Sand Lake Townwide Garage Sale 2026: Map, Dates & Shopper's Guide

Once a year, households across the Town of Sand Lake, New York hold garage sales on the same weekend. The Sand Lake Townwide Garage Sale is hosted by the Sand Lake Business Association: residents across several hamlets get on the official map, and for two days the whole town turns into one big, scattered sale. In 2026 it runs Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20. Not every stop is open both days — the official map color-codes each one Saturday-only, Sunday-only, or both, so it pays to check before you drive out for a specific address.

Sand Lake isn't one town center — it's several hamlets strung along NY-43, NY-150, and NY-66: West Sand Lake, Averill Park (split north and south of Route 43), Burden Lake, and Taborton. This year's list has over 50 participating addresses spread across those hamlets. That's the opportunity and the challenge: there's a lot to hit, but it's spread across a real town, not one walkable grid. The trick is reading the map, checking each stop's day, and building a loop by hamlet.

How the townwide garage sale works

The Business Association coordinates the weekend but doesn't run the sales themselves — those are ordinary households clearing out garages, basements, and closets across town. Residents who want to be on the map get their address listed, and the Association publishes the official color-coded map: purple pins run both days, blue pins are Saturday-only, orange pins are Sunday-only. There's also a Vendor Corral — a fixed multi-vendor spot near Route 43 — for shoppers who want a concentrated stop.

The catch is that a printed color-coded map is hard to plan a route from — dozens of pins scattered across five hamlets, each with its own day rules. That's exactly what the map below solves: every participating address pinned, so you can build a sensible loop by hamlet instead of crisscrossing the whole town. Browse the full list free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.

Strategy — work one hamlet at a time, and check the day

A townwide sale spread across five hamlets rewards a different plan than a single-street event. There's no one route everyone follows; instead you're choosing which hamlet to work first and which day to be there. Two rules carry most of the weekend.

• Cluster by hamlet. West Sand Lake, Averill Park (north and south of Route 43), Burden Lake, and Taborton each have their own pocket of sales. Pick one, hit everything there, then move to the next — much better than zig-zagging across the whole town.
• Confirm Saturday vs. Sunday before you go. The official map marks each stop Saturday-only, Sunday-only, or both — a stop you plan around on the wrong day is a wasted drive. Check before you build your loop for the day.

Go early on whichever day a stop runs. A Saturday-only or Sunday-only stop only gets one shot at the good stuff. Build your loop around the hamlet you're starting in, and hit the both-days stops on whichever day fits your schedule.

What you'll find

Sand Lake is a Rensselaer County town along the Route 43/150/66 corridor east of Troy, and a townwide sale like this turns over a wide mix of household goods across dozens of homes at once — a real cross-section of a settled upstate community clearing out garages, basements, and closets for the weekend.

With sales spread from the lake-adjacent properties near Burden Lake and Glass Lake to the tighter residential streets of West Sand Lake and Averill Park, expect everything from household furniture and decor to outdoor and lake gear, kids' items, and the occasional real find from a home that hasn't been cleared out in years.

Pro tips

• Work one hamlet at a time. West Sand Lake, Averill Park (north/south), Burden Lake, and Taborton are your route plan — clear one before moving to the next.
• Check the color code. Purple = both days, blue = Saturday only, orange = Sunday only. Confirm before you commit a stop to your route.
• Hit the Vendor Corral if you want a concentrated stop. It's a fixed multi-vendor spot near Route 43, worth working into a West Sand Lake / Averill Park loop.
• Bring small bills. These are front-yard sellers, not shops — cash, and plenty of singles and fives, keeps things moving.
• Keep the map on your phone. The live map here keeps the full participating-address list in your pocket as you drive the loop.

FAQ

When is the Sand Lake Townwide Garage Sale 2026?

Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2026. Some stops are Saturday-only or Sunday-only per the official map's color code, so check a stop's exact hours before you drive out for it. It's a townwide event hosted by the Sand Lake Business Association across the Town of Sand Lake, New York.

Where is the map of participating addresses?

The Sand Lake Business Association publishes an official map of participating addresses grouped by hamlet, and that full list is mapped on the MapMySales live event map — every address pinned across town, so you can plan a route around the sales nearest you.

Where is Sand Lake, New York?

The Town of Sand Lake is in Rensselaer County, New York, east of Troy and the Capital Region, along NY-43, NY-150, and NY-66. It includes the hamlets of West Sand Lake, Averill Park, Burden Lake, and Taborton.

Do all the sales run both days?

No — the official map color-codes each stop as Saturday-only, Sunday-only, or both days. Check a stop's listing before you drive out for it specifically.

When does next year's Sand Lake Townwide Garage Sale happen?

The Sand Lake Business Association holds the townwide sale each September. The 2027 dates will be confirmed closer to the event, and we'll update this page once they're posted.

Happy hunting, Sand Lake.