Nebraska's Junk Jaunt 2026 — 942-Mile Route Map & Guide

Name: Nebraska's Junk Jaunt 2026
Start: 2027-09-24
End: 2027-09-26

Nebraska's Junk Jaunt runs the last full weekend of September across roughly 500 miles of central Nebraska along the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway and the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway. It's three days — Friday through Sunday — spread across 24 small towns from Wood River in the south to Brewster and Taylor in the north. The corridor stitches together community centers, fairgrounds, and municipal venues that host hundreds of vendors each year.

The organizer publishes a shopper guide each year with the full vendor list — the guide is typically published in August. The map above pins the corridor towns and the year-over-year stable central-location venues today; the per-vendor pins fill in as each year's directory drops.

Route at a glance — anchor towns

This route runs through these anchor towns. Drive any segment, or the whole route — most folks pick a stretch and work their way through it.

1 Almeria NE
2 Anselmo NE
3 Bartlett NE
4 Brewster NE
5 Broken Bow NE
6 Burwell NE
7 Cairo NE
8 Cotesfield NE
9 Dannebrog NE
10 Dunning NE
11 Elba NE
12 Elyria NE
13 Ericson NE
14 Greeley NE
15 North Loup NE
16 Ord NE
17 Ravenna NE
18 Sargent NE
19 Scotia NE
20 St. Libory NE
21 St. Paul NE
22 Taylor NE
23 Wolbach NE
24 Wood River NE

Quick facts

Distance	942 mi
States	NE
Official site	junkjaunt.com

FAQ

When is the Junk Jaunt 2026?

The last full weekend of September 2026 — the last full weekend of September, as always. Most of the action is Friday and Saturday, with Sunday for the leftovers and the long drive home.

What towns are on the route?

Twenty-four corridor towns across central Nebraska: Almeria, Anselmo, Bartlett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Cairo, Cotesfield, Dannebrog, Dunning, Elba, Elyria, Ericson, Greeley, North Loup, Ord, Ravenna, Sargent, Scotia, St. Libory, St. Paul, Taylor, Wolbach, and Wood River. The route follows the Sandhills Journey and Loup Rivers Scenic Byways.

Where are the big multi-vendor stops?

Eight central-location venues anchor the corridor each year — community centers, civic auditoriums, religious camps, and municipal pools where many sellers gather: Kamp Kaleo in Burwell, the Cairo Community Center, the Ravenna City Auditorium, KJ's Korner Storage in Ravenna, Thompsons Treasures in Sargent, the Wolbach Community Center, Ag Venture Heartland and the Swimming Pool in Wood River. These are the highest-density stops on the route.

Is there a vendor map?

The official organizer publishes a shopper guide each year with the full vendor list — the guide typically carries hundreds of listings. The guide is typically published in August on junkjaunt.com. Until then, the map above shows the corridor towns plus the eight year-over-year stable central-location venues. Verified per-vendor pins fill in as each year's PDF drops.

How long is the route?

The corridor spans roughly 500 miles end-to-end across the Sandhills and Loup Rivers byways, though most shoppers pick a region (south through Wood River and Ravenna, or north through Burwell and Ord, or northwest through Brewster and Taylor) and work it carefully rather than trying to drive the whole thing.