Grill pricing runs on a predictable annual cycle. This is every sale window worth watching, how deep the discounts genuinely go, and what's worth buying in each one — so you stop paying spring prices for a grill that will be 30% cheaper in September.
| Window | When | Typical Discount | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents' Day | February | 10–20% off | Last season's carryover stock |
| Mother's Day | May | 10–25% off accessories | Griddles, pizza ovens, gift-sized gear |
| Memorial Day | Late May | 15–30% off | Buying a grill you'll use all summer |
| Father's Day | June | 10–25% off | Gift-priced gear under $200 |
| 4th of July | Early July | 15–30% off | Mid-season restock and second grills |
| Labor Day | Early September | 25–40% off | Clearance on the current model year |
| Black Friday & Cyber Monday | Late November | 30–45% off | Absolute lowest prices, if you can wait |
| Post-Holiday Clearance | January | 20–50% off odd stock | Patient bargain hunters |
The first real grill sale of the year and the quietest one. Retailers clear leftover stock from the previous model year before spring shipments land. Discounts are shallow, but selection on last-year gas grills is better than you'd expect and nothing is sold out yet.
Not a grill sale so much as an accessory and small-format sale. Portable pizza ovens, griddles, thermometers and tool sets get the deepest cuts. Full-size grill discounts are better two weeks later at Memorial Day, so hold off on big-ticket items.
The unofficial start of grilling season and the first sale with genuine depth on full-size grills. Discounts trail Black Friday by roughly 10%, but you get the whole season of use out of the purchase — which is usually worth more than the extra savings. Stock is at its deepest of the year.
Retailers push bundles and gift sets rather than deep markdowns on grills themselves. The value is in accessories: wireless thermometers, knife sets, cast iron, grill covers and rubs. If you're gifting an actual grill, buy it at Memorial Day and hold it.
Prices roughly match Memorial Day, but inventory is thinner — the popular models sold out in May. Good window for charcoal kettles, portables and anything you need immediately. Pellet grill discounts are typically the strongest of the summer here.
The best price-to-selection ratio of the year for grills specifically. Retailers dump current-year floor models to make room for holiday inventory, which means near-Black-Friday pricing while the good models are still in stock. If you can only shop one sale, shop this one.
The deepest discounts of the year, full stop — especially on pellet grills, premium kamados and thermometers that never otherwise go on sale. The trade-off is availability: the headline deals sell out in hours, and you're storing the grill until spring unless you cook through winter.
Nobody is shopping for grills in January, so whatever didn't move in November gets marked down hard. Selection is random and often limited to discontinued colours or single floor models, but this is where the outright cheapest prices show up on specific units.
Almost every "was $999" price is an inflated MSRP nobody paid. Track the model for two weeks before a sale and compare against the real street price, not the crossed-out number.
Memorial Day gets the marketing budget; Labor Day gets the clearance. If you don't need the grill for the summer, waiting from May to September typically saves another 10–15%.
Thermometers, covers and cast iron discount hardest at Father's Day and Black Friday, not during the spring grill sales. Buy hardware and accessories in separate windows.
Ask any big-box store about the display unit at the end of a sale window. A 30–50% discount on an already-assembled grill with full warranty is common and never advertised.