Saturday, August 8, 2026

National Garage Sale Day in Des Moines, IA

Saturday, August 8, 2026. Find the sales near Des Moines, see the corridor sales within a day trip, and plan the smartest driving order.

See sales near Des Moines Corridor sales nearby

On National Garage Sale Day, sales spread across the Des Moines metro — Ankeny, West Des Moines, Urbandale, and the smaller towns nearby. The weekend also lines up with the Iowa Highway 141 corridor sale northwest of the city, a strung-together run of town-by-town sales.

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Corridor & highway sales near Des Moines

Named multi-day highway and corridor sales within a day trip of Des Moines, listed by date. National Garage Sale Day is a great time to start hitting these — tap any card for the full route map and stop-by-stop guide.

Aug 7–8, 2026

Highway 141 Garage Sale

IA

77 mi from Des Moines

View map & route Sep 17–19, 2026

Highway 36 Treasure Hunt

KS

200 mi from Des Moines

View map & route Oct 2–4, 2026

Annual Trail of Treasures (NE-136)

NE

188 mi from Des Moines

View map & route Jun 4–5, 2027

Route 75 Sales

IL

249 mi from Des Moines

View map & route

National Garage Sale Day in Des Moines — common questions

When is National Garage Sale Day 2026?
National Garage Sale Day is the second Saturday of August — Saturday, August 8, 2026 this year. It is one of the busiest sale mornings of the year, and sales run all weekend in many areas.
How do I find garage sales in Des Moines on National Garage Sale Day?
MapMySales searches every major garage sale source at once — classified listings, social listings, estate sale databases, community events, and regional aggregators — and maps the results for any Des Moines address or zip code. Browse the full list near you free, then map the smartest driving order and drive it.
Are there big corridor sales within a day trip of Des Moines?
Yes — 4 named multi-day corridor sales are within a day trip of Des Moines on the calendar, including Highway 141 Garage Sale, Highway 36 Treasure Hunt, Annual Trail of Treasures (NE-136). They run on their own dates through the season, not all on National Garage Sale Day — each has a full route map with verified stops on MapMySales.

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National Garage Sale Day — all cities National Garage Sale Day 2026 guide All highway corridor events

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