City-wide yard sales are an annual tradition that bring neighbors together and transform communities throughout Southeast Kansas into bustling household markets. Each year, locals and visitors eagerly await these highly anticipated events, where residents clear out their attics, basements, and garages to join in the spirit of reuse and discovery.
From antique furniture and vintage clothing to rare collectibles and gently used household items, there’s no telling what you might uncover at these sometimes-sprawling community sales.
In this article, we’ll guide you through the upcoming city-wide yard sales in Southeast Kansas, providing you with key dates and a glimpse into what these sales looked like last year. Get ready to mark your calendars and sharpen your haggling skills as we dive into the world of Southeast Kansas yard sales!
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Upcoming city-wide yard sales in SEK
Bourbon County
Fort Scott, KS
The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce helps to put on two town-wide garage sales each year. The fall city-wide sale is scheduled for September 8 and 9.
Coffey County
Lebo, KS
I’ve heard a rumor that Lebo may be gearing up for a fall city-wide sale in early October. Stay tuned!
Montgomery County
Kan-Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale
The Kan-Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale is an epic regional sale that takes place across multiple communities in Montgomery County, Kansas, and . . . whatever that thing south of Montgomery County is called. O-K-something-or-other? Sellers in Coffeyville, Dearing, Tyro, Caney, and Independence all participate.
This year’s Kan-Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale is scheduled for September 8 and 9, 2023.
Past city-wide yard sales in SEK (2023)
Allen County
Humboldt, KS
Humboldt’s city-wide garage sale was held April 22, 2023. 23 sales were included on the official list. That count is similar to the 21 that participated in their fall 2022 city-wide sale.
Iola, KS
Iola’s city-wide yard sale 2023 happened during the weekend of June 2. Coordinated by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, this year’s sale featured 29 participating sales.
La Harpe, KS
The La Harpe city-wide yard sale was scheduled for June 10, 2023, but I never saw a list of participating sales.
Anderson County
Colony, KS
Colony’s city-wide yard sale happened on April 28 and 29, 2023. 19 sales participated.
Garnett, KS
Garnett Publishing, Inc., hosted the Garnett city-wide garage sale on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
Bourbon County
Fort Scott, KS
Fort Scott’s first town-wide sale took place the weekend of May 5. 56 separate sales participated.
Chautauqua County
Sedan, KS
The Sedan Chamber of Commerce hosted the Sedan city-wide yard sale on May 5 and 6, 2023. 10 sellers participated.
Cherokee County
Columbus, KS
The 2023 Columbus city-wide garage sale was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Sponsored by Faith Community Church, the sale featured 35 participating locations.
Galena, KS
The City of Galena hosted a city-wide yard sale on May 6.
Weir, KS
The Weir Civic Center hosted a city-wide garage sale the weekend of May 12.
Coffey County
Burlington, KS
The Burlington city-wide garage sale for 2023 took place Saturday, August 5. A staggering 68 sales participated, which is almost nice.
Lebo, KS
Lebo’s 2023 city-wide garage sale occurred on Saturday, June 3. Patrons had their choice of 24 sales that day.
LeRoy, KS
Love, LeRoy facilitated the LeRoy city-wide garage sale for April 29, 2023. 13 sales were officially listed on their map.
Crawford County
Cherokee, KS
The Cherokee city-wide yard sale took place the weekend of April 28.
Girard, KS
Hometown Girard organized the Girard city-wide garage sale for the weekend of April 28, 2023. Four sales officially participated, though non-participating sales were available that weekend.
Pittsburg, KS
The 2023 city-wide yard sale in Pittsburg happened the first weekend in June, sponsored by The Morning Sun. 34 sales participated.
Greenwood County
Eureka, KS
Eureka’s city-wide sale took place the weekend of March 30, 2023. Its official list included 11 participating sales.
Labette County
Altamont, KS
The City of Altamont organized the city-wide rummage sale for Saturday, May 6, 2023. 17 sales took part in it.
Edna, KS
The City of Edna sponsored its 2023 city-wide yard sale on June 3. There were 7 participating sales.
Oswego, KS
Oswego’s city-wide yard sale took place May 20, 2023, according to the city’s website. Around 40 sellers participated.
Parsons, KS
The Parsons city-wide yard sale took place during the weekend of April 21, 2023, sponsored by The Parsons Sun. 29 sales participated officially, and I found four others active in Parsons over that weekend.
Linn County
La Cygne, KS
La Cygne’s city-wide garage sale for 2023 happened the weekend of June 2. It featured 20 sales.
Montgomery County
Caney, KS
Caney’s city-wide garage sale was held the weekend of April 21, 2023.
Neosho County
Chanute, KS
Chanute’s city-wide yard sale is being organized by The Chanute Tribune for the weekend of April 28, 2023. 33 sales participated.
Erie, KS
The Erie Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Erie 2023 city-wide yard sale on Saturday, June 3. 16 locations participated.
Woodson County
The Woodson County-wide garage sale was held the weekend of April 28 in Yates Center and Toronto, KS. 32 sales participated in total.
Hey, what about…?
You might know of a city-wide garage sale that I’ve missed in the list above. If so, feel free to let me know about it by leaving a comment below this post.
Or keep it to yourself. I’m not the boss of you!
Last updated September 1, 2023.