When Do Patio Cushions Go on Sale: Best Months & Deals

Patio cushions go on their deepest sale twice a year: during Memorial Day weekend (late May) and during the end-of-season clearance window that runs from late August through September. If you can wait until August or September, you'll typically find 40–70% off at big-box stores and online retailers clearing summer stock. If you need cushions now and it's between May and July, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day weekend promotions are the next best opportunities to catch legitimate markdowns.

The full seasonal sale calendar: month by month

Patio cushion pricing follows a predictable seasonal rhythm tied to when retailers stock, sell, and clear outdoor inventory. For more detail on timing for full patio sets, see when do patio sets go on sale. Once you understand the cycle, you can plan purchases months in advance and avoid paying full price entirely.

The late August to September window is the one I always tell people to target if they can be patient. Retailers like Home Depot, Target, and Walmart are physically moving outdoor inventory off the floor to make room for fall and holiday merchandise. To see which retailers currently have patio furniture on sale, consult who has patio furniture on sale. They are not trying to hold margin at that point; they are trying to move units. That creates real discounts, not the kind that shave 10% off an inflated original price.

Memorial Day and holiday promotions: what to actually expect

Memorial Day is the single biggest promotional event of the year for outdoor cushions and patio furniture. Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, Walmart, Wayfair, and Amazon all run dedicated Memorial Day sale landing pages that specifically feature outdoor cushions, sectional cushions, and cushion-included patio sets. Discounts in this window typically run 20–40% off regular prices, with some online retailers promoting up to 50% off select styles. If you're asking does patio furniture go on sale for Memorial Day, yes, Memorial Day weekend is one of the primary sale windows for patio furniture and cushions.

Fourth of July is the second-most reliable window. By early July, some retailers have already started rotating in clearance pricing on items that didn't move during Memorial Day. You'll see a mix of true holiday promotions and early end-of-season markdowns, particularly online. Consumer deals roundups have documented online sellers advertising up to 70% off clearance outdoor items during the July 4th window, though the deepest cuts tend to be on styles being discontinued or phased out.

Labor Day (first Monday of September) blends a holiday promotion with the tail end of clearance season. At this point stores are aggressively clearing floor space. If Memorial Day is when retailers want to sell patio cushions, Labor Day is when they need to. That distinction matters for your negotiating position and for how far prices will fall. Black Friday and Cyber Monday do feature some patio cushion deals online, but inventory is sparse by then and selection is limited to whatever is left over from summer.

If you're researching whether Memorial Day is worth targeting specifically for patio furniture and full sets, the deals on individual cushions and complete seating sets tend to follow the same rhythm, so timing strategies overlap closely. If you also want to compare full furniture prices, see who has patio sets on sale for current listings and discounts.

Big-box stores: Home Depot, Lowe's, Target, and Walmart

Home Depot

Home Depot runs explicit Memorial Day patio promotions that include standalone cushions alongside full furniture SKUs. Their clearance cycle typically begins in late July as outdoor floor sets get marked down, with the steepest in-store clearance appearing in August and September. Home Depot also has a Price Match Guarantee that covers local competitor advertised prices, which is worth using if you spot the same cushion cheaper at Lowe's or on a competitor's website. One practical tip: check the Home Depot app or the clearance section of the website, because online clearance pricing and in-store clearance pricing sometimes diverge, and the app will tell you what's actually on the shelf at your local store.

Lowe's

Lowe's follows a nearly identical seasonal pattern to Home Depot. Memorial Day and Labor Day are the anchored promotional events, and late-summer clearance is when you find the most aggressive floor markdowns. Lowe's tends to carry a solid mid-range assortment of replacement cushions and sets, and their clearance racks in-store are worth a walk-through from late July onward.

Target

Target maintains dedicated outdoor cushion sale and clearance pages online and runs holiday weekend promotions through its standard promotional calendar (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day). Target's Price Match Guarantee is particularly useful here: the policy covers matching Target.com prices against in-store tags, and also covers select competitor prices, so if you're in a Target store and the tag hasn't been marked down yet, it's worth checking the website price before you check out. Target's in-store clearance on outdoor cushions typically starts appearing in late July, with the deepest markdowns hitting in August.

