How Big Is PCB Spring Break, Really? What Two Seasons of Data Say

We get asked this constantly, and most answers online are guesses. We run the PCB Club Card event calendar, so we have two seasons of actual ticket data. Here’s what it says, without the dollar signs.

Where people come from

Florida is more than half of all party-pass and ticket buyers, led by Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tallahassee. Georgia is the biggest out-of-state source and growing fast; Alabama and Louisiana are next; then Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, and a long tail across the Midwest and Southeast. State by state.

When they show up

Week 3 is roughly four in ten weekly passes. Week 2 is three in ten. Week 4 is one in ten. Week 1 is a rounding error. Two seasons, same shape. The full breakdown.

When they buy

Nine out of ten ticket and pass purchases happen in March, on-site, often the same day. That’s fine for tickets. It’s how people end up with no room: they treat lodging the same way, and lodging doesn’t work that way. Book in the fall.

What’s growing

Georgia (+36% year over year), Miami (up sharply), North Carolina and Missouri. Weekly passes are replacing single-night tickets as the default. And February pre-buys more than doubled — a small number, but the direction matters.

What it means for you

• Week 3 will be full. Book now or pick Week 2.
• If you’re from Georgia or Florida, your friends are coming whether you plan or not. Plan.
• Buy the party card before you arrive and skip the line everyone else is in.

Figures are shares of PCB Club Card orders across the 2025 and 2026 seasons. They describe our events, not every visitor to the beach.