Beacon's City Wide Yard Sale - June 13, 2015

Beacon's City Wide Yard Sale is Saturday, June 13th, 2015 from 9am - 3pm. It's one of my favorite weekends in Beacon because I am a trash picker and love collecting things from people yards. So to have an official day for it is beyond exciting. This is one event that you will want to drive, because you will be collecting unimaginables from around the city, and you won't be able to take them home. Parking in front of people's yard sales usually isn't a problem because people are yard hopping constantly, moving from one yard sale to the next.

Participating in the yard sale can happen one of two ways - you can register your address as an official yard sale and get on the map (try calling the City of Beacon at (845) 838-5000), or just put stuff out on your yard and tag it. People will surly be driving by and will stop. Some families get really into it, and are letting their inner antique shop out, or are professional flea market vendors who happen to live in the neighborhood. This year, the City of Beacon Recreation Department is opening up the Recreation Center at 23 West Center Street to host yard sales from individuals who don't have yards or enough stuff to fill a yard yet want to sell during the yard sale. More information about the flea market style yard sale is here in their newsletter archives.

Finding yard sales is as easy as just driving around Beacon. The City does put out an official map, and will most likely be in the windows of shops on Main Street.

Items You're Likely to Find:

• Tools. I found a great table saw for $5!
• Bikes
• Baby and Kid items.
• Patio Furniture
• Books
• Trinkets
• Weight Lifting Things
• Whatever you need, it's probably sitting in someone's front yard...

Tips for Running a Successful Yard Sale:

• Put up signs a block away from your house that have arrows and your address.
• Tag everything with prices, or have tables that are different prices. Make it easy for the shopper to pick something up and know the price.
• Serve lemonade or something easy and fun to keep your shoppers hydrated and happy.

You can always get your fix of vintage and estate sale type shopping at Beacon Flea Market every Sunday on Henry Street in the back parking lot, behind the Yankee Clipper Diner.