Michaels will open this month in the Fairlane Village mall.
A lease was signed for the space at the mall in January.
A soft opening is scheduled for Friday, according to Devin Maxey, of SPM Communications, the company in charge of media relations for Michaels opening.
The grand opening is Sunday, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Doors open at 10 a.m.
Store hours will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
In a press release, store manager Deb Sallada said "we've been working hard to bring Pottsville a new Michaels and the community seems eager for us to open."
As part of the grand opening, there will be a card-making event, the release said.
A donation will also be made to the Starlight Children's Foundation, a group that helps children with serious illness.
The store about 22,192-square feet and employs more than 60 people.
Features of the store include scrapbooking and paper crafts department with more than 3,000 styles of stickers and other items; an expanded jewelry department, an art supplies area and custom framing, according to the press release.
Michaels headquarters is located in Irving, Texas, across the county Michaels Stores Inc. owns and operates more than 1,070 stores. Stores are located in Canada and 49 states with Hawaii being the only state that does not have a location. There are 46 locations in Pennsylvania, according to the corporate website www.michaels.com.