Once a fall, dozens of households across Burlington, Iowa - and a few in neighboring West Burlington - hold yard sales on the same weekend. The Burlington Fall City-Wide Yard Sale runs Friday through Sunday, September 18-20, 2026, with 63 addresses registered on the community's sign-up list.
Burlington sits along the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa, and the sale mix spans dense in-town neighborhoods and a handful of stops out along the county roads toward West Burlington. That spread is the opportunity and the challenge: 63 addresses is a real map to work, and the hours genuinely vary block to block - some sellers wrap up by noon, others run Thursday evening through the weekend.
Expect the usual household mix - clothing, furniture, tools, kitchen items - across a town this size, with each seller's own days and hours carried straight from the sign-up list so you know exactly when to show up at each stop.
Quick facts
- Dates
- Friday-Sunday, September 18-20, 2026 — hours vary by seller
- Where
- Citywide across Burlington and West Burlington, IA
- Format
- Community sign-up list; residents register their address and hours
- The list
- 63 registered addresses, mapped here with each seller's own days and hours
- Best for
- Household items, clothing, furniture, and tools
How the sale works
Burlington's fall yard sale runs on a community sign-up list rather than a single city permit office. Sellers add their address, note which day(s) they're open, and roughly what hours - and that's the list this map is built from. There's no single distribution point or printed handout; every registered address is mapped here as-is, with each seller's own hours.
That per-seller variation matters more here than at a lot of citywide sales: with 63 addresses and no single set schedule, some sellers run all three days, some are Saturday-only, and a few start as early as Thursday afternoon. Check each address's listed hours before you build your route. Browse the full list free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.
Strategy — cluster and check the clock
With 63 addresses spread across Burlington and out toward West Burlington, the winning approach is the same one that works at any citywide sale, with one extra step:
- Cluster by neighborhood. Work through a dense group of nearby addresses before moving to the next rather than crisscrossing town.
- Check each seller's hours before you go. With everything from Thursday-afternoon starts to Sunday-only sellers on this list, the map you'd want at 8 AM Friday is not the same one you'd want Saturday afternoon.
- Start with the widest windows. A handful of sellers run all three days - those are the safe bet if your schedule is tight, while the Saturday-only and Sunday-only addresses need to be timed deliberately.
Sixty-three addresses and sixty-three different schedules. The plan here isn't just where to go — it's when.
What you'll find
Burlington's fall sale turns over a typical river-town mix: household items, furniture, and clothing make up the bulk of it, with a solid showing of tools from longer-held homes in and around town.
With addresses ranging from in-town lots to a few out along the county roads near West Burlington, expect some variety in what turns up - denser in-town blocks skew toward household goods and clothing, while the outlying addresses are more likely to have tools, garden equipment, and larger items.
Pro tips
- Check the hours, not just the day. This list has genuinely different schedules address to address — read each one before you route to it.
- Work one cluster at a time. Group nearby addresses and clear them before moving on.
- Hit the multi-day sellers first if you're short on time, then circle back for the Saturday- or Sunday-only addresses.
- Bring small bills. These are front-yard sellers, not shops — cash keeps things moving.
- Start early on your first day out. First pick goes fast, especially at the multi-day addresses that have already been open since Thursday or Friday.
Map every sale across Burlington
All 63 registered addresses, mapped with each seller's own days and hours. Cluster by neighborhood, check the clock, and build one efficient loop instead of guessing who's open when. Browse the full list free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.
Open the Burlington City-Wide Yard Sale MapFAQ
When is the Burlington Fall City-Wide Yard Sale 2026?
Friday through Sunday, September 18-20, 2026, across Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa. Most sellers run Friday and Saturday, with a smaller group adding Sunday or starting Thursday - hours vary widely by address.
Where do I find the list of participating addresses?
All 63 addresses from the community's sign-up list are mapped on the MapMySales live event map, each with the days and hours the seller listed.
Is every seller open all three days?
No. Hours and days vary by address — some sellers are Saturday-only, some run Friday through Sunday, and a few start Thursday afternoon. Check each address's listed hours before planning around it.
When does next year's event happen?
Burlington holds the city-wide sale each fall. The 2027 dates will be confirmed closer to the event, and we'll update this page once they're posted.
Happy hunting, Burlington.