May the Fourth Be With You
- May the Fourth redirects here. For the date itself, see May 4.
The May the Fourth Be With You promotion, also known as May the Fourth, May the Force Be With You, and in 2012, as May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th, is an annual Star Wars event run at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. It typically runs for some time between May 3 and May 5, and since 2011, it includes a free polybag giveaway if a certain amount of money is spent in one transaction. It also tends to include a free poster and discounts are offered on specific Star Wars sets.
List of promotional giveaways by year[edit | edit source]
- 2009
Promotion ran on May 3 and 4.
- Free Star Wars 10th Anniversary Minifig Poster with any purchase (United States and Canada only).
- 2010
Promotion ran on May 3 and 4. Deals applied to Shop@Home only.
- Free sticker sheet with any purchase.
- Free automatic entry into a draw for a bronze Boba Fetts with any purchase.
- 2011
Promotion ran on May 3 and 4.
- Free 2856197 Shadow ARF Trooper with purchases over US $75 / €50 / £75 / AU $90.
- Free UCS Promotional Poster to the first 35,520 purchases.
- Entry into a draw for a first edition 10179 Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon (United States and Canada only).
- 2012
Promotion ran on May 4 and 5.
- Free 6005192 TC-14 with purchases over US $75 / £50.
- Free 5001162 LEGO Exclusive R2-D2 Poster with any purchase (bundled in some countries with 8028 Mini TIE Fighter as 5001167 LEGO Exclusive R2-D2 Poster & Mini TIE Fighter).
- 2013
Promotion ran on May 4 and 5.
- Free 5001621 Han Solo (Hoth) with purchases over US $75.
- Free 5002505 LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Be With You Poster with all purchases.
- 2014
Promotion ran between May 3 and 5 in the United States and Canada, and between April 28 and May 4 in most other countries.
- Free 5002123 Darth Revan with Star Wars purchases over US $75 / £50.
- Free 5004230 LEGO Star Wars May 4th Poster with any Star Wars purchase.
- 2015
Promotion ran between May 2 and 4 in the United States and Canada, and between May 2 and 9 in most other countries.
- Free 5002947 Admiral Yularen with Star Wars purchases over US $75 / £50 / €55 / AU $100.
- Free 5004591 LEGO Star Wars Poster 2015 Episode IV with any Star Wars purchase.
- 2016
Promotion ran between April 30 and May 7.
- Free 30602 First Order Stormtrooper with Star Wars purchases over $50 / £50 / €55 / AU $100.
- Free 5005134 LEGO Star Wars Episode VII Poster with any Star Wars purchase.
- 2017
Promotion ran between May 4 and May 7 in the United States and Canada, and between April 29 and May 6 in most other countries.
- Free 30611 R2-D2 with Star Wars purchases over US $50 / £60 / €65 / AU $120.
- 2018
Promotion will run between May 4 and May 6 in the United States.
- Free 40288 Mini BB-8 with Star Wars purchases over US $75.