Walmart

Walmart is one of the best sources for budget-friendly patio cushions at full price, which means its clearance prices can be surprisingly low. Walmart.com maintains a clearance landing page where end-of-season outdoor cushions regularly appear, and the store's price-match policy allows associates to match Walmart.com pricing in-store. The online clearance page is worth bookmarking and checking weekly from July onward, as inventory rotates frequently and deep-discount items sell through fast.

Warehouse clubs: Costco and Sam's Club

Warehouse clubs operate on a completely different model from traditional retailers, and it changes how you should approach buying patio cushions there. Costco follows a planned seasonal event schedule for backyard and outdoor products, cycling cushions and patio sets through defined windows rather than keeping year-round inventory. When outdoor cushion SKUs appear at Costco, they are there for a limited window, and once they sell out or the event ends, that specific item is gone. You cannot usually reorder it.

The upside is that Costco's pricing during those windows is already competitive, often better than full retail at big-box stores, and the cushion sets tend to be sold as coordinated packs (cushion sets matched to specific chair or sectional dimensions). Sam's Club follows a similar model with seasonal patio events. Neither club does the kind of prolonged end-of-season clearance you see at Home Depot or Target; they prefer to return unsold inventory to vendors or move it through other channels. So at warehouse clubs, the advice flips: don't wait for clearance. Buy during the seasonal event window if you see something you like, because it won't be marked down further; it will just disappear.

Online marketplaces: Wayfair, Amazon, Overstock, and eBay

Wayfair

Wayfair is one of the most active online retailers for patio cushion deals. They run large seasonal campaigns keyed to Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day, with dedicated outdoor furniture and cushion landing pages for each event. Wayfair also holds Way Day (their annual site-wide sale, typically in late April or May) which catches shoppers before the Memorial Day push. Beyond holiday events, Wayfair maintains a clearance section and a physical Wayfair Outlet presence in select cities. The clearance inventory online is often final sale with limited return options, so measure carefully before ordering. During holiday windows, discounts on outdoor cushions at Wayfair commonly reach 30–50% off, and the selection is broader than most physical stores.

Amazon

Amazon runs several deal formats that affect patio cushion pricing: Lightning Deals (time-limited, hours-long flash sales requiring minimum discount thresholds and Prime/FBA eligibility), Deal of the Day promotions, and the Amazon Outlet page, which functions as a clearance channel for overstock from sellers routing excess inventory out of fulfillment centers. The practical implication is that Amazon cushion deals don't follow a tidy calendar the way big-box stores do. Good deals appear unpredictably throughout the season, particularly when individual sellers or brands need to liquidate inventory. The best tools for tracking these are CamelCamelCamel and Keepa, both of which track price history for individual Amazon product listings (ASINs). CamelCamelCamel is free and lets you set email alerts when a specific cushion drops to a target price; Keepa offers more granular historical data. Both are worth setting up before you buy any cushion on Amazon.

Overstock (now Bed Bath & Beyond)

Overstock maintains dedicated clearance categories for outdoor cushions and throw pillows, with ongoing promoted markdowns throughout the season. It's a reliable place to find discounted cushions outside of the major holiday windows because the site's whole model is built around liquidating excess inventory. Discounts here can be significant even outside sale events, and the selection tends to run toward standard shapes and sizes. Worth checking alongside Wayfair when you're comparing prices.

eBay

eBay is a useful source for gently used, open-box, or liquidation-lot patio cushions. You won't find the same sale-event timing here, but you can often find brand-name cushions at steep discounts from liquidators, store returns, or private sellers. Useful for replacement cushions for discontinued patio sets where matching a specific style matters more than waiting for a retail sale.

Specialty brands and national furniture retailers

Pottery Barn, West Elm, Crate & Barrel, and Frontgate occupy the premium end of the patio cushion market. Their promotional calendars are less aggressive than big-box stores, but they do run meaningful sale events. Pottery Barn and West Elm (both Pottery Barn brands, essentially) run Friends and Family events typically in spring and fall, and both have clearance sections online that get populated with previous-season outdoor fabrics and cushions. Discounts in clearance here can reach 40–60% off original prices, but selection is limited and sizes may not be standard.

Crate & Barrel runs seasonal sale events aligned with the major holidays (Memorial Day, Labor Day) and also marks down outdoor cushions in its end-of-season clearance. Frontgate, which focuses heavily on premium outdoor furniture, does run clearance events but tends to hold prices higher for longer given its positioning. For these brands, signing up for email lists is genuinely worthwhile because early-access sale notifications and exclusive discount codes are a real part of how they move inventory.

