541 miles · 10 waypoints · 5 states
Verified from www.127yardsale.com on 2026-05-23.
39 verified major vendor stops along the route — pinned on the map above and listed in full below.
Beyond the major stops: smaller home sales line the corridor for the full 690 miles — most don't register on the official list. Plan around the 39 verified anchors here, then drive day-of and you'll see hand-painted signs for dozens more along the way.
The 127 Yard Sale runs from Addison, Michigan all the way down to Gadsden, Alabama — 690 miles of US Route 127 turned into a four-day open-air market every August. It's the granddaddy of the named highway sales, and the corridor is dense enough that you can drop in anywhere between the two ends and still have a serious morning.
We pull every verified major vendor stop along the route — currently 39 of them — and plot them on the same map as the local garage and estate sales going on that weekend. The 39 are the anchors; thousands of smaller home sales fill the gaps for the full 690 miles. The result is one timeline: anchor stops along 127, individual sales filling the gaps between, and a sane place to start regardless of which town you're closest to.
The route covers Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan as well as the Alabama end. Most experienced shoppers pick one or two of those states as their day, rather than trying to drive the whole thing in one shot.
The 127 corridor runs through these anchor cities. Drive any segment, or the whole route — most folks pick a state and work their way through it.
| Distance | 541 mi |
|---|---|
| States | AL · TN · KY · OH · MI |
| Official site | www.127yardsale.com |
| Year started | 1987 |
| Typical hours | 7:00 AM - dark |
Thursday, August 6 through Sunday, August 9, 2026. Most vendors set up first thing Thursday morning and stay open all four days, though Sunday tends to be quieter — the best inventory tends to move in the first day and a half.
The named anchor towns from south to north: Gadsden AL, Lookout Mountain TN, Crossville TN, Jamestown TN, Danville KY, Williamstown KY, Cincinnati OH, Sidney OH, Van Wert OH, and Addison MI. The sales spread for several miles along 127 in each town, so each anchor is really a cluster.
Officially 690 miles. By driving haversine our own map clocks the corridor at about 541 miles between waypoints — the route's official mileage rolls in the side-spurs and the secondary stops off 127 itself.
Pick the anchor closest to you and work outward. Most one-day shoppers cover 50–100 miles of corridor before they run out of time. If you're doing the full route, two days is realistic, three is comfortable, and four is a vacation. Pace yourself early — the Thursday morning push has the best inventory.
The 127 Yard Sale runs every August, first Thursday through Sunday. The 2027 dates will be confirmed by the organizer around late spring 2027; we'll update this page the moment they post.
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