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The 2026 Community Garage Sale will take place Friday, May 1; Saturday, May 2; and Sunday, May 3 for all zip codes, from 8 a.m. to sunset, rain or shine. The cost to participate is FREE. Residents may display their items neatly for sale on their front lawns or driveways on the appropriate weekend.
Register your sale to be included on the City-wide Garage Sale Google Map! Complete the form below to register by Tuesday, April 28, at 5 p.m.
Unable to participate in the Community Garage Sale? The City Council eliminated the permit and fee to host your own occasional sale. For more information, please see below.
As of Summer 2021, a permit is no longer required to host a Garage/Yard sale. If you are looking to host a sale on your property, here are a few general rules:
1. Occasional sales shall be permitted for three (3) consecutive days between 8 a.m. and sunset each day. Not more than three (3) each occasional sales shall be conducted within any calendar year with the exception of one (1) additional sale if moving or vacating the premises.
2. Signs advising of the sale must be removed no later than 9 p.m. on the day the sale. No person shall place any notice of any kind in any public right-of-way on any trees, lights standards, telephone poles or other supporting structure. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct an occasional residential sale on any public street or public right of way or to display wares associated with such sale on any public street or public right of way. 4. No occasional residential sale may be conducted in a manner that causes any unsafe condition or impediment to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Vehicular parking for any occasional residential sale is not permitted on any main thoroughfare. The Chief of Police, or his designee, may automatically suspend an occasional residential sale should such violation occur.
For more information see our City Code.