One thing to keep in mind with specialty retailers: their cushions are often made in proprietary shapes and sizes specific to their furniture collections. If you're replacing cushions on a Pottery Barn sofa, you're largely buying from Pottery Barn. That limits your ability to wait for a better deal elsewhere, so knowing their specific clearance cycle matters more than it does for standard-size cushions.

Outlet stores, factory clearance, and other deep-discount sources

Several brands operate outlet or factory clearance channels where patio cushion discounts can be steeper than anything you'd find in a regular retail sale event. These sources tend to carry mixed inventory: discontinued colors and patterns, overstock from the previous season, and sometimes slight cosmetic seconds.

• Brand clearance sites: Sunbrella, a major cushion fabric brand, and several OEM cushion manufacturers sell directly through clearance or outlet pages. Sunbrella fabric cushions discounted here are often 30–50% off, and fabric quality is premium.
• Outlet malls: Pottery Barn Outlet, Restoration Hardware (RH) Outlet, and similar premium-brand outlets carry previous-season outdoor cushions at meaningful discounts. Best inventory windows are late summer (August–September) when stores are rotating out seasonal stock.
• Wayfair Outlet locations: Physical Wayfair Outlet stores carry returned and clearance merchandise at reduced prices. Inventory is unpredictable but worth checking if you have one nearby.
• Walmart and Target in-store clearance racks: From late July through September, physical stores mark down in-store inventory with yellow or red clearance tags. These markdowns often aren't fully reflected online, so walking the store beats browsing the website.
• Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist: Genuine deals on lightly used premium cushions appear regularly, particularly in late summer when people sell outdoor furniture before moving or downsizing. Worth checking locally if you need a specific size.
• Local upholstery shops: For unusually shaped or oversized cushions, a local upholstery shop can sometimes beat retail prices on replacements, especially if you supply the fabric. Less useful for standard sizes but excellent for custom-fit pieces.

The pattern across all these outlet sources is the same: late summer is when the most inventory moves through at the deepest prices. Whether it's a physical outlet mall, an online clearance page, or a neighbor selling their patio set on Facebook Marketplace, August and September are when supply is high and motivation to sell is strong.

How to actually find and track sales in real time

Knowing the calendar is step one. Actually capturing those deals when they happen requires a few practical tools and habits.

1. Set up CamelCamelCamel price alerts for any specific Amazon cushion ASINs you're watching. It's free, takes two minutes to configure, and emails you when the price hits your target.
2. Sign up for email lists at Wayfair, Pottery Barn, West Elm, and Crate & Barrel. These retailers routinely send early-access sale invitations and exclusive promo codes to subscribers before deals go public.
3. Download the Target and Walmart apps. Both apps show in-store clearance pricing and let you check whether a specific item is marked down at your local store before you make a trip.
4. Use Google Shopping's price history feature (visible on product listing cards) for a quick check on whether a listed price is actually a deal or just routine pricing.
5. Apply price-match guarantees proactively. If you're buying at Home Depot or Target and you've seen a lower price at a competitor, ask at checkout. Both retailers have documented price-match policies.
6. Check Overstock and Amazon Outlet weekly from late July through September. These pages update continuously and good clearance items sell through in days.

Should you buy now or wait? A quick decision checklist

The honest answer depends on where you are in the year and how urgently you need the cushions. Here's how I think through it:

Before you pull the trigger on any cushion purchase, run through these basics: measure your seat dimensions (width, depth, and thickness of the old cushion if you have one), confirm the fill material is appropriate for your climate (high-density polyester foam holds up better outdoors than standard foam; look for water-resistant or quick-dry fill in humid areas), check the return policy before ordering online since outdoor cushions are bulky and some clearance purchases are final sale, and factor in shipping costs for online orders, which can add $15–30 to individual cushion purchases and erode the apparent discount.

If you're buying multiple cushions for a complete seating arrangement, coordinating your purchase to a single holiday sale event usually saves more than piecing together individual deals from different sources. And if you're in the market for a full patio set rather than just the cushions, the sale timing for complete sets follows the same calendar, so it's worth evaluating both purchases together to see if a cushion-included set delivers better overall value than buying furniture and cushions separately.