REGISTER FOR THE YARD SALE TODAY!
Members, neighbors and friends, we have heard your requests, and we are excited to announce that NCNA's Annual Yard Sale will be a two-day event this year! Join us on Saturday, May 31st, and Sunday, June 1st, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Hosts can sign up to participate on one day or both days. We are looking forward to another fantastic event in North Center, featuring over 100 yards with a variety of great items for sale!
FEE: Participation in the yard sale is free for NCNA members and $30 for non-members. If you are not a member but live within the neighborhood boundaries and want to participate, it is in your best interest to join NCNA first. By becoming a member, you will enjoy the benefits of year-round events and programs, and you can then register for the yard sale at no cost!
BLOCK CHALLENGE: The best way to attract buyers is to have multiple sellers on one block, so start encouraging your neighbors now! To support this friendly neighborhood competition, we will be hosting another BLOCK CHALLENGE!
The block with the most participating homes will win a pizza lunch on Saturday of the Yard Sale. Last year's winner was the 1800 block of W. Cuyler, with over 13 homes participating. Who will take the title this year?
We will coordinate with the Alderman's office to obtain the necessary permits. However, you must register by the deadline of May 22nd to be included on our map and for us to handle the permits.
Take Spring Cleaning to a new level!
A neighborhood-wide yard sale is a great way to get together with your community, sell the things you don’t need,
make some extra cash and donate items that would otherwise end up in a landfill and make some extra cash! Our North Center yard sale never disappoints! With approximately 100 yards/porches/sideyards participating, neighbors and city-wide shoppers
are bound to find something they need or want.
WHAT TO SELL?
You can both sell items as well as provide free items you wish to give away or donate. Have lots of items to sell, but not enough room in your yard? Partner with your neighbors! Ask a friend who is registering if you can bring your items to sell out of their yard. Only the yard which will be a stop on the map needs to register. Don’t have a yard? No problem. You can choose to offer your items in a garage, alley or other owned area that is not a public sidewalk. When registering please specify where you plan to host your items.
NORTH CENTER BOUNDARIES
You can register as a yard sale host as long as you're within these boundaries. Addison on the south, the Chicago River on the west, Montrose on the north, and Ravenswood on the east. In order to participate in our community sale, you must host within these parameters. If you live outside the neighborhood, ask a friend in the neighborhood if you can join their sale!
FEE
Participation to host a yard sale is free for members, $30 for non-members. If you are NOT a member and want to participate, it's in your best interest to join NCNA (get the benefits of year-round events and programs), and THEN register for the Yard Sale at no cost!
This fee will cover the cost of promoting the event through advertising as well as the printing and thorough distribution of posters, banners, yard signs and maps. We will also work with the Alderman's office to obtain the permits, but you must be registered by the deadline for us to do that and be included on our map.
BLOCK CHALLENGE
Clusters count - the more homes that participate on a block, the better traffic your block will receive. This year, to encourage participation NCNA will provide a pizza lunch for the block with the most homes participating on the day of the Yard Sale. Last year, the 1800 block of W. Cuyler won with 14 participating homes! Who will win the Block Challenge this year? Start encouraging your neighbors now!
WEATHER
This event will happen rain or shine, so please plan for a backup if you need it!
YARD SALE MAPS
Would you like to explore our neighborhood yard sale using your phone or would you prefer a physical map? How about both?
In the weeks leading up to the yard sale, we will provide an interactive map below (accessible through Google Maps) as well as a printable version that you can print at home!
