Hickory: Saturday has the highest Asking Rate (Nov 2–8, 2026)

The C&E Gun Show spans Saturday and Sunday in Hickory, North Carolina. For hosts considering the weekend of Nov 2–8, 2026, the telling contrast is how Asking Rates line up with Booked Occupancy—not simply which nights coincide with the show.

Saturday has Hickory’s highest citywide Asking Rate, while Friday has its highest Booked Occupancy for November 2, 2026–November 8, 2026. Wheelhouse data as of October 30, 2026 shows Saturday, November 7, 2026, with an Asking Rate of $332 and Booked Occupancy of 30.6%, versus Friday, November 6, 2026, with an Asking Rate of $328 and Booked Occupancy of 30.7%.

Wheelhouse data shows that Hickory’s highest Asking Rate and highest Booked Occupancy fall on different nights.

Saturday, Nov 7, has the week’s highest Asking Rate at $332, compared with Friday’s $328. The Booked Occupancy ranking runs the other way: Friday is at 30.7% and Saturday at 30.6%. Saturday has more time remaining until arrival than Friday.

That makes this a contrast between the rankings, rather than evidence of a substantial separation in Booked Occupancy. Saturday’s higher Asking Rate is the more useful distinction to investigate: does your own Saturday booking history support giving that night different attention from Friday?

The C&E Gun Show runs November 7, 2026–November 8, 2026 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center. It therefore spans both Saturday and Sunday within the analyzed stay window of November 2, 2026–November 8, 2026. Yet Sunday, Nov 8, has an Asking Rate of $293, below Saturday’s $332. The calendar alone does not explain that price difference; the weekday itself could explain it.

Use Wheelhouse Performance Analytics to review your bookings for Friday, Nov 6, and Saturday, Nov 7, comparing each with past Fridays or past Saturdays at the same number of days before arrival and with the same nights open for booking. If Saturday stands out against its own history while Friday does not, focus your weekend review there; otherwise, keep both nights in view rather than letting Saturday’s higher citywide Asking Rate set the priority.

Wheelhouse Market Reports track bookings and advertised prices across short-term rental listings in Hickory. This article uses Wheelhouse data as of October 30, 2026.

Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date as of October 30, 2026. Asking Rate is the nightly price listings advertise for each date, fees included.

Figures come from Wheelhouse Market Reports, dated as shown in this article.

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