When Does Patio Furniture Come Out: Season, Sales & Buying Tips

Most patio furniture hits store floors and websites in March, with the bulk of new collections arriving by early April. If you want the best selection, shop between late March and Memorial Day weekend. If you want the best price and don't mind limited choices, wait until August through October when clearance markdowns routinely run 40% to 70% off. Those two windows, early spring for selection and late summer for savings, are the two levers every smart patio furniture shopper pulls.

The seasonal calendar: when patio furniture actually shows up

The retail patio furniture cycle is more predictable than most people realize. Retailers plan seasonal buys months in advance, and the trade shows that drive those decisions, primarily High Point Market in April and the Las Vegas and Atlanta casual furniture markets in late July, set the clock for what lands on shelves and websites each year. Here's how the calendar typically plays out month by month.

Regional timing differences matter more than most people expect

If you live in the Sun Belt, Florida, Texas, Arizona, or Southern California, your local Home Depot or Lowe's may have full patio floor sets as early as late February. Northern states and the upper Midwest typically see displays go up in late March or early April. Warehouse clubs like Costco follow similar logic, stocking warmer-climate warehouses first. If you're in a cold-weather market and see patio furniture earlier than usual, that's actually a sign to move quickly, it likely means that location received a limited allocation.

New collections, pre-orders, and lead times

Outdoor furniture manufacturers show their new lines to retail buyers at the spring High Point Market (typically held in April) and again at the Las Vegas and Atlanta casual furniture markets in late July. That means the sets you'll see at retail in March were actually designed, ordered, and manufactured six to twelve months earlier. By the time a collection hits Wayfair's 'New Arrivals' page or Costco's floor, it's already been through a full production and import cycle.

Pre-orders are most common at specialty outdoor retailers and mid-to-high-end brands. If you're eyeing a specific set from a brand like Brown Jordan, Telescope Casual, or Hanamint, those dealers often open pre-orders in January or February for spring delivery. Common lead times for special-order or custom pieces run eight to sixteen weeks, which means ordering in February for a late May delivery is realistic. For big-box sets (think Home Depot's Hampton Bay or Walmart's BetterHomes & Gardens lines), pre-orders aren't really a thing. Those sets are either in stock or they're not.

Online marketplaces move faster. Wayfair and Amazon begin populating spring patio 'New Arrivals' sections in late February and March, and their in-stock window often overlaps closely with physical store rollouts. One practical note: if you see a set listed as 'ships in 4–6 weeks' on Wayfair in March, that's an import backlog situation, not a pre-order. Factor that into your timeline if you need the furniture for a specific event or date.

The holiday and clearance sale calendar

The patio furniture deal calendar has predictable peaks. Knowing them in advance is the single most effective tactic for saving money. Here's how the major sale windows break down.

Memorial Day (late May)

This is the biggest patio furniture sale event of the year by volume and promotional noise. Home Depot, Lowe's, Wayfair, and Walmart all run major Memorial Day patio events with discounts that can reach 40% to 50% on select sets. Inventory is still healthy at this point, so the combination of decent selection and real discounts makes Memorial Day the best single weekend to buy if you're balancing both factors. Set a price alert in early May so you can tell whether Memorial Day pricing is actually lower than what you saw in March, sometimes it is, sometimes it's a repackaged regular-season price.

Fourth of July (early July)

Fourth of July deals are real but more selective. Retailers use this window to move slower-selling SKUs mid-season. You'll find good spot deals on specific sets, but don't expect sitewide blowouts. If you missed something during Memorial Day and it's still available, check back around July 4th. Some items that didn't sell through in May will see price cuts here.

Amazon Prime Day and mid-summer online events (July)

Amazon has historically dropped patio furniture prices by up to 40% around Prime Day, which typically falls in mid-July. Wayfair often runs a competing 'Way Day' or summer outdoor event nearby. These are worth watching for online-only sets, especially if you're shopping brands that don't have strong brick-and-mortar distribution. Just check the ship date before clicking 'buy,' because summer import traffic can push delivery windows out further than the product page suggests.

Labor Day and late August clearance (August–September)

Labor Day weekend is when end-of-season clearance really accelerates. Stores want floor space for fall and holiday merchandise, and they'd rather sell patio furniture at 50% off than store it. Markdowns of 40% to 70% are commonly documented in this window across Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, and Target. The tradeoff is selection: popular configurations and colors sell out first, and by mid-September you're mostly looking at what's left rather than what you want.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday (November)

Physical patio inventory is nearly gone by Black Friday, but online retailers and manufacturers run promotions on made-to-order or warehouse-stored items. This is a decent window for purchasing patio accessories, replacement cushions, and covers. For full sets, you'll find more options online than in stores, but delivery windows often push into the following spring. If you're planning ahead and not in a rush, Black Friday can be a smart time to lock in pricing on a high-end set for next spring delivery.

