The weekends where it all lands at once
Only dates organizers have confirmed are in this list. Where two markets share a weekend, crews, linen and cleaners in both are stretched at the same time.
February 12 to 14: SEWE in Charleston falls on Presidents Day weekend
March 5 to 7: the Charleston Wine + Food weekend and the Myrtle Beach Marathon on March 6
March 26 to 28: Easter weekend, with the Charleston Open qualifying under way and Hilton Head’s Wine & Food Festival running
April 2 to 4: the 50th Cooper River Bridge Run on April 3, the Charleston Open finals on Daniel Island, Hilton Head’s Grand and Public Tastings, and the Savannah Music Festival opening on April 2
April 9 to 11: the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington, with the Savannah Music Festival still running
April 15 to 18: RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, with the Savannah Music Festival in its last weekend
May 7 to 9: College of Charleston and Citadel commencements, and Myrtle Beach Bike Week’s opening weekend
June 10 to 13: Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Spring is the city’s peak, and in 2027 the first weekend of April carries the heaviest load: a 50th-anniversary Bridge Run on the same weekend as the tennis finals.
Jan 30
Charleston Half Marathon · Charleston
Feb 12–14
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) · Downtown
More than 40,000 attendees, on Presidents Day weekend
Mar 3–7
Charleston Wine + Food · Downtown
More than 90 events; the Culinary Village runs Friday to Sunday
Mar 27–Apr 4
Credit One Charleston Open (WTA) · Daniel Island
Traditionally more than 90,000 attendees
Apr 3
Cooper River Bridge Run, 50th · Mount Pleasant to downtown
About 40,000 runners
May 6–8
College of Charleston commencement · Downtown
Undergraduate ceremonies May 7 and 8
May 8
The Citadel commencement · The Citadel
Long Gray Line parade on May 7
Apr 16–19, 2026
2027 date not announced
Charleston Race Week · Patriots Point
One of North America’s largest keelboat regattas
May 22–Jun 7, 2026
2027 date not announced
Spoleto Festival USA, 50th season · Downtown
The festival says its 2027 dates “will be announced soon”
Hilton Head Island
RBC Heritage week is the island’s biggest of the year, and in 2027 the Wine & Food Festival runs across Easter.
Feb 22–28
Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival, 20th · Coastal Discovery Museum
Main festival on Saturday, February 27
Mar 25–Apr 4
Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival · Hilton Head Island
Grand Tasting April 2, Public Tasting April 3
Apr 15–18
RBC Heritage (PGA Tour) · Harbour Town
Tournament week April 12 to 18; 120,000 attendance in 2025
Oct 29–Nov 1, 2026
2027 date not announced
Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival · Port Royal Golf Club
Savannah and Tybee Island
St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Wednesday in 2027. The AJC reported that 2026’s weekday parade was expected to draw fewer people than a weekend one, so plan for demand across the days around it rather than one Saturday.
Feb 4–7
Savannah Book Festival, 20th · Savannah
Free Festival Saturday on February 6
Mar 17
St. Patrick’s Day Parade · Savannah
A Wednesday parade in 2027, as reported by WTOC
Apr 2–17
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah
May 15, 2026
2027 date not announced
Tybee Beach Bum Parade · Tybee Island
May 29, 2026
2027 date not announced
SCAD Savannah commencement · Savannah Convention Center
A record 4,600+ graduates in 2026 across Savannah and Atlanta
Oct 8–11, 2026
2027 date not announced
Tybee Island Pirate Fest · Tybee Island
Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand
May is the Strand’s rally month and June opens with the country music festival downtown.
Mar 6
Myrtle Beach Marathon, 30th · Myrtle Beach
May 7–16
Myrtle Beach Bike Week Spring Rally · Grand Strand
May 22–25, 2026
2027 date not announced
Atlantic Beach Bikefest · Atlantic Beach
Held over Memorial Day weekend
Jun 10–13
Carolina Country Music Fest · Downtown Myrtle Beach
Wilmington and Cape Fear
The Azalea Festival is Wilmington’s biggest weekend, and 2027 is its 80th.
Apr 7–11
North Carolina Azalea Festival, 80th · Wilmington
About 250,000 attendance
May 8–9, 2026
2027 date not announced
UNCW spring commencement · Trask Coliseum
Holiday weekends in 2027
These fall where the calendar puts them, in every market:
Presidents Day: Monday, February 15 (weekend February 13 to 15)
Easter: Sunday, March 28 (Good Friday is March 26)
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31 (weekend May 29 to 31)
Juneteenth: Saturday, June 19, observed Friday, June 18
Independence Day: Sunday, July 4, observed Monday, July 5 (weekend July 3 to 5)
Labor Day: Monday, September 6 (weekend September 4 to 6)
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 25 (Wednesday to Sunday, November 24 to 28)
Christmas: Saturday, December 25, observed Friday, December 24
How to get ready for the big weekends
The work for a stacked weekend happens months before it:
Set prices and minimum stays for these dates now, before they book at your ordinary rate
Ask your cleaner, in writing, whether they can cover same-day turns on these exact weekends, and how many
Build linen for back-to-back turns. A second set per bed, or a Linen Subscription from $35 per guest turn, keeps a turn from waiting on a dryer
Price the cleaning fee for a full turnover and the platform’s cut of it. The cleaning fee calculator handles Airbnb’s 15.5% and Vrbo’s 12%
Big weekends with Fluffy
Turnovers are scheduled from your booking calendar in FluffyOS, so back-to-back stays are caught when they book rather than on the day. Every turn runs the same 75-point standard, and linen comes from our own North Charleston laundry.
Sources
Dates as announced by organizers, or reported by local news, as of October 26, 2026. Events move, so confirm a date before setting prices or minimum stays.
