Modesto GarageFest
By Rory at Estate Sale Zone · Published · Updated
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Date for 2027 not announced yet. Last confirmed date: Saturday, April 18, 2026.
A Saturday of garage sales at homes across Modesto each spring, run by the city’s visitor bureau with one online map of every sale.
- Where
- Modesto
- What it is
- Sales at homes across the area
- How often
- Every year, usually a Saturday in late April
- Run by
- Visit Modesto
- Cost to sell
- Not given on the organizer’s page
Selling at the Modesto GarageFest
Register as a host on Visit Modesto’s page before it closes, about a week before the sale, and pick up a host kit with two GarageFest signs, stickers and a T-shirt. Hosts pick up to five categories for what they’re selling.
Shopping it
The map goes live on Visit Modesto’s page at 4 am on the day, and you can filter it by category.
Earlier dates we confirmed
- Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Saturday, April 26, 2025
Where this comes from
From Visit Modesto's own page and the 2025 page (saved copy), checked October 20, 2026. We don't run this sale. Dates, sign-up rules and fees change, and sales get moved for rain, so check the organizer's page before you go or sign up.
Other community garage sales in the Central Valley
- Escalon City-Wide Yard SaleDate for 2027 not announced yet. Last confirmed date: Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Patterson Community Yard SaleDate for 2027 not announced yet. Last confirmed date: Saturday, April 25, 2026.
- Tracy City Garage SaleNext date not announced yet. Last confirmed date: Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Taking part?
Post your sale on Estate Sale Zone too. It's free and puts your sale on our map and city pages, with printable signs. It doesn't register you for the Modesto GarageFest; Visit Modesto does that.