Warehouse club special events

Costco and Sam's Club don't run traditional 'sales' on patio furniture the way department stores do. Instead, they drop limited seasonal allocations in March at a fixed member price, and when it's gone, it's gone. Warehouse‑club pattern: clubs (Costco, Sam’s Club) plan seasonal drops months in advance, bringing major seasonal pallet assortments in a concentrated early‑spring window (commonly March) and often stocking limited quantities per location warehouse‑club pattern: clubs plan seasonal drops months in advance. The best 'deal strategy' at warehouse clubs isn't waiting for a sale, it's being there early in the season. Occasionally you'll see a price reduction on a remaining floor model or slow-moving SKU in July or August, but that's not something you can plan around.

Store-by-store timing and deal playbook

Different retailers stock patio furniture at different times and operate on different promotional models. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect and how to play each one.

Costco: how to time your buy and not miss out

Costco's patio furniture game is genuinely different from every other retailer on this list, and if you don't understand how their system works, you'll miss the window entirely. Costco typically stages its spring patio assortment in warehouses and on Costco.com starting in March. The sets are often priced competitively for the quality, especially larger sectionals and deep-seating sets, but quantities per warehouse location are limited. A popular set might sell out at your local warehouse in two to three weeks.

The most important thing to know: Costco.com often carries the same sets as the warehouse, sometimes with a slightly different SKU or packaging, and it ships directly. If your local warehouse is already cleaned out in April, check Costco.com before giving up. Community fan sites that track Costco's seasonal section (the so-called 'superpost' scans) show March through April as the consistent warehouse arrival window year over year, with sporadic restocks through the season but no guarantees.

Costco does not run traditional 'patio furniture sales.' They set a member price and hold it. Occasionally, you'll see a digital coupon for a specific outdoor item emailed to members, but it's not something to count on. The membership itself is the deal mechanism here. Executive members earn 2% back on purchases, which on a $1,500 sectional is a real $30 return. The membership cost is offset quickly if you're buying furniture and other household items through the year.

• Check Costco.com in early March before visiting the warehouse, so you know what's coming and can move fast
• Follow warehouse enthusiast communities online to see which sets have dropped at other locations (yours usually follows within days to weeks)
• If a set is sold out in-warehouse, add it to your Costco.com wishlist and check back weekly through April
• Ask a warehouse employee when seasonal pallets are scheduled to arrive, floor staff often know their restock schedule
• Executive membership pays back on large seasonal purchases; calculate your break-even before signing up specifically for a patio buy

Walmart: rollbacks, seasonal stocking, and finding sets in stock

Walmart treats patio furniture as a major seasonal category with a predictable spring push. Their large site-wide spring and home events, like the Super Savings Week that ran March 24 through April 1 in 2025, overlap with their biggest patio inventory buildup of the year. By late March, Walmart.com's patio furniture pages are fully stocked with new arrivals and promotional banners. In-store, the patio display usually goes up around the same time, though the physical inventory is more limited than what you'll find online.

Walmart's 'Rollback' pricing mechanism is worth understanding. A Rollback tag means the item has been temporarily reduced from its regular price, and it can disappear at any time. For patio furniture, you'll see Rollbacks pop up mid-season on slower-moving sets and again during major holiday weekends. The best way to track these is through Walmart.com's patio category page, filtered by 'On Rollback,' which surfaces active markdowns. Setting up a saved search or using a third-party price-tracking browser extension works well here.

For in-store shoppers, Walmart's physical patio section is larger at higher-volume Supercenters and leaner at smaller-format stores. If your local store has a small display, check Walmart.com for free store pickup on a wider range, which gets you the online selection with next-day or same-day availability at a nearby store without shipping fees. Walmart+ members also get free delivery on online orders, which matters for bulky patio sets that would otherwise carry a freight surcharge.

Home Depot and Lowe's: arrival windows, online vs. in-store, and assembly notes

Home Depot and Lowe's are the two retailers most people think of first for patio furniture, and for good reason: they carry wide assortments, run competitive sale events, and have store locations nearly everywhere. Their spring patio rollouts are closely timed. Home Depot's branded 'Spring Black Friday' and 'Spring Starts' events have consistently launched in mid-March to early April, with the 2024 Spring Black Friday running April 4 through April 28. Lowe's counters with its annual SpringFest event, which aligns with the official start of spring around March 20. Both retailers use these events to drive foot traffic into their patio sections with promotional pricing on select sets.

One practical difference between shopping online versus in-store at these two: the online catalogs are dramatically larger. A Home Depot Superstore might carry fifteen to twenty patio SKUs on the floor, but HomeDepot.com lists hundreds. If you want to touch and sit on a set before buying, go to the store first, find the style and comfort level you like, then check if the online version of that set (or a similar one) is priced lower. Both retailers offer in-store pickup on online orders, so you can often get the broader online selection without a freight delivery charge.

Assembly is worth mentioning here. Most patio sets at Home Depot and Lowe's ship flat-packed and require assembly. Both retailers offer paid assembly services through third-party providers like Handy, typically ranging from $80 to $200 depending on the set complexity. If you're buying a large sectional or dining set with multiple pieces, factor that into your budget. Lowe's and Home Depot also have return policies for outdoor furniture that typically run 90 days from purchase, so hold onto your receipt and original packaging if there's any chance you'll return or exchange.

