Neighbours' listings appear here the moment they go up, on the map and sorted by distance from you.
Be the first to post in ChicagoChicago's peak garage sale season runs from spring to autumn, when weather is most reliable. Summer weekends see the highest density of sales starting early to beat midday heat.
Every card below is a curated sample, not a real sale. Listings from your neighbours appear in the feed above, on the map and sorted by distance, as soon as they are posted.
List your Chicago garage sale in about two minutes. Add photos, dates and a price range, then let nearby buyers find it on the city map.
Chicago sales, nearest first. We pull every yard sale, estate sale, moving sale and stoop sale into a single map — Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Lakeview and out to Evanston, Naperville and Oak Park — so you can see what is actually worth the drive before you start the car.
Chicago has a full spring and autumn season, running roughly April to November. There are two distinct peaks — a spring clear-out and an autumn one before the cold — with a quieter midsummer stretch between them. Filter by category, price or date to find what you are actually after — furniture, kids' clothes, tools, vinyl — and every listing shows its hours, price range and photos before you set off. Cash or Venmo: Get Garage Sales never touches your proceeds.
Chicago requires a garage sale permit in certain wards ($5-10 fee). Sales are limited to two per year, up to three days each. Signs on public poles are prohibited.
Garage sales are the heart of a Chicago weekend. Chicago (the Windy City) garage sales from Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Lakeview and beyond show up here the moment a neighbor posts one, each plotted on the map and ranked by how close it is to your front door. Every listing shows the dates, hours, price range and photos, so you can map your Saturday route before you leave the house.
See all Chicago garage salesCall them yard sales, estate sales or moving sales. In Chicago, Illinois they all live here. New Chicago listings go up every Saturday and Sunday morning; check the map the night before, save the ones worth a stop, and get walking or driving directions straight to the door.
Find Chicago yard salesEstate sales are where Chicago's best furniture and vintage finds surface: full households priced to clear, often in the city's older streets. New Chicago estate sales are added all the time. Filter to estate sales to see them on the map.
Browse Chicago estate salesMoving sales mean everything must go: sofas, tables, appliances and free curb piles, usually all in one weekend. Chicago moving sales are posted every week. Great for furnishing a place fast on a budget.
See Chicago moving salesRoughly April to November, and peak weekends are spring through early summer and again in early fall. Outside that window listings thin out rather than stop — set a date filter and the map will only show what is actually on around Lincoln Park.
Start with Lincoln Park and Wicker Park. Lakeview and Logan Square usually follow later in the morning, so you can run them as a second loop.
Not for a normal residential sale. Chicago requires a garage sale permit in certain wards ($5-10 fee). Sales are limited to two per year, up to three days each. Signs on public poles are prohibited. It is still worth a look at your city's rules on where signs may go, and at any HOA or strata bylaw that applies to your street.
Anything practical — tools, kitchen equipment, kids' things that get outgrown in a season. Furniture sells if it is solid and priced to leave. Around Lincoln Park and Wicker Park you will also see more collectables and vinyl than the city average.
On the street, and further away than feels necessary. Blocking a driveway is the fastest way to sour a sale, and in the busier parts of Lincoln Park and Wicker Park the first hour fills the kerb. Walking two houses down costs nothing.
It is routine, and a few habits help — take payment into a pouch you are wearing, put anything you are not selling out of reach, and lock the side door. Listings across Lincoln Park and the rest of Chicago stay approximate until sale day.
Saturday mornings are the main event — most sellers open by 8:00 am and the best items go in the first hour. Sunday is quieter and better for negotiating. Starting in Wicker Park and working toward Lakeview avoids doubling back.
Yes, and it is free. Photos, dates and a rough price range are all it takes — from there your listing sits on the Chicago map for anyone searching nearby, closest first. The street address only becomes public on the day itself.
Chicago's peak garage sale season runs from spring to autumn, when weather is most reliable. Summer weekends see the highest density of sales starting early to beat midday heat.