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Celebrations: what groups actually ask for

For celebration trips the median headcount is 16; a quarter come in at 12 or fewer and a quarter above 24.

7 published figures · largest sample 770 requests · read 2026-09-14

For celebration trips the median headcount is 16; a quarter come in at 12 or fewer and a quarter above 24.

Headcount quartiles across celebration quote requests. The biggest single band is 15–20 passengers.

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Celebration groups get in touch a median 26–27 days ahead, with the middle half spread from about 13 to 58 days.

How far ahead celebration requests arrive, at the median and the quartiles. 25.1% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.

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Look at when celebration trips actually happen and 78.6% are weekend dates, with Saturday taking 57.5%.

Day of week of the requested event date on celebration trips.

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December and October are the two heaviest months for celebration trips, taking 33% of them between them.

Share of celebration event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.

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On celebration quotes, four hours covers 60.7% of the book while 16.4% stretch to six hours or more.

Duration split across celebration quotes that name a number of hours.

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Vehicle of choice for a celebration is clear enough: party buses on 76.5% of quotes, limo-style Sprinters on 9.3%.

Share of celebration quotes by vehicle category.

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Celebration quotes we have written cluster around $1,550, with the middle half from $1,250 to $1,930.

Quartiles of the total quoted on celebration trips, pooled across markets and durations. History only, and your date sets the real number.

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Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Celebrations,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/celebrations. Aggregates over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites, event dates 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14.

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