matches the promotion details and comes through a legitimate channel identified in the official rules. A real winner notification should not require you to pay a purchase fee to release a prize or request sensitive payment credentials through an unverified message.

Keep a copy of your entry confirmation and original essay, if you submit one. If contacted, respond within the stated window and verify the sender before sharing documents. The simplest strategy is to enter once through the official page, optionally submit your own celebration essay, and keep your contact information accessible through the October 31 deadline and subsequent notification period.