Your Labor Day weekend,
in a villa of your own.

Labor Day 2026 lands on Monday, September 7, closing out a three-day weekend that runs Friday, September 4 through Monday the 7th. It's the last long weekend of summer — and this year it sits inside a milestone the country only reaches once: the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Why this Labor Day is different

2026 marks the nation's Semiquincentennial — 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. The nationwide America250 commemoration runs across the whole year, with festivals, fireworks, exhibitions and community events in cities from coast to coast. Labor Day weekend falls right in the heart of that celebration, which makes early September an especially good time to gather the people who matter and mark the moment somewhere memorable.

What to do this Labor Day weekend

It's peak season for the things a long weekend is made for: beach and pool days in Miami, golden-hour dinners in the Hamptons, desert nights in Palm Springs and Scottsdale, city energy in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, or a cooler escape at Lake Tahoe. With the 250th drawing bigger-than-usual crowds to marquee destinations, the best homes book early — securing your dates now is the difference between the villa you want and the one that's left.

Book a villa, not a hotel

A private home gives your group a pool to yourselves, room to spread out and a base for the whole weekend, with a 24/7 concierge handling dinners, boats, transport and anything else the plan needs. Every home in our collection is vetted and verified. Browse the sample above, or tell us your dates and group size and we'll send a curated shortlist of homes available for Labor Day weekend within 24 hours.