Garage Sale Trail: Australia's national garage sale event
Garage Sale Trail gets neighbourhoods across Australia selling, swapping and shopping second-hand at the same time. This guide explains how the event works, how to take part as a seller and how to find the sales near you.
What is Garage Sale Trail?
Garage Sale Trail is a national community garage sale program in Australia, run together with participating local councils. Households, schools, community groups and small businesses register their own sales, and shoppers find them on the official trail map. Because so many sales open across the same weekends, buyers can visit several in one outing and sellers get more foot traffic than a sale held on an ordinary Saturday.
Garage Sale Trail is organised separately from Get Garage Sales. We summarise how it works and link to the official site, which is the place to register and to see the sales that are part of the event.
When is Garage Sale Trail?
In recent years Garage Sale Trail has run over weekends in November. Dates are set each year, and not every council takes part every time, so check the official Garage Sale Trail website for this year's dates and to see whether your council is participating.
How to take part as a seller
If your council participates, register your sale on the official site so it shows up on the trail map. Follow your council's rules on signs, since many limit what can go on poles and nature strips, and price your items the week before so the morning of the sale is calm. Our garage sale price guide has typical prices for furniture, clothes, toys and tools, and the Australian garage sale guide covers council rules, timing and what sells.
You can also post the same sale free on Get Garage Sales with photos, hours and the nearest cross street, so local buyers who use our map see it too.
How to find sales near you
The official trail map lists every registered Garage Sale Trail sale. For sales posted directly by hosts, browse garage sales across Australia by state and city, check garage sales happening this weekend, or find car boot sales near you if you prefer a market morning. Once you have a shortlist, the garage sale route planner orders your stops into one efficient drive.
Australian city pages
Browse local listings, maps and directions in your city:
Frequently asked questions
Is Garage Sale Trail free to join?
Registration happens through the official Garage Sale Trail website, and the conditions can vary from council to council. Check the official site for your area before you plan your sale.
Do I need a council permit for a garage sale in Australia?
Most Australian councils do not require a permit for an occasional sale on your own property, but many have rules about signs on poles and nature strips and about how often you can hold a sale. Our Australian garage sale guide covers what to check with your council. Read it here: garage sales in Australia: council rules and tips.
Can I list my Garage Sale Trail sale on Get Garage Sales too?
Yes. Posting a sale on Get Garage Sales is free, so you can add the same sale on our Post a sale page and local buyers will see it on our map as well as on the official trail map. Post your garage sale for free.
How do I plan a route?
Pick the sales you want to visit, then add their addresses to our garage sale route planner. It puts the stops in a sensible order so you spend the morning shopping rather than driving back and forth. Open the garage sale route planner.
Get Garage Sales is not the organiser of Garage Sale Trail. For dates, registration and the official map, visit garagesaletrail.com.au.