Bricktown's First-Ever Block-Wide Garage Sale Was a Hit — And the Neighborhood Is Already Planning for More

By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Avondale · July 23, 2026

Southwest Avondale just pulled off something Bricktown has never done before — and by all accounts, it delivered. The neighborhood's inaugural multi-household garage sale, held Saturday, July 18, brought dozens of neighbors together across a sprawling walkable footprint stretching a full mile of Belmont from Pulaski east to Kedzie, and south to Diversey. Participants hosted sales from their garages, yards, and stoops all at once, with a free digital map guiding shoppers block to block through a treasure hunt of vintage furniture, vinyl, baby gear, plants, and kitchen finds.

The event — free, mapless, and gloriously low-key — was exactly the kind of spontaneous community infrastructure that makes Avondale special. No tickets, no schedule, just neighbors opening their doors and strangers becoming regulars. The organizers have already confirmed the 2026 edition is a wrap, and interest in the 2027 installment is already building, with a signup live at garagesale.avondaleneighbors.org for neighbors who want to be notified when next year's registration opens.

It's a small thing that says something big: Avondale doesn't just attract national attention for its restaurants and music venues — it builds genuine community, one stoop sale at a time. If you missed it this year, don't wait. Drop your info at garagesale.avondaleneighbors.org and make sure you're first in line when Bricktown does it all over again in 2027.

Sources:
1. https://garagesale.avondaleneighbors.org/