San Juan Islands: Friday and Saturday lead Booked Occupancy (Nov 9–15, 2026)

A midweek holiday, Holiday Wine Weekend and Sunday events give the San Juan Islands, Washington, calendar several focal points during Nov 9–15, 2026. For hosts deciding which nights warrant attention, the important distinction is how far the weekend’s higher Booked Occupancy extends.

Friday and Saturday share the highest citywide Booked Occupancy in San Juan Islands for November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Wheelhouse data as of November 9, 2026 shows Booked Occupancy of 18.0% on Friday, November 13, 2026, and 18.0% on Saturday, November 14, 2026, compared with 10.6% on Sunday, November 15, 2026. Sunday has more time remaining until arrival than Friday and Saturday.

Wheelhouse data shows the week’s highest Booked Occupancy is concentrated on Friday and Saturday, rather than extending through Sunday.

Friday, Nov 13, and Saturday, Nov 14, share the week’s highest Booked Occupancy. Saturday nevertheless has the highest Asking Rate at $371, compared with Friday’s $368. The price ordering therefore distinguishes nights that are tied on Booked Occupancy.

Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, Nov 11, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. That night’s Booked Occupancy is 11.0%, below the weekend leaders. The holiday is a calendar landmark, but Friday and Saturday are the main concentration in this market view.

The San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau lists Holiday Wine Weekend at Roche Harbor Resort Pavilion for November 13, 2026–November 14, 2026, within the analyzed stays of November 9, 2026–November 15, 2026. Those dates coincide with the leading Friday and Saturday readings. The weekdays themselves could explain the contrast with Wednesday or Sunday; the event listing alone does not explain it.

Sunday, Nov 15, is a useful counterexample to treating an active calendar as a signal of higher Booked Occupancy. Orcas Center lists Battle of the Bands that day, and San Juan Island Restaurant Week begins then. Yet Sunday’s Booked Occupancy is 10.6%, with an Asking Rate of $342. Local events help identify dates worth checking, while the citywide figures show that their presence does not translate into the same nightly pattern.

Friday and Saturday are the starting point for attention this week, but the citywide gap is not enough to judge how your Sunday is performing.

Use Wheelhouse Performance Analytics to examine your bookings for Friday, Nov 13, through Sunday, Nov 15, comparing each with past occurrences of the same weekday, checked the same number of days before arrival and with the same nights open for booking. If Sunday is stronger against its own history than Friday and Saturday are against theirs, broaden your focus to Sunday; otherwise, keep Friday and Saturday at the center of this week’s review.

Wheelhouse Market Reports track bookings and advertised prices across short-term rental listings in San Juan Islands. This article uses Wheelhouse data as of November 9, 2026.

Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date as of November 9, 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.

About Wheelhouse Market Reports · 2026-11-09

Federal Holidays — U.S. Office of Personnel Management · 2026-11-10

Holiday Wine Weekend at Roche Harbor — San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau · 2026-11-10

Battle of the Bands — Orcas Center · 2026-11-10

San Juan Island Restaurant Week — San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau · 2026-11-10

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