Garage Sale Days
This is a fun filled weekend of sales, sales and more sales!
This event is approved by the Village of Crete and does not affect your one, 2-day sale allowance per year by the Village.
You will not need a permit from the Village for this event, but you must register your sale with the Crete Area Chamber of Commerce and pay the appropriate event fee.
No Rain Dates! No Refunds!
June 2026 Address List - coming soon
Application for June 2026
June 12 & 13, 2026
Must sign up by 5pm Tuesday before sale weekend
(Always the second Friday & Saturday in June)
October 9 & 10, 2026
Must sign up by 5pm Tuesday before sale weekend
(Always the second Friday & Saturday in October)
Garage Sale suggested times: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Address lists are available the Thursday before the sale weekend.
We offer several ways to register & pay:
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REGISTER & PAY IN PERSON OR BY MAIL
To pay in person or by mail, you must include the completed application and payment ($5)
IN PERSON
Paper applications can be found in person at the following locations:
Crete Public Library
Crete Country Store
Crete Village Hall (payment not accepted here!)
Old Plank Trail Bank (Crete location)
BY MAIL
Send your completed application and payment to
P.O. Box 263
Crete, IL 60417
ATTN: Garage Sale Days
Please make checks payable to 'Crete Area Chamber of Commerce'
Download the application HERE
REGISTER & PAY BY CREDIT CARD
To pay by credit card, please complete the registration form and submit payment. You do not need to complete a paper application if you pay by credit card.
Please note: there is a $1 surcharge for all credit card payments for Garage Sale Days.
REGISTER & PAY BY ZELLE
If you pay via Zelle, you must download and email or mail in your completed application.
To pay by Zelle, please include your name and the address of your Garage Sale on the memo line.
Send Zelle payments to: cretechamber.info@gmail.com
If you pay by Zelle but do not complete the form, your Garage Sale will not be included on the list and you will not receive a refund.
Download the Garage Sale application HERE