Once a year, southwest Missouri holds one big, spread-out garage sale. The Mt. Vernon 100-Mile Garage Sale, organized by the Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce, puts dozens of household sales across the Mt. Vernon area and the surrounding small towns on the map for a single Saturday. This year it runs Saturday, August 29, 2026, roughly 8 AM to 5 PM — though with sales scattered across the countryside, hours vary from stop to stop.
Unlike a citywide sale packed into a few square miles, this one is a wide net. The registered sales stretch across several communities — Ash Grove, Walnut Grove, Bois D'Arc, and the country roads in between — so you're covering real ground over the day. That's the appeal and the challenge at once: there's a lot of territory, and only one day to work it.
Rural and small-town sales are a different animal than suburban garage sales. Out here the tables turn up fishing and hunting gear, real tools, farm and outdoor items, antiques and glassware — carnival glass, depression glass, an antique wood stove, a clawfoot tub — right alongside the usual furniture, kids' gear, and household goods. It's the kind of inventory worth driving for, if you plan the drive.
Quick facts
- Date
- Saturday, August 29, 2026 — roughly 8 AM to 5 PM (hours vary by stop)
- Where
- Across the Mt. Vernon area of southwest Missouri — multiple towns and country roads
- Format
- Chamber-organized; sellers register an address to appear on the official digital sales map
- The list
- Official Chamber digital sales map (registration for 2026 is closed)
- Best for
- Fishing and hunting gear, tools, antiques and glassware, farm and outdoor finds
- Organizer
- Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce
How the 100-Mile sale works
The Chamber coordinates the day but doesn't run the sales themselves — those are ordinary households across the area clearing out garages, barns, and sheds. Sellers who want to be found register their address with the Chamber and get pinned on the official digital sales map. Registration for 2026 has closed, so the map is essentially set; a few sellers may still hold a sale without being listed, but the map is how you find the bulk of them.
That map is the whole game for an event this spread out. Because the sales cover a wide area for just one day, knowing where they are before you leave the house is the difference between a full trunk and a wasted tank of gas. Every registered sale is mapped here on MapMySales too, with what each one is putting out. Browse the full list free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.
Strategy — one loop, planned before you leave
A spread-out, one-day sale rewards planning more than a compact citywide does. You can't wander and hope; you've got a single Saturday and a lot of miles between stops. Two rules carry the day.
- Cluster by town, then route the loop. Group the sales by community — work Ash Grove, then Walnut Grove, then the stops along the road home — instead of crisscrossing the county as addresses catch your eye. One planned loop beats three backtracks.
- Read the item notes first. Sellers here list what they're bringing out — tools, fishing gear, antiques, glassware, kids' items. Sort by what you're actually after and build the loop around those stops, so the miles you drive are the ones worth driving.
Start early and start at the far end. With one day and country distances, the fresh stuff is out first thing, and it's smart to hit the farthest stops early and shop your way back toward home — so you're not racing across the county at 4 PM to catch a sale before it closes.
A spread-out one-day sale isn't a stroll — it's a route. The shoppers who fill the trunk aren't the ones who drive the most miles, they're the ones who planned the loop before they pulled out of the driveway.
What you'll find
This is rural and small-town southwest Missouri, and the inventory shows it. The backbone is the usual — furniture, clothing for the whole family, kitchenware, and kids' and baby gear — the contents of dozens of homes being cleared at once.
But the reason to work a country sale is the stuff you won't find in the suburbs. Fishing and hunting gear comes out strong here — rods, reels, tackle, and outdoor equipment. Real tools and farm items turn up as sheds and barns get cleared, and this year's registered sales already list everything from irrigation pipe and running boards to an antique wood stove.
And across the map you'll find the antiques and glassware that make a rural Missouri sale worth the drive — carnival and depression glass, collectibles, and the occasional real find, often underpriced because the seller is clearing a house, not running a booth. Watch for cast iron, vintage tools, and old glass mixed in with the everyday goods.
Pro tips
- Plan the loop before you go. One day, a lot of ground — map the stops and set your driving order before you leave the house.
- Cluster by town. Clear one community before moving to the next; it's the single biggest time-saver at a spread-out event.
- Route around your item notes. When sellers say what they're bringing out, plan around the stops with what you collect.
- Start early, start far. Hit the farthest sales first and work back toward home — first pick goes fast and you won't be racing the clock at the end.
- Bring small bills and a truck if you can. Country sales mean bigger items — furniture, tools, farm goods — and cash keeps a front-yard deal moving.
- Fill the tank. The miles between stops are the whole point; start with a full tank and shop the loop.
Map every sale across the Mt. Vernon area
Every registered sale in the 100-Mile Garage Sale, on one map — with what each one is selling. Cluster by town, route around what you collect, and build one efficient loop instead of crossing the county all day. Browse the full list free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.
Open the Mt. Vernon 100-Mile Garage Sale MapFAQ
When is the Mt. Vernon 100-Mile Garage Sale 2026?
Saturday, August 29, 2026, roughly 8 AM to 5 PM, though hours vary by stop. It's a one-day event spread across the Mt. Vernon area of southwest Missouri, organized by the Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce.
Where are the sales?
They're scattered across several southwest Missouri communities around Mt. Vernon — including Ash Grove, Walnut Grove, and Bois D'Arc — and the country roads between them, not concentrated in one town. Every registered sale is mapped on the MapMySales live event map with what each one is selling, so you can plan a route around the stops nearest you.
Do I need to register to have a sale?
Yes. To appear on the Chamber's official digital sales map you register through the Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce. Registration for 2026 has closed, but sellers can still hold a sale on the day; only registered sales show on the official map. Check mtvchamber.com for next year's sign-up.
What kinds of things turn up at the sale?
A rural southwest-Missouri mix — fishing and hunting gear, real tools, farm and outdoor items, antiques and glassware, plus the usual furniture, kids' and baby gear, kitchenware, and clothing. Country and small-town sales tend to turn up things you don't see at a suburban garage sale.
When does next year's event happen?
The Chamber holds the 100-Mile Garage Sale every year on the last Saturday of August. The 2027 date will be confirmed closer to the event, and we'll update this page once it's posted.
Happy hunting, southwest Missouri.