GoWild Blackout Dates, Explained
The GoWild™ pass has one hard limit that surprises every new pass holder: blackout dates. On these days the pass simply can't be used to fly — it doesn't matter how empty the plane is, how flexible you are, or how early you search. No GoWild fares exist on a blackout date, period.
When are they?
Frontier publishes the official list on its GoWild page, and the pattern is exactly what you'd guess: blackouts cluster around peak travel days — New Year's, MLK weekend, Presidents' Day, the March spring-break weekends, Easter, Memorial Day, the July 4th week, Labor Day, the Thanksgiving crunch, and most of late December.
The always-current list, formatted by month, lives on our GoWild guide — it's transcribed from Frontier's official page and updated when Frontier publishes new pass periods. (Frontier posts dates for future pass years before opening enrollment for them, so far-future months may simply not be published yet — not published isn't the same as clear.)
How WildAF handles blackouts for you
You don't need to memorize anything:
- Search results warn you — a blackout date shows a banner instead of letting you hunt for GoWild fares that can't exist.
- The date strip shows it per-day — blackout tiles are marked "GW blackout" and show the Standard and Discount Den prices instead, because on those days cash is your only option and you still deserve the numbers.
- The home page tells you today — if today or tomorrow is blacked out, the banner says so before you plan anything.
The blackout-day playbook
A blackout doesn't have to mean staying home:
- Fly around it. The pass works on the days surrounding most blackouts — fly out July 1 instead of July 3, come home July 7. The fare calendar makes the cheap adjacent days obvious.
- Pay cash for the blackout leg only. GoWild books one-way, so mix freely: pass fare out, cash fare home. WildAF shows Standard and Discount Den prices next to every GoWild fare precisely for this.
- Discount Den helps here. If you hold Frontier's Discount Den membership, blackout days are exactly when its cheaper fare tier earns its keep — that's why we print the DD price right on blackout tiles.
- Watch the cash fare. Set a fare watch on the blackout date with a cash-fare ceiling — if it dips under your number, you get an email and book it like a civilian.
The one-sentence version
Blackout dates are the pass's holiday tax: know where they are (we flag them everywhere), fly the shoulder days when you can, and pay smart cash when you can't.
Full month-by-month list: the GoWild guide. Official source: Frontier's GoWild page.