Second Annual Town Wide Yard Sale Set For Sept. 28

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Photo: Poster for the Town Wide Yard Sale

Back by popular demand, the Belmont Public Library, along with the Belmont Recreation Department and
the Council on Aging, is hosting the second annual Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 28.

If you’d like to host a yard sale, visit the Belmont Recreation website ASAP. A fee of $15 dollars per home is required, to help cover the costs of the markers and advertising.

The sale will focus on recycling of goods, community fellowship, and highlighting the local economy and business community. Last year more than 125 homes participated, and this year the number has been increased to 175 homes,

Participants are allowed to have a Yard Sale in their yards or driveways between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. A map will be created in both physical and digital forms, for yard sale goers, sponsored in part by local businesses, and identifying markers will be placed at each home to more easily identify sales. Participants can choose to keep the proceeds from their sale, or opt to donate them to a favorite town departments.

This event helps residents to clean out their homes, keeps items out of the Belmont trash process, and offers an opportunity to earn a few dollars.

Last year this attracted residents from other towns, who came to our town and enjoyed coffee shops, restaurants and shopping, and hopefully it reminded them of what a wonderful place Belmont is to frequent.

Belmont’s First Town-Wide Yard Sale Set For Sept. 23

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Photo: Belmlont Town-wide Yard Sale ready for the first weekend of the fall

The Belmont Public Library, the Council on Aging, and the Recreation Department are hosting what they hope is an annual Town-wide Yard Sale.

The event is scheduled for the first Saturday of fall, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (the rain date will be Sept. 30). Households will register online at BelmontRec.com; the cost is $15 per house address. A map will then be produced with every location of a participating household.

What is a Town-wide Yard Sale? Think of it as Porchfest, but instead of musicians at locations across town, you’ll clean out your garage and basements and sell the contents on a specific day with everyone else in the community. Belmont will join municipalities across Massachusetts and the country hosting these tag sales, including Watertown, Burlington, Wellesley, North Reading, and Wilmington.

“This will be an event focused on the recycling of goods, community fellowship, and highlighting of the local business community,” Peter Struzziero, Belmont Public Library director, told the board. He also said, coincidently, the library will be holding its annual book sale that weekend.