The World’s Longest Yard Sale Spans 690 Miles From Michigan To Alabama And You Won’t Want To Miss It

Here in the good, old, US of A, we do everything to the fullest. We’re naturally a little extra, and this drive and passion really is one of our best qualities! This attitude applies to everything, including our yard sales. In fact, the U.S. has the “world’s longest yard sale” feather in its cap, and that’s the 127 Yard Sale. This superlative secondhand sale spans six states, 690 miles, and four entire days. This epic event is really something you’re going to have to prepare for, so download your route maps, break in your walking shoes, and practice your bargaining skills, because the 127 Yard Sale 2023 is Aug. 3-6, 2023 — and you won’t want to miss it!

The 127 Yard Sale is the real deal. It's 690 miles of pure, bargain-hunting bliss that covers six states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.

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The sale happens primarily along Route 127, a 758-mile-long highway that runs north to south, from Grayling, Michigan, to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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After Chattanooga, the 127 Yard Sale route follows several scenic roads (which comprise Lookout Mountain Parkway) through Georgia and Alabama.

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As you drive through the six states, there are numerous opportunities to stop and shop at the event's 2,200 (!) vendors.

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You'll find sales in fields, pastures, side streets, Main Streets, empty lots, businesses, parks, town centers, fairgrounds, and, of course, in people's yards!

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Some stops will have large groups of different sellers, known as Major Vendor Stops, while other sales will be set up separately.

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The treasures you'll find are priceless; these are one-of-a-kind items sure to add lots of charm to their new homes!

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This superlative yard sale specializes in all things nostalgic.

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From vintage Coca-Cola bottles and retro signs and cartons, the 127 Yard Sale is the very best of the best of flea markets!

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What makes this event so special, however, isn't its record-setting size.

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It's each and every vendor, shopper, and town along the 690-mile route.

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Flea markets, at their core, are about community -- the act of going and shopping (and bargaining!) is a shared, cultural experience.

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And one of the most wonderful things about our country, in fact, is its small towns. The people, the local history, the hometown pride -- this is America at its finest.

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The 127 Yard Sale will take you through some of the prettiest parts of the country: pastoral hills, winsome small towns, and a variety of landscapes.

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Along the way, you'll pass places you probably never would have seen otherwise.

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You'll stop in towns you likely never knew existed.

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America really is the sum of its parts -- it's all of us that make this country so great.

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Participating in the world's largest yard sale isn't merely going shopping; it's engaging in a shared, collective experience. And that, in 2023, is truly something to celebrate.

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Learn more about the 127 Yard Sale in this video interview with the Director of Media Relations, Josh Randall:

Phew. That’s a lot of miles — and a lot of bargains at the biggest yard sale we have seen! Have you shopped at the world’s longest yard sale before? Do you plan on checking out the 127 Yard Sale 2023 Aug. 3-6? Learn more and plan your bargain-hunting adventure at the 127 Yard Sale website.