• Shop in-store first to assess comfort and build quality, then compare prices online before finalizing
• Both retailers price-match competitors, including each other, so bring a screenshot of a lower price
• Check the 'Special Buy' and clearance sections in-store, floor models and discontinued sets are often 20–30% off mid-season
• Reserve assembly service at the time of purchase if you're buying flat-pack, slots fill up quickly in peak season
• Home Depot's Pro Xtra and Lowe's MyLowe's loyalty programs occasionally deliver extra percent-off coupons to members, worth joining before a major purchase

Big Lots, online marketplaces, and specialty shops

Big Lots

Big Lots launches its 'Spring into Summer' lawn, garden, and patio assortment in mid-March with a press announcement tied to what the company calls its largest-ever outdoor assortment. Their patio pricing is generally lower than Home Depot or Lowe's for comparable styles, which makes them worth a stop early in the season. The Big Lots Rewards program stacks extra percentage-off coupons on top of sale prices, and the app often shows member-exclusive deals. The tradeoff is inventory depth: Big Lots stores carry less variety per location, and popular sets can disappear quickly without a restock.

Wayfair and Amazon

Wayfair's patio New Arrivals section refreshes in late February through April, mirroring the retail buying cycle closely. They run two major outdoor events: Way Day (usually in spring) and a Labor Day clearance push. The depth of SKUs on Wayfair is larger than any physical retailer, but shipping times vary wildly. Filter by 'Quick Ship' or 'Ships in 1–2 days' if you need the furniture soon rather than in six weeks. Amazon runs a Big Spring Sale in March and patio discounts around Prime Day in July, with documented markdowns of up to 40% on furniture sets. Use a price-history tracker like CamelCamelCamel before buying on Prime Day, some 'deals' are just the regular price with a coupon badge.

Specialty outdoor retailers

Specialty outdoor furniture dealers (local showrooms, brands like Telescope Casual, Brown Jordan, or regional chain stores) operate on a slightly different calendar. Their new collections, previewed at the High Point Market spring edition in April and the Las Vegas/Atlanta summer markets in July, typically become available for pre-order in January and February for spring delivery. If you want a specific frame material, custom cushion fabric, or a set that won't be at Costco or Home Depot, a specialty dealer is worth calling in January. Floor model sales at the end of the season (September through October) can yield serious discounts on showroom-quality pieces, often 30% to 50% off original price.

Practical buying checklist before you pull the trigger

Whether you're buying in March for the season ahead or in September to save money for next year, a few quick checks will save you from regret. The best time to buy a patio set depends on your priorities around selection versus savings, but the mechanics of a smart purchase stay the same regardless of the calendar.

1. Set a price alert in early March (use Wayfair's wishlist, Google Shopping alerts, or CamelCamelCamel for Amazon) so you have a baseline price before Memorial Day 'deals' arrive
2. Check the return window and restocking fees before buying online, especially on freight-shipped items, which can cost $75–$200 to return
3. Confirm assembly requirements and factor in assembly service cost for large or complex sets
4. Verify cushion covers are removable and machine-washable, or check replacement cushion availability and pricing separately
5. If buying a set piece by piece (chairs + table separately), confirm the items are designed to match in color and frame finish, especially on online marketplaces where 'coordinating' can mean loosely
6. For warehouse club purchases, buy the entire set in one trip; going back for extra chairs later is often impossible once inventory sells through
7. Ask the store about warranty coverage for frame and fabric: reputable outdoor furniture carries a one-year minimum on fabric and a multi-year warranty (often 5+ years) on the frame
8. If the floor model is the last unit, negotiate, floor models are discounted 10–30% at most retailers and you can request an additional markdown for missing hardware or cosmetic wear

Sets vs. individual pieces: which approach saves more

Buying a complete set almost always costs less per piece than assembling a matching grouping yourself. A four-piece dining set at Home Depot in April might run $499, while buying the matching table and four chairs individually adds up to $650 or more. Sets also guarantee color and finish consistency. The exception is when you need a non-standard configuration, like six chairs instead of four, or when you're replacing a single broken piece from an existing set. In those cases, buying open stock is the right move, but budget for the premium and confirm the new piece will genuinely match your existing furniture before ordering.

If you're planning your purchase and wondering about timing strategy more specifically, the decision really comes down to one question: do you need it this season, or can you wait? For more on timing, read our guide on when to buy patio furniture. Shopping in March through May gives you the best selection with reasonable promotional discounts. Shopping in August through October gives you the deepest clearance prices but shrinking inventory. For most people buying a primary patio set, Memorial Day weekend is the practical sweet spot: good stock, real deals, and enough selection to be choosy. See our guide on the best time to buy patio furniture 2023 for detailed timing and deal strategies. For historical pricing context, see our guide on the best time to buy patio furniture 2020 for how past sale patterns can predict current deals. For budget-first shoppers who are flexible on color and style, the August clearance window is where the biggest savings